Manuel Gräfe will lead the Bundesliga in the 28th match between FC Bayern Munich and the table leader Borussia Dortmund (Saturday, 18.30 at LIVETICKER). In the first stage (3:2 for Dortmund) Gräfe was already a judge.
Over the course of his career, the 45-year-old has already led six matches between the two best German clubs – including the semi-finals of the DFB Cup in 2016/17, when Dortmund won 3-2 in Munich. Dortmund won four of the six duels led by Gräfes. FC Bayern has two wins.
Gräfe has been responsible for the Bundesliga since 2004 and has also been in the international arena since 2007. In the 2010/11 season he was elected judge of the year in Germany.
So far he has whistled 239 Bundesliga matches, 34 European Cup matches and 15 international matches. His most important match so far has been the final of the DFB Cup 2013 between FC Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart (3:2).
