Wednesday 18 September 2019

Champions League 2019/20 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 1 (II)

2019/20 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Matchday 1: referee appointments for Wednesday games. 

18:55CET - Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)
Club Brugge KV (BEL) - Galatasaray (TUR) | Group A
Referee: Slavko Vinčič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Nejc Kajtazovič (SVN)
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Riley (ENG)
UEFA Delegate: Aristídis Stavrópoulos (GRE)

18:55CET - Piraeus (Stádio Geórgios Karaïskákis)
Olympiakós FC (GRE) - Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG) | Group B
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Fourth Official: Daniele Doveri (ITA)
Video Assistant Referee: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin (SVN)
UEFA Delegate: Jozef Kliment (SVK)

21:00CET - Paris (Parc des Princes)
Paris Saint-Germain FC (FRA) - Real Madrid CF (ESP) | Group A
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG)
Fourth Official: Martin Atkinson (ENG)
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paul Tierney (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel (GER)
UEFA Delegate: Rainer Koch (GER)

21:00CET - Munich (Allianz Arena)
FC Bayern München (GER) - FK Crvena zvezda (SRB) | Group B
Referee: Robert Madden (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: David Roome (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Douglas Ross (SCO)
Fourth Official: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Luciano Luci (ITA)
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione (ITA)

21:00CET - Kharkiv (Oblasnyy Sportyvnyy Kompleks „Metalist”)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) - Manchester City FC (ENG) | Group C
Referee: Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Licínio Barbosa Tavares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Alexandre dos Santos Soares (POR)
Fourth Official: Hugo Filipe Ferreira de Campos Moreira Miguel (POR)
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins (POR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: João Pedro da Silva Pinheiro (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (GER)
UEFA Delegate: Balázs Makray (HUN)

21:00CET - Zagreb (Stadion Maksimir)
GNK Dinamo (CRO) - Atalanta BC (ITA) | Group C
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (ESP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Messner (AUT)
UEFA Delegate: Metin Kazancıoğlu (TUR)

21:00CET - Madrid (Wanda Metropolitano)
Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP) - Juventus FC (ITA) | Group D
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Mario Diks (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Fourth Official: Siemen Mulder (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Lucílio Cardoso Cortez Batista (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Kris Bellon (BEL)

21:00CET - Leverkusen (BayArena)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) - FC Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS) | Group D
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Michał Obukowicz (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Radosław Siejka (POL)
Fourth Official: Tomasz Musiał (POL)
Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Gil (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine (NIR)
UEFA Delegate: Crawford Wilson (NIR)

78 comments:

  1. Wow, amazing game for Taylor! Also for Makkelie.

    Rocchi in Greece, maybe to deal with hot atmosphere.

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  2. It was bigger names on Tuesday...

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  3. Great game for Anthony Taylor - he is in really great shape at the moment! Inconceivable that he won't attend EURO if he passes to the end of the year without (bigger) mistakes.

    I would say that the most significant appointment is Paweł Raczkowski under the eyes of Leslie Irvine in Leverkusen.

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  4. Absolutely excellent appointment for Danny Makkelie and especially Anthony Taylor. I didn't expect the English to get THIS huge match, but it is surely deserved after Crvena zvezda-Young Boys and Slovenia-Israel (report to be found on the blog). Furthermore, the presence of Herbert Fandel might indicate something. Taylor really deserves to attend EURO 2020, no doubt about that!

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    1. And what about Oliver? Second EURO in row with two englishmen?

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    2. For Euro 2020, I'm expecting two referees from England, Spain, Germany and Netherland

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    3. Are you sure that Rocchi won't be in Euro 2020? He will retire on December? I'm not sure...

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    4. Rumors in Italy say that he will loose his FIFA badge end of December and will retire in June 2020 after one year derogation in Italy. Chefren do you confirm ?

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    5. Congratulations to Anthony Taylor, Danny Makkelie and Ovidiu Haţegan for their big appointments. Let's hope the 1st Matchday will start well for everyone!

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    6. This is what we know as for now, maybe something could change, but the confirmation for 2019 on FIFA list for Rocchi was seen as the last act of his international career. He just wanted to officiate the final of an European competition, and he did that. He is already 46 years old and as you maybe remember, in Italy, if you are not a FIFA referee, age limit is 45. We will see.

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  5. WOW, game of his life for Taylor !! I think. If he will pass under the eyes of Fandel, I think that he will be at EURO 2020. Big appointment for him, unexpected to me.
    Big engagement for Makkelie too, congratulation
    Many 1st category appointed: 5 between tuesday and Wednesday, I didn't expect Raczkowski; probably some elite will officiate in Europe League during the 1st two matchdays. Poor assignment for Gil manzano in a 1st category match
    Are Kuipers and Kralovec still injured ? Kuipers is officiating in Ederwisee if I'm not wrong

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    1. Gil Manzano seems quite stagnated since his promotion to Elite. He's the Spanish candidate for 2022 WC (Mateu and Del Cerro will be retired) but IMO his potential role is not 'world class' but being like his fellow countrymen Arturo Daudén Ibáñez or David Fernández Borbalán, being appointed for big UEL matches and "uncomfortable but not big" UCL GS matches like those in Turkey, Greece, Russia...

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    2. You are wrong about Kuipers. He has only had 1 match this season, and it was in Eerste Divisie (2nd highest division in the Netherlands) (7 September; MD5; Go Ahead Eagles (10.) 2:2 Excelsior (4.); 2 YCs).
      Regarding Kralovec, he hasn't had a single match this season (his last match was on 16 May in Saudi Professional League).

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    3. @Quilava with the current situation, I'm not entirely sure that Mateu Lahoz will retire by then. If the WC was to be played in the usual dates, he would be able to attend. I agree with your opinion about Gil Manzano. If he doesn't improve (and I don't think he ever will, he has had many years already and he has not), FIFA won't select him. On the other hand, Mateu Lahoz is well regarded by both UEFA and FIFA. If his career doesn't fall as Kassai's, I could really expect CTA allowing him to go for one further season/half season until the end of the first leg. It is something that has not happened before, all combined. Let's see what happens, but what I don't see is Gil Manzano in the WC.

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    4. @George Fully agree, there are lots of circumstances about 2022 WC that are such a disgrace, but the fact of being played in November-December is a pity because Mateu Lahoz for his age should retire on June 2022. Gil Manzano is the only Spanish candidate left but for me lacks the potential to be a WC referee.

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  6. Biggest match of the round goes to Taylor. Sensible appointment. He is on a really good form.

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    1. For now Turpin has a problem with uefa....

      Because of what happen in super cup he was poor in the Var system....

      But skomina will be surely back in the next round of the UCL ...

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  8. A few notes from past weekend national league games

    MALLORCA - ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO, 0-0, Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue21vWAHQ_Q&feature=onebox
    1’ correct YC ATH (SPA)
    30’ correct YC (high studs)
    71’ possible 2nd YC ATH
    80’ correct penalty MAL - tripping
    85’ possible holding, no protest
    90’ penalty ATH - handball, after OFR - incorrect procedure https://streamable.com 
    90+5’ VAR review disallows goal for offside

    General comment: Gonzalez had an average foul detection (for instance at 14’ and 43’, only one of these similar fouls was whistled). Disciplinary control was much better, brave early YC for SPA and sensible bookings throughout the game. He gave the impression not to be liked by the players for his strict and authoritative style, however the most tense moment he did solve it well, with the players apologising to each others (around 70’). 2 correct penalties, 1st spotted directly, 2nd with VAR but hard to detect live. IMO the 2nd penalty should have been re-taken, if was missed and the defender who then saved it was several metres inside the penalty area as the kick was taken. ARs were good (correct offsides 21’ AR2, 35’ AR1) except for the offside only caught by VAR at 90+5’. Overall positive performance with areas for improvement, he could handle hot clashes, on the other hand his style is more CONMEBOL than UEFA, maybe that’s why he never got international.

    WOLVERHAMPTON - CHELSEA, 2-5, Graham Scott

    28’ well played advantage but missed YC for 27 WOL
    62’ acceptable YC CHE - SPA
    63’ correct YC CHE
    72’ correct play on - no punishable foul
    87’ missed YC WOL

    General comment: opposite to Gonzalez, Scott was great in foul detection (very enjoyable and suitable lenient approach, whistling only major contacts) but his card selection was sometimes debatable (28’, 87’). However, his performance was overall satisfactory in an easy game.

    RB LEIPZIG - BAYERN MUNCHEN, 1-1, Sascha Stegmann

    (replays available on comment by user Mhmd S. AlKhalifi on Saturday’s post)
    18’ good advantage and excellent verbal warning to BAY
    26’ double YC to BAY (elbow/reaction - correct) and RBL (tackle - harsh decision)
    39’ correct decision to disallow penalty to BAY after OFR - no contact from the defender
    45+2’ penalty RBL - tripping. I don’t like these penalties, the contact is minimal and the attacker goes down very easily, but there are arguments in favour of the penalty.

    General comment: Convincing performance on overall all aspects: acceptance, personality and application of the LotG, only minor mistakes. Excellent fitness. A promising brand new international German referee.

    INTERNAZIONALE - UDINESE, 1-0, Maurizio Mariani
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxDh1RyZrNo&feature=onebox

    37’ RC to UDI after VAR review for violent conduct - correct decision, but missed YC to INT for provoking
    90+2’ debatable whistle on a potentially dangerous attack by INT, with UDI player down in the penalty box but not injured to the head

    General comment: not the best game to judge the referee. Some small inconsistencies but decent level of acceptance.

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    1. ASSE ST ETIENNE - TOULOUSE FC, 2-2, Jeremy Stinat
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKaVpkLqTbc&feature=onebox

      12’ missed YC TOU
      13’ penalty TOU - soft penalty for pushing
      25’ VAR review after goal, correct confirmation 
      35’ VAR review - possible penalty for similar pushing to 13’
      38’ correct YC STE 
      41’ missed YC TOU
      52’ missed penalty STE- inconsistent with 13’
      71’ VAR confirms offside on TOU goal
      87’ disallowed goal STE: excellent decision AR1
      90+4’ disallowed goal by VAR (offside) - mistake AR1

      General comment: disappointing performance with too many inconsistencies in foul detection and disciplinary. In particular, Stinat decided to set a strict approach towards pushing in the penalty box by whistling an early penalty (13’) but did not keep the same line regarding other incidents (35’, 52’). On a positive note, good relationship with players, quick procedure with VAR (but not accurate, IMO) and good foul kick on a player that did not fall to the ground but still was tripped, not everyone would have whistled that (81’). Good management of added time

      AS MONACO - OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE, 3-4, Antony Gautier
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B-PLdnAnlI&feature=onebox

      15’ excellent penalty + YC MAR after handball by defender. Very hard to detect
      91’ mass confrontation after a head clash with MAR player taking the ball in his hands before the whistle, therefore risking a potential penalty. Gautier whistled a foul by the attacker - safe decision but was it correct?

      General comment: very wise refereeing by Gautier, one of the most experienced in Ligue 1. Excellent penalty spotted, not much else noteworthy in disciplinary and foul detection.

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    2. Thanks for all these reports, Osborne. Very appreciated.
      About Mariani, I can add that indeed the missed YC for provoking to the player who then caused opponent's reaction, was a blatant mistake. You can't manage such situation only sending off the player who reacted.
      There was another possible VAR intervention in occasion of the YC shown to Barella in 28'. Very close to SFP, but I think supporting YC by VAR can be still OK.

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    3. You are right Chefren, I forgot to mention that episode. It was noteworthy as it occurred before the RC to Udinese. Here is a link to that episode

      https://streamable.com/g6yl4

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  9. OT

    Sascha Stegemann will handle the Greek Classico between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos (22/09 19:30 CET). His Assistants will be Mike Pickel and Frederick Assmuth. FO will be Giorgos Kominis (FIFA, 2nd) and Observer Melo Pereira.

    The Thessaloniki Classico (PAOK-ARIS) will be handled by Tasos Sidiropoulos with Kostaras and Baltas as Assistants.

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    1. This is how Melo Pereira works? Inviting foreign referees and even being paid for that?

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  10. I think excellent call by Rocchi with this penalty to Tottenham (minute 25').
    He indeed punished the last contact between players that was clearly inside the box. Stupid action by defender.

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    1. Yes, excellent decision. VAR probably confirmed it.

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    2. Agreed - very good decision. I really liked his natural way of managing the protests too.

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    3. Video: https://streamable.com/z2ghn

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  11. Correct offside call by AR2 confirmed by VAR to disallow a goal scored by Tottenham.

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  12. Second penalty of the game - another correct decision by Rocchi.
    3 crucial decisions without VAR interventiom, it is something very good.

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  13. Now a correct penalty for Olympiakos. Excellent performance by Rocchi so far.

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  14. 40' form me foul was commited by defender(penalty kick)

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  15. 52' clear penalty but also reckless

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  16. According to M. Clattenburg, penalty to Napoli by Brych was a correct decision.
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/columnist-1202970/Mark-Clattenburg-Daily-Mail.html

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    1. One can disagree, but if such opinions exist, it can hardly be a clear and obvious mistake.

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  17. Good luck to Mr. Taylor and Mr. Makkelie, very important games for them tonight !

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  18. Interesting end of the game in Brugge with a clear foul and mandatory YC now leading to a dangerous free kick for home-team when added time is already over.

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  19. Interesting possible hand/penalty situation in Paris after 50 seconds!

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    1. In my opinion absolutely OK to play on, never a clear mistake.
      Penalty could have been whistled (no mistake) but in that case, very harsh decision. I agree with Taylor.

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    2. With the new interpretations of the LotG, I'm more for penalty than play on

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  20. HAND WAS OUT OF BODY.FOR ME PENALTY

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  21. 2-1 scored by Real Madrid is clear handball, even deliberate before change of the rules. Taylor must rewatch and disallow.

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    1. Oh good that at least in Champions League English referees go to rewatch incidents! Thanks Rosetti!

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    2. Correct decision to disallow the goal, surely

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    3. Correct to deny the goal IMO, harsh, but handball...

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    4. I still don't think an OFR is really required in such situations. Maybe it makes it easier to sell the decision, but if there is no interpretation by the referee needed, they could spare the time for the OFR.

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  22. Taylor is so pretty perfomance what a game ig was

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  23. Wow what‘s your opinion to the second denied goal for Real? Extremely difficult situation but I agree with the decision

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  24. In my opinion excellent call by AR2 in Paris with this disallowed goal for offside. Lucas Vazquez interfered with the play, defender had also to run close to him for reaching the ball. Allowing goal would have been more controversial for me, but still maybe not 100% wrong...

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    1. Maybe to be compared with the first Lokomotiv goal, which was allowed?

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    2. The difference being there was no opponent near the Lokomotiv player who was coming back from an offside position. Getting in the way of your own teammate is not one of the criteria for being involved in active play.

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    3. https://streamable.com/yuvfr

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    4. I checked now the goal in Leverkusen, this is clearly regular indeed, only interfering by player in offside is with teammate (attacker), no punishable.

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  25. I read possible penalty for Red Star in Munich declined by Madden at 16'. Did anyone see the incident or is there a video?

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    1. Imo no penalty, as the Ball is clearly played. Good tackling.

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  26. 83' Handball after teammate deflection in Madrid, Makkelie says play on and books Diego Costa for dissent.

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  27. Now interesting situation in Makkelie's game with a possible penalty for handball. I agree with PLAY ON, not deliberate. The ball had been kicked by a teammate who was very close, trying a clearance.
    Very poor behavior by Atlético players, they do always that, mobbing the referee. Makkelie was very cool here by showing that card right in front of Diego Costa. You have a player so upset but a referee so firm, it was a very intense scene to see. The Dutch for sure doesn't suffer any pressure.

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    1. Is it a surprise with Diego Costa on the field who has never shown any respect to a match official?

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    2. Great decision to play on and also firm management after heavy protest.

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    3. I really liked the way Makkelie dealt with that. He is a great manager.

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  28. Not convinced by Anthony Taylor today. Far too passive / lenient regarding many late challenges of Real Madrid players in second half. Non-existent management. Three minutes of added time to second half were a joke, same breaks for medical treatment lasted at least three minutes. Trying to be in the shadow at all cost?

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  29. Danny Makkelie was a joy to watch in a very heated second half.
    Hats off.

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  30. Chefren what did you think about Taylor performance tonight...


    I think it's a good decision for English referee to go to watch TV their self... Because rosseti said that they don't know who is in charge of the var...but they know the referee so the referee should go and check TV and make decision except offside.....

    But I think excellent game for him so far... In his first competition game...more to come for him...

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    1. I didn't watch the full game, but I'm glad that he went to monitor to rewatch the incident when goal was disallowed. This decision was very difficult to take live from the pitch, I don't think that committee will consider this VAR intervention so much negative for Taylor's performance.
      I also agreed with NO PENALTY decision in first half, and the disallowed goal by AR2 in second half (however, not a 100% black or white decision), if the rest of the game was OK, I think he can be satisfied with this performance in the first CL very big game for him.

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  31. Paris Saint-Germain FC v Real Madrid CF (Anthony Taylor)

    Key Match Incidents:

    01' - Handball penalty incident
    https://streamable.com/8da74

    35' - Goal disallowed for handball [OFR]
    https://streamable.com/go8cj

    76' - Goal disallowed due to offside
    https://streamable.com/q529s


    Disciplinary control:

    30'-32' - YC Dani Carvajal (RMA) for persistent infringing the LoTG
    https://streamable.com/ish35

    55' - Play-on call after a similar but not so dangerous follow-through tackle to that on Mount yesterday
    https://streamable.com/v84th

    81' - YC Vinícius (RMA) for reckless tackle and Di María (PSG) for unsporting behaviour; very late reaction of the referee after the foul
    https://streamable.com/4u5p7

    84'-88' - very weak, if non-existent, management of late fouls of RMA players, no prevention, no calming down
    https://streamable.com/drmrq

    90+3' - YC Juan Bernat (PSG) for SPA reckless tackle
    https://streamable.com/msc1o

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    1. Several play-on calls where a free kick was expected:
      https://streamable.com/l3g2r
      https://streamable.com/ios0q
      https://streamable.com/g70m0

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    2. Thanks for the videos! I agree with play on at 1'.
      To be honest I don't see many similarities between the contact at 55' and yesterday's episode in Chelsea Valencia - lower point of contact and lower intensity, this one is definitely not a SFP to me.

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    3. Tbh, most of the play-on calls are good and brave refereeing for me.

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  32. Olympiacos - Tottenham, second penalty whistled by Rocchi:
    https://streamable.com/3wmv9
    The player fouled by opponent is in clear offside position at the moment of last touch. We must assume this was a deliberate play by defender, VAR for sure checked that.

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    1. I think Chefren is right. It looks like it was Erikson who played the ball last.

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  33. Bayer Leverkusen vs. Lokomotiv Moscow
    Your view on possible offside (goal for 0-1) for influencing the game? The player in offside clearly wanted to play the ball...
    https://www.goalstube.online/557

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    1. Player could be considered offside if he attempts to play the ball which is close to him AND such attempt has an influence/impact on an opponent. Here we miss the second part, so very good decision by the assistant referee and a correct goal scored.

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