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Double take: Champions League match refereed by identical twins

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Feyenoord beat Girona 3 -2 in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday .

The match produced five goals, two own goals and two penalties.

Two identical twins, Benjamin and Marco Zürcher , were the assistant referees.

The Zürchers deserve their place on the list of famous footballing twins alongside greats of the game.

Jack and Tyler Fletcher are the second generation of a new family dynasty.

The twins are the sons of former Manchester City midfielder Darren Fletcher .

The Wallaces were the first twins to play in the Premier League in the early 1990s .

The Olssons' brother-in-law is former NBA star Dirk Nowitzki , who married their older sister Jessica in 2012 .