He will referee FCSB – Dinamo! » He was accused of sticking with the champion, and Gigi Becali recently praised him: “It shows on his face”

Barbu, from Făgăraș, will be assisted by assistants Mircea Grigoriu (Bucharest) and Adrian Vornicu (Iași). Cătălin Popa and Valentin Porumbel will be in the VAR room. Florin Andrei will be a reserve, and Octavian Şovre will fulfill the role of observer.

In UEFA's view, Barbu is considered the second Romanian referee, after Istvan Kovacs. He has 114 matches in the first league of Romania. “Central” did not referee FCSB in the championship this season. But he did it in the Romanian Supercup, won by the champion against CFR Cluj with 2-1.

It is the second Bucharest derby that Barbu leads this season, after Dinamo – Rapid, score 0-2. In the round, when Dinamo won 4-3, Barbu was the reserve referee.

Marian Barbu was accused by Sorin Cârțu of being with the FCSB

In the spring, FCSB beat Craiova 1-0 in the second leg of the regular season, and Barbu's refereeing in that match made Sorin Cârțu rant: “At the last game we had… the conclusion I drew for the rest of football is that, for me, this Barbu, from Brașov, is a FCSB supporter. Because you don't appear at certain parties by chance.

You don't necessarily have to be super smart or smart about the underground of football to be able to figure out some things that have happened or can happen. It's simple!”.

Marian Barbu was praised by Gigi Becali after a Dinamo – FCSB

In the first derby last season, FCSB defeated Dinamo 2-0 in a match refereed by Marian Barbu.

Becali praised the referee shortly after the match: “Marian Barbu is a great referee! Remember what I'm telling you… I'm starting out like Mitica too. And on his face you can see that he's a good man, a gentle, quiet man! Barbu and Bîrsan will be the future renowned referees of Romania. You'll see! Listen to what I tell you.”