UEFA Champions League

In 2005, De Bleeckere was in charge of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final match between Liverpool and Juventus.

During the UEFA Champions League 2006-07 group stage, De Bleeckere was chosen for the match between Chelsea and Barcelona. The teams had fiery encounters in the past two seasons, with referees Anders Frisk and Terje Hauge both facing criticism from Chelsea manager José Mourinho after sending off Didier Drogba and Asier del Horno controversially in previous meetings.

Later in the tournament, De Bleeckere was appointed by UEFA to referee the semi-final between Milan and Manchester United on 2 May 2007.

In the 2007–08 tournament, he was assigned the first knockout round first leg game between Liverpool and Internazionale. He sent off Inter defender Marco Materazzi for two yellow card offences after 30 minutes, leaving Inter to play with 10 men for the rest of the match. Next, he was appointed for the quarter-final clash between Roma and Manchester United.

In 2008–09, De Bleeckere took charge of the Group E match between Manchester United and Celtic at Old Trafford on 21 October 2008.

总的来说是个中平裁判，争议较少。其中看点是06－07赛季，在前几次穆里尼奥施压裁判的情况下，这个裁判执法了车萨小组赛车主场比赛，车以1：0赢萨。可以说这个裁判的选择还是个小利好。
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