UEFA has appointed Mr. Alain Sars (France) as the referee for the Champions League semi final match between AC Milan and FC Barcelona. The combination of referee Sars and FC Barcelona has a 100% winning record. Frenchman Alain Sars has taken charge of two previous Barça matches in Europe and both have resulted in wins for FC Barcelona. The first was in the early rounds of the 95-96 UEFA Cup, when the side was coached by Johan Cruyff and beat Vitoria Guimaraes 3-0. Barcelona's second meeting with Sars was in the 1999-2000 Champions League, when they won 2-1 away to Swedish club AIK Solna.
