UEFA Referees Committee has chosen the following officials to handle the second leg games to be played for Round of 32 of 2020/21 Europa League.
18:00 CET - London (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) - Wolfsberger AC (AUT)
Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Vukan (SVN)
Fourth Official: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)
UEFA Delegate: Dennis Cruise (IRL)
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) - Wolfsberger AC (AUT)
Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Vukan (SVN)
Fourth Official: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)
UEFA Delegate: Dennis Cruise (IRL)
25 February 2021
18:55 CET - Amsterdam (Johan Cruijff ArenA)
AFC Ajax (NED) - LOSC Lille (FRA)
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie (SCO)
Fourth Official: Mattias Gestranius (FIN)
Video Assistant Referee: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Craig Pawson (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)
UEFA Delegate: Frédéric Veraghaenne (BEL)
AFC Ajax (NED) - LOSC Lille (FRA)
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie (SCO)
Fourth Official: Mattias Gestranius (FIN)
Video Assistant Referee: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Craig Pawson (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)
UEFA Delegate: Frédéric Veraghaenne (BEL)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) - Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR)
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín (ESP)
Fourth Official: José Luis Munuera Montero (ESP)
Video Assistant Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoechea (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (ESP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski (POL)
UEFA Delegate: Jaroslav Dudl (CZE)
SSC Napoli (ITA) - Granada CF (ESP)
Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Dominik Schaal (GER)
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager (GER)
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Hansson (SWE)
UEFA Delegate: Mohamed Taa (FRA)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GER) - Molde FK (NOR)
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dzmitry Zhuk (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleh Maslianka (BLR)
Fourth Official: Vladimir Moskalev (RUS)
Video Assistant Referee: Vitaliy Meshkov (RUS)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Messner (AUT)
UEFA Delegate: Iva Olivari-Uliša (CRO)
Villarreal CF (ESP) - FC Salzburg (AUT)
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Fourth Official: Sören Storks (GER)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mark Borsch (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel (FRA)
UEFA Delegate: Johny Vanspauwen (BEL)
Rangers FC (SCO) - Royal Antwerp FC (BEL)
Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Radoslaw Siejka (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik (POL)
Fourth Official: Piotr Lasyk (POL)
Video Assistant Referee: Pawel Gil (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Riley (ENG)
UEFA Delegate: Kieran O'Connor (WAL)
Arsenal FC (ENG) - SL Benfica (POR)
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Sander van Roekel (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Erwin Zeinstra (NED)
Fourth Official: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas (GRE)
UEFA Delegate: Adonis Procopiou (CYP)
PSV Eindhoven (NED) - Olympiacos FC (GRE)
Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Fourth Official: Frank Schneider (FRA)
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod (FRA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin (SVN)
UEFA Delegate: Joël Wolff (LUX)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) - BSC Young Boys (SUI)
Referee: Davide Massa (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio (ITA)
Fourth Official: Daniele Doveri (ITA)
Video Assistant Referee: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Myrsini Psarropoulou (GRE)
GNK Dinamo (CRO) - FC Krasnodar (RUS)
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mustafa Emre Eyisoy (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Cevdet Komurcuoglu (TUR)
Fourth Official: Arda Kardeşler (TUR)
Video Assistant Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen (TUR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ali Palabiyik (TUR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković (BIH)
UEFA Delegate: István Huszár (HUN)
AS Roma (ITA) - SC Braga (POR)
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Hallberg (SWE)
Fourth Official: John Beaton (SCO)
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paul Tierney (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)
UEFA Delegate: Borja Bilbao (ESP)
Leicester City FC (ENG) - SK Slavia Praha (CZE)
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Joost Van Zuilen (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder (NED)
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Higler (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Hamer (LUX)
UEFA Delegate: Philip Woosnam (WAL)
AC Milan (ITA) - FK Crvena zvezda (SRB)
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez.(ESP)
Fourth Official: Santiago Jaime Latre (ESP)
Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (ESP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Francesco Bianchi (SUI)
21:00 CET - Manchester (Old Trafford)
Manchester United FC (ENG) - Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP)
Referee: Lawrence Visser (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Thibaud Nijssen (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Rien Vanyzere (BEL)
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Blom (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ray Ellingham (WAL)
21:00 CET - Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)
Club Brugge (BEL) - FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Fran Jović (CRO)
Video Assistant Referee: Sascha Stegemann (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Luis Miguel Branco Godinho (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez.(ESP)
Fourth Official: Santiago Jaime Latre (ESP)
Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (ESP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Francesco Bianchi (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Romano Clavadetscher (SUI)
Manchester United FC (ENG) - Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP)
Referee: Lawrence Visser (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Thibaud Nijssen (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Rien Vanyzere (BEL)
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Blom (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ray Ellingham (WAL)
UEFA Delegate: David Findlay (SCO)
Club Brugge (BEL) - FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Fran Jović (CRO)
Video Assistant Referee: Sascha Stegemann (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Luis Miguel Branco Godinho (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich (GER)
UEFA Delegate: Olivier Chovaux (FRA)
Definitely no English official’s in the Europa League after today’s announcement
ReplyDeleteWhat announcement?
ReplyDeletePremier League players must self isolate after travelling abroad for 10 days. This should apply to officials as well?
DeleteThey have to isolate except for training and matches. The 10 days also is cut in half if they provide a negative covid test. So it may still be possible for English and Scottish referees to be appointed
DeleteI hope so cuz in CL I think based on MD performances that both Taylor and Oliver deserve KO stage games.
ReplyDeleteAnd in EL based on MD performances that both Kavanaugh and Pawson deserve a KO stage match
Kavanagh wasn't really convincing in EL GS IMO
DeleteKAVANAH and BANKS will referee CHAMPIONS LEGUE
DeleteTHEY TOP REFEREE IN WORLD
Yeah. KAVANAH seems to have some fans.
DeleteHis fans must watch Ajax-Lille then
DeleteWho is better for you, Taylor or Oliver?
DeleteWhy, KAVANAH of course ;-)
DeleteI prefer Taylor.
DeleteMarciniak and Hategan
ReplyDeleteI think they are suspended by the committee,
Kuipers on the wave...
Marciniak was sick for Covid, now he is recovering, it s probalbly that he will be back to 2nd Leg CL
DeleteHategan has a problem, maybe sick or injured. He has an appointment on saturday with his ARs, but he was replaced.
DeleteUgh, can circumstances never go right for Hategan? He has the worst luck.
DeleteHaving matches on 6 out of 6 MDs in the CL group stage is not bad luck.
DeleteEverything went perfect for Hategan until that 6 (out of 6) UCL match in Paris...
DeleteElite referees without appointments in this two weeks:
ReplyDelete- Oliver and Taylor: Probably due to travel restrictions - on the other hand the VARs and Collum's team are travelling.
- Bastien: unclear
- Aytekin, Marciniak, Skomina: Injured/sick/recovering
- Orsato: unclear - Arsenal-Benfica instead of a second game for Kuipers looked sensible
- Hategan: Maybe still related to the Paris events
Referees in EL R32 without CL this season:
Gestranius, Visser and Sanchez
Good analysis.
DeleteThe very interesting points are indeed about Orsato (performance principale after his last CL game?) and Bastien (last EL game with too many controversy?).
The rest should be explained by travel restrictions (the English officials) and injury / health problems (Skomina, Marciniak, Aytekin).
Last but not least, Hategan still waiting for positive news about the events in Paris.
I think he can be appointed, indeed he was fourth to Kovács, but maybe Rosetti doesn't want to appoint him with a different assistant referee, all is about Octavian Sovre.
To add, among the Category 1 who attended the online course, the missing names so far are: BIH Peljto Irfan, FRA Buquet Ruddy, LTU Rumsas Donatas, POR Lopes Martins Tiago Bruno, SCO Madden Robert.
DeleteI think that Ekberg's 2nd appointment is a replacement for Madden. That would explain the Scottish FO.
DeleteWith respect to Hategan, his absence seems related to the Paris incidents. If they wanted, UEFA could have replaced his AR who is currently under investigation, but it looks more like UEFA is not happy that their image was associated with that case and wanted to keep Hategan and his team away from the public for a while.
DeleteIf you follow the German League, Siebert is one of the best and gets the most important games during the last months. So I think, it is a good choice.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with Felix here.
ReplyDeleteSiebert is one of the best referees in Bundesliga at the moment.
I'm wondering if madden was due to have ekberg's match but has withdrawn because his ar tested positive and he's isolating. Based on beaton being 4th official and the English var
ReplyDeleteBobby Madden was meant to be the ref but AR David Roome tested positive on return after Madden, Roome and Stewart (Ar2) travelled to greece for Panathinaikos v Olympiakos at the request of UEFA after the greek fa contacted them looking for officials. Madden and Stewart met all UEFA protocol but Scottish Government guidelines have different interpretations of close contact. The SFA only realised this on sunday after stewart was AR at Easter Road for Hibs v Hamilton but Bobby Madden was due in Dingwall for Ross County v Celtic
Delete^before Madden was due in Dingwall
DeleteThanks for this very detailed explanation of what happened!
DeleteAnonymous, are you the former BR Scotland, aka Brian McGinlay? :)
DeleteNo, he is not
DeleteIt is kind of strange that the English Refs are not allowed to travel but we have to sets of VAR on show as well as mike Riley being an observer.... it is possible for them to offsite with thier normal Trio and Forth official and the VAR team will come from another nation... well it is possible but certainly not probable.. this is just to reduce the number of teams that fly out at ago for a team because that is the information going round that the number of persons involved for a single English appointment
ReplyDeleteI am really surprised to see Makkelie as FO with Kuipers
ReplyDeleteDo we think the English VARS are possibly not in the stadium but instead doing it remotely from Stockley park?
ReplyDeleteThat is indeed an interesting possibility under current circumstances.
DeleteThey definitely are not doing it from stockley park. The best they could do is not to be at the stadium but remotely in Nyon as trailed in the final matches of Group Stage but it still involves traveling
DeleteThe only explanation for appointing top refs like Makkelie, Turpin and Hategan as fourth officials is that UEFA is preparing them for the possibility of doing both referee and fourth official roles at Euro.
ReplyDeleteI always think Kuipers is the best referee in the world in the last decade. The most important thing to be an outstanding referee is to have consistent performance. I could not recall a single game that Kuipers was bad. If possible, I wish to see him in CL final again, although nobody is appointed in CL final twice so far.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more! He is simply the best referee in history. Despite of so many finals in his palmares he's still fully focused and motivated. Never arousing controversy due to his behaviour, always professional. What a legend!
Delete+1
DeleteNot sure if 'best referee in history' but once he retires (I guess that after Euro) he should be remembered as what he already is: A true legend of European refereeing. My broken English can't express with words how much of a pleasure is watching him refereeing.
DeleteKuipers is indeed a great referee, but another final for him detracts from the new batch that is performing well. Kuipers already did two EL finals. For me a seconden CL final would be too much and a more logical and deserved appointment for Makkelie, Turpin or Taylor. They are the new talented generation of referees. Makkelie has an advantage with already the EL final on his list. More interestingly, who will officiate the EL final this year?
DeleteHaving a referee for Europa league IMO is not a challenge in the slightest for the committee... they have a lot of referees who could adequately perform that. For example even Cakir doesn’t have that to his name or even Orsato who reffed the CL final last year’, not mention Turpin who has well been over looked for at least a final, expected the super cup of 2019 but it was given to his country woman, we have Hategan, have Marchiniak, have Taylor and Oliver and even Damir Skomina, I don’t think he has that also and of course the front runner for the CL this season Mateu Lahoz
DeleteIndeed, and that is why I used "if possible". I do not consider Turpin and Taylor as the top candidate of this year CL final. Instead, I would predict either Lahoz (if no Spanish team participate in final), or Makkelie (it might be a little early for Makkelie but he is a super star now). EL final obviously has more options, like Turpin, Taylor, Del Grande
DeleteIt all depends on the teams that reach the final. For this reason my prediction will be:
DeleteCL: Lahoz or Makkelie
EL: Turpin or Taylor
The explanation can be found in the fact that Visser initially was appointed Kuipers’ 4th official in Athens Thursday night, but swapped to main ref in ManU game after the 1st leg result.
ReplyDeleteMakkelie CL final
ReplyDeleteKuipers EURO final
Gozubuyuk EL final
Absolutely no way that Gozubuyuk gets EL final this season.
DeleteHaha, Anonymous seems to be a quite patriotic Dutchman :) Then again, maybe Anonymous just has an ironic intent.
DeleteThe combination of three Dutchmen handling the European 2020 finals is impossible in itself, Gozubuyuk on EL final is simply ridiculous.
Why ridiculous? Just impossible this year. But Don't insult.
DeleteWhat exactly is insulting in my message? Can’t I be of the opinion that Gozubuyuk in UEL final is ridiculous?
DeleteYour opinion shows a lack of respect toward a highly ranked UEFA ref. You must be polite.
DeleteNo, just a clear expression of how I see this matter. I would call many names of average 1st category refs mentioned for UEL final ridiculous. But no problem if you have different opinion.
DeleteZwayer took one of Siebert's ARs. Has Schiffner retired?
ReplyDeleteSchiffner is injured :(
ReplyDeleteKuipers and Makkelie worked together in World Cup together.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the reason, that the referee from belgium (visser) has two VAR‘s from the netherlands?
ReplyDeletebelgium is one of countries with the most experience with VAR-system.
They lack experience in Europe, that is the only reason I can give. But what I cannot explain is why Belgium has 2 FIFA VAR's (Boucaut and Lambrechts) and why the UEFA don't use them.. Instead they use Dieperink as AVAR, a non-fifa referee.
DeleteIf Dieperink, non-FIFA, is appointed to Champions League, what was the point of creating the FIFA VMO category?
DeleteDid anyone watch Jug's game?
ReplyDelete10' good advantage prior to 1:0
Delete36' yc doherty (tot) for well-spotted stamp
49' missed Dier's (tot) foul on Dieng (wac); close to dogso but no control of the ball and another defender in close proximity
61' harsh yc baumgartner (wac), maybe for persistent infr., previous foul in 53'
63' yc wernitznig (wac) for spa
65' yc davies (tot) for stamp
69' possible yc stratznig (wac) for spa
72' warning doherty (tot) for interfering with quick fk execution
77' yc alderweireld (tot) for dissent
Thanks for the notes!
Delete49' - SPA or DOGSO?
https://streamable.com/vqc5e8
That's a clear foul! Sorry but Jug is too fat. He can't follow game properly.
DeleteNo doubt. DOGSO. The ref started to run after the pass, without prediction of the development of the play.
DeleteIMO clear DOGSO RC. Bad anticipation.
DeleteSome people probably will say, that the attacker was running towards the sideline...
DeleteBut for me also DOGSO.
Maybe no VAR intervention, because there is no clear leg contact and no clear push - and the intensity of charging mostly is a matter of interpretation by the referee.
Hello, can anyone give me a reason why UFEA decided to appoint appoint 2 of the best referees in the world for the Arsenal vs Benfica matches (Cüneyt Çakır and Björn Kuipers), yet they picked less experienced referees for the champions league.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, Arsenal vs Benifca is a CL level game, so this makes sense to appoint these two experienced referees. For CL KO stage first leg, it is not a surprise at all to see some new faces. All of them have lots of experience in CL group stage already.I would say most of them are brilliant appoint by the committee. For CL second leg, I think you will see more faces who you think are more experienced , like Orsato, Turpin, Oliver, Taylor and Hatagen.
DeleteThe CL R16 is spread over 5 weeks (with one spare week in between). So although all top referees are expected to have one of those matches, it would mean only 1 match in 5 weeks for them. Therefore it makes sense to also use them in EL matches, either in R32 or R16 depending on their CL appointments.
DeleteIn my opinion, Arsenal vs Benifca is a CL level game, so this makes sense to appoint these two experienced referees. For CL KO stage first leg, it is not a surprise at all to see some new faces. All of them have lots of experience in CL group stage already.I would say most of them are brilliant appoint by the committee. For CL second leg, I think you will see more faces who you think are more experienced , like Orsato, Turpin, Oliver, Taylor and Hatagen.
ReplyDeleteFour incidents from Italy - Israel Women's EURO qualifier.
ReplyDeleteReferee: Ivana Martinčić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Sanja Rodjak-Karšić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Maja Petravić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Sabina Bolić (CRO)
Penalty 1
https://streamable.com/trx71v
Penalty 2
https://streamable.com/lpvot5
YC after advantage
https://streamable.com/pkghz0
Goal Spotted by AR1
https://streamable.com/354v59
IMO all the decisions are correct. Well done!
DeleteIMO
Delete1 - Supportable, but also a little amount of contact.
2 - Absolutely correct.
3 - Well handeled.
4 - Good cooperation, correct.
Agree with xabi. Of course it's only some clips (and 12-0 game), but Martinčić looked very good on both a fitness and manner level.
DeleteQuite pushed in UEFA women too - Croatian ref looks a good option for men's international games if you ask me (especially with Rodjak-Karšić at her side)!
Compilation of the situations mentioned by 'uefa'(thanks for that!) from Jug's game.
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ReplyDeletes.k. slavia praha - leicester city f.c.
referee marco guida (ita)
var marco di bello (ita)
12' warning vardy (lei) for holding
20' missed yc albrighton (lei) for stamp
23' possible yc maddison (lei) for reckless kick
27' harsh yc boril (slp) for reckless kick
28' possible penalty to lei for kick but also missed offside before
34' handball outside or inside penalty area? var agrees with fk
46' yc ndidi (lei) for reckless use of arm
64' yc iheanacho (lei) for off the ball strike; unsp. beh. or violent cond.?
69' possible yc bah (slp) for spa
74' possible yc masopust (slp) for reckless charge
80' yc tielemans (lei) for reckless tackle
85' play-on after holding by boril (slp); possible 2nd yc for spa but no good replay
85' missed fk and at least yc choudhury for reckless tackle; reckless or sfp?
Thank you! Please, please continue!
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DeleteCorrect y.c. Kuipers (treading) 4'
ReplyDeleteFirst goal Ajax-Lille came from a wrong free kick by Collum. Then he missed a possible foul by Ajax. After the bad penalty by Kruzliak last week Lille sure have every right to complain.
ReplyDeleteIMO correct free kick. I don't think the Lille player gets the ball and surely brings his opponent down with the trailing leg.
DeleteCorrect free kick I think. Lille defender does not touch the ball, but he does pinch the Ajax player with his legs and brings him down. Also correct decision to allow the goal and not whistle for a foul. Last week's penalty was indeed debatable, but this goal is correctly allowed IMO.
DeleteThere was nothing wrong with the free kick or the decision to allow the goal. At least supportable and in my opinion both better decisions. Also, let's just assess Collum for his performance tonight and not anything that happened last week with Kruzliak.
DeleteAfter rewatching it during half-time I think it's not a clear error. I still prefer play on because imo defender does play the ball, but I guess a free kick at least isn't completely wrong. The penalty situation just before half-time however... clear pen imo
DeleteFree kick was justified, but Blind makes a foul on Botman in the box so the goal had to be disallowed IMO. Together with that, Lille defenitely deserved a penalty.
DeleteNot a foul by Blind IMO, but an acceptable physical play.
DeleteIt also happened before the free kick execution, so I am not sure whether the VAR could have intervened?
Good point about the VAR not being able to intervene, Philipp. I thought the same, I think VAR can not intervene. But for me it is a foul from Bling, he has his eyes on the defender and intends to block him.
Delete@Marko23 I think so.
DeleteMinute 35' in Napoli - Granada, Stieler had to face a confrontation between two players, we can even talk about a possible violent conduct. The German referee literaly put himself between the players trying to stop them, but at first glance it didn't work. For what we see in Italian games, the way of issuing the yellow cards was too late, he had to be quicker. In Bundesliga it is a totally different affair. Now many cards are being shown in a few seconds.
ReplyDelete*Siebert
DeleteYes of course, sorry :)
DeletePossible penalty for Lille in 46’ minute but none awarded. Defender runs into attacker in the box.
ReplyDeleteIMO there’s much more room for penalty tonight than last week with Kruzliak
DeleteAgreed, would have preferred penalty here. Collum's decision is however supportable, so Kavanagh was correct not to intervene though.
DeleteYes, a possible penalty, but not a 100% situation, because the contact is mostly initiated by the attacker - although the defender comes from behind an needs to be careful.
DeleteAlso not completely clear, where the foul occurred. The leg contact could have been just outside, while the hip contact was inside.
Well, Lille is definitely unlucky with refereeing...
ReplyDeleteJosé María Sánchez Martínez disallowed a goal for a previous foul, supportable decision.
ReplyDeletePossible handball in Ajax-Lille, checked and supported play-on.
ReplyDeleteOFR for handball in Villarreal, PK rejected by Zwayer.
ReplyDeleteHandball came involuntarily after a clearance from the defending player.
Villareal-Salzburg, 59': Handball penalty withdrawn after OFR, because the defender kicked the ball against his own hand - what was very difficult to defect without replays. Therefore some kind of missed incident and a good intervention IMO.
ReplyDeleteAgree, correct no-PK.
DeletePenalty by Sanchez Martinez (66') clearly correct for tripping.
ReplyDeleteCollum needed OFR to whistle that clear penalty.
DeleteI think correct PK for Shakhtar by Sánchez Martínez
ReplyDeleteCorrect intervention for Lille's penalty at 76'.
ReplyDeleteCorrect penalty for Lille after OFR by Collum.
ReplyDeletePenalty by Raczkowski (78'): Not that clear, because the contact is not strong and doesn't seem to influence the attacker at first. But still supportable I think, because it remains a careless kick/trip.
ReplyDeleteToday Kuipers’ ARs were simply FANTASTIC.
ReplyDeleteXeon star in 1st a good evaluation in a goal and now Van Roekel with a superb no-call for the 3-2 by Arsenal
Zeinstra, not Xeon Star LOL
DeletePenalty by Zwayer (88'), clearly correct, tripping/kicking by goalkeeper, no protests. Also good onside before that.
ReplyDeleteConfirmed. Solid performance I can say tonight by him.
DeleteStill tension in Napoli - Granada and game is stopped for a long time.
ReplyDelete7 minutes of added time by Siebert good decision.
Renato Sánches escapes a crystal clear 2nd YC in 95’ after a reckless stamp on foot (AJA-LIL)
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree.
Delete100% second yc indeed
DeleteSiebert is doing not so good tonight for what I could see.
ReplyDelete25.02.21
ReplyDeletevillarreal c.f. - f.c. salzburg
referee felix zwayer (ger)
var marco fritz (ger)
16' possible yc vallci (sal) for spa
20' yc vallci (sal) for spa
26' warning geronimo rulli (vil) for time wasting
28' [r.30'] warning both coaches
30' no delayed flag and whistle for blatant offside
43' possible yc ? (sal) for reckless use of arm, no replay
45+1' possible yc kristensen (sal) for reckless kick
46' possible yc kristensen (sal) for reckless kick
48' warning woeber (sal) for kick
53' yc mwepu (sal) for reckless kick
55' yc daka (sal) for reckless use of arm
56' yc coach (sal) after dubious fk call
58' pk sal for handling cancelled after ofr as player kicked the ball on his own hand
69' yc jaume costa (vil) for reckless tackle; reckless or sfp?
76' missed yc adeyemi (sal) for reckless charge
80' yc adeyemi (sal) for reckless kick
82' missed offside ar2
84' possible yc dani parejo (vil) for reckless tackle
87' good advantage after handling
88' pk vil for careless kick; good onside ar1
90+4' advantage after spa
Thanks again, uefa!
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Thanks uefa and Mikael! Maybe you can upload to https://ninjastream.to/ in the future, they don't delete the files and it keeps the same video quality! (dood makes it look worse)
DeleteEarly and correct YC by Turpin.
ReplyDeleteOFR for Gil Manzano in Milan: clearly punishable handball. Defender increased his body's volume.
ReplyDeleteThe ball would go 20 meters above the goal, potentially over the stands.
DeleteSiebert: I'm really in trouble to describe this performance. It seemed to me, starting from the 35' minute in first half, that this was not the kind of game he would like to officiate. Regarding crucial decisions everything was OK, and I must also say a very good performance by both assistant referees. But in terms of game control, management, prevention of players, he didn't convince at all if you ask me. He looked to be too passive in situations in which his strong presence was required. As said, from 35' in first half one can even talk about a lost control of the game, at least for some minutes. I think he is basically used to different games, like other German referees, and maybe he needs still experience, but at moment I wouldn't still appoint him for very hot games because I feel he could go in trouble. However, regarding the law by book and the cautions issued, he was definitely OK, with a particular attention to injury time.
ReplyDeleteGames with many cards are hard to assess. Where the cards correct? Yes probably all of them, but could there have been red cards for the head butts? Yes but maybe not 100%. Did the cards come because of his way of controlling the game or his way of choosing fouls? Did he show leadership that was good enough for these players? Difficult question to answer with a game like that.
DeletePenalty by Visser (12'): For me, it seems more like tripping by the attacker. But tricky situation.
ReplyDelete19': handball before 1-1 by Crvena Zvezda well spotted by Gil Manzano's team, VAR confirmed.
ReplyDeletePerfect
Deleteabout yellow card : Uefa referee have the instruction to give the yellow card in this case , when the kick is toward the soccer goal even if the isn't a shoat on goal
ReplyDelete@90+7': I don't think it's delay of restart (doesn't make sense in the game context) or a gesture of dissent - but simply frustration. So it could still be seen as lack of respect, but IMO that is not mandatory and avoiding it shows some understanding for the game - a 2nd YC would not be useful for anyone there.
ReplyDeleteEndangering the safety of spectators is not really an offence in its own right.
Very interesting incident in Manchester, goal correctly disallowed after OFR for previous foul missed + YC for Lindelöf.
ReplyDeleteDo you think that could have been RC? Very dangerous impact with the knee on Real Sociedad defender's head.
I would have to agree with you on that it should have been a red card. However, i do feel that it probably wouldn't be considered clear and obvious and would be up to the referee to decide the severity of the challene
DeleteUnusual situation, so probably no blueprint for that, but I also see strong arguments for SFP there.
Delete"Clear and obvious" is irrelevant here, because there was an OFR anyway, where the referee had the free choice of card colour.
The more I see it, there more convinced I am that I would have issued a RC if I were the referee.
DeleteYeah i don't think most people would have argued it being a red card but i don't think it would be argued if the referee had given a yellow as that was not what they were looking at anyway
DeleteI do think that YC is correct here, as Lindelöf only has his eyes on the ball and his only intention is to (try to) head the ball IMO
Deletehttps://ibb.co/m4t2CtK
DeleteI don’t think Lindelöf’s knee hit on the face. I am more okay with yellow card here. Btw very good VAR intervention to cancel the goal.
2 penalties given by Raczkowski, were correct ?
ReplyDeleteFirst: Not clear, but supportable
DeleteSecond: Looked very soft, no clear offense visible. Maybe not clear enough for VAR, but no penalty IMO.
Angle from the side on the 2nd penalty shows a clear trip
DeleteHm, I don't see that. The attacker's legs are touching, but I don't detect a previous contact by the defender.
DeleteBTW, 4 penalties for the same team over two legs might be new record.
Some super angry players etc when the final whistle was blown before a corner kick in the Milan game.
ReplyDeleteGrande Milan saved by the ref! He let Milan player 40 seconds to take corner in stoppage time, but didn't allow to Red Star to take corner given 6 seconds from end of 3 min stoppage time. Milan needed 2 penalties and 2 red cards to pass through without winning against Stella Rosa.
ReplyDeleteTo correct myself: the ball went out at 93.02, so just 2 seconds after 3 minutes! And he gave ONLY 3 minutes!
DeleteGood and quiet night in Eindhoven for team Turpin.
ReplyDeleteNo French teams left in the Europa League. I hope it's finally Turpin's year...
DeleteI hope so too...
DeleteI agree. Good performance by Turpin.
DeleteI predict Turpin will get EL final this year based on his consistent and good performance. Another candidate I would choose Taylor.
DeleteTaylor already got the Super Cup, I hope they will choose someone else for EL final.
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ReplyDeleteAgree.
ReplyDeleteBecause he doesn't understand what football is...this is main reason
ReplyDeleteOnly 3 min stoppage time....
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ReplyDelete25.02.21
ReplyDeleteleicester city f.c. - s.k. slavia praha
referee serdar gozubuyuk (ned)
var dennis higler (ned)
09' possible yc ndidi (lei) for spa
23' fk slp despite it was kuchta (slp) who trod on opponent's foot (ar1)
35' missed yc thomas (lei) for stamp
45' penalty incident, tackle by hromada (slp), play-on
52' possible yc boril (slp) for reckless use of arm
56' double standards in assessing push (ar2)
73' yc zima (slp) for reckless tackle; reckless or sfp?
82' yc provod (slp) for spa
82' fk slp despite the alleged foul occurred before fk execution
84' yc soyuncu (lei) for unsp. behavior, several pushes against player being substituted
88' yc barnes (lei) for reckless kick
90+1' yc kolar (slp) for delaying the restart
https://dood.so/d/3nxh823vp1av
DeleteSo Gil Manzano does not have football understanding, according to Serbian people.
ReplyDeleteI just say This is not good for football..my opinion... so u think this is OK?
DeleteTechnically not wrong but certainly terrible decision
DeleteMaybe he 'panicked' and wanted the match to end at all costs.
ReplyDeleteNot a technical mistake but certainly unwise.
Anybody about Jovanovic tonight? His chances to be promoted this year?
ReplyDeleteSome clips from the Hoffenheim - Molde game refereed by Aliaksiej Kulbakou [VAR: Vitalij Meškov].
ReplyDelete39' - Potential penalty (handling)
https://streamable.com/aq1l76
82' - Potential violent conduct by Molde no.11; management
https://streamable.com/f2jwrg
He forgot one YC, didn‘t he? Took it out of the pocket before mass confrontation so I assume he wanted to caution Molde player but after that he only the two players mostly involved in the mass confrontation. I expected another YC for the Molde player because of the foul...
DeleteIMO
Delete39' - Good play-on, short distance, no signifcant enlargement of the body surface.
82' - I would have liked a RC for Molde no. 11, but probably no clear mistake.
39' For me it is a handling PK, because the movement to the ball. noPK is supportable, good no-intervention by VAR IMO.
DeleteAbout Massa?
ReplyDeleteNo critical situations, from what I have seen and read.
DeleteOnly YC of the game for a reckless tackle given after advantage. Expected decision, but maybe not 100% neccessary given the game context.
Agree
ReplyDeleteI didn't watch Gil Manzano's game but the current guideline is to finish the game if the ball goes out of play even one second after the added time has gone and there were no further stoppages. So if the ball went out in 93:01 or so and there was no substitution or injury in the meantime, he was right with final whistle.
ReplyDeleteNot true. In Salzburg-Red Star 2-2, two years ago, Cakir allowed home side to take corner at 95.25 (there were 5 minutes of stoppage time and no interruptions meanwhile), after giving 5 mins of stoppage time. So it is possible and depends of the ref and of the team that has the chance to score. Atalanta coach correctly said yesterday that people who didn't play football shouldn't be refs because they don't understand the play as players do. I am sure Del Cerro will get good mark for tonight but if Red Star scored from that corner kick his season would be finish. This was the best option for himself. Milan pass through after scoring 2 goals from PK and one own goal, and in both matches opponent had one player less. But when Ibra kick the ball away after offside, there is no second YC for him!
DeleteThere were no specific guidelines back then and they are in use now. Even laws have been changed, so even more instructions.
DeleteAgain, if the ball went out of play after the added time and there were no stoppages in the meantime, Gil Manzano HAD TO finish the game according to current guidelines.
I disagree that referees should follow the "technical guide", which you just mentioned, all the time in the match. I am not a fan of either of these two teams, but I would say Manzano's decision is not smart to disallow a corner happened 8 seconds exceed the official stoppage time.
DeleteYou can only debate if the guideline is smart or not but it's clear and all referees I saw this season followed it. I also think that such an instruction is something needed to avoid subjectivity in this matter. Don't overcomplicate things. The instruction is clear and every (UEFA) referee knows it and applies it. Wanting a referee to break it is wanting him to act against UEFA - won't happen.
DeleteWell, let me clarify again, I am not a fan of either of these two teams. There was no subjectivity on my previous response. If you think this is good decision by the referee, I am totally fine with this.
DeleteWhere is that guideline? Do you have a link?
DeleteUEFA courses :)
DeleteIt’s always the same story here... For months we don’t see or hear anything from our friends Mareska and Nole, but when Red Star is harm done in their view they spam the blog with the most outrageous and paranoid messages. Do you really imply that Manzano (Manzano, not Del Cerro) and UEFA want Red Star out in favor of Milan, and deliberately acted to achieve that? Ridiculous and pathetic comment!
ReplyDelete+1
DeleteAlso, if this was any other game and Jovanovic was the referee and such comments appeared here, they would defend him with their life. Try to act and formulate objectively.
DeleteI would say this is a bad decision no matter which referee is in the same situation. If give a corner, then allow the corner to take; if decide to end the game, then do not give the corner. Simple rule.
Delete@Sam If you formulate it like that no one will disagree with you. It is, however, the ridicolous words that are chosen that lead to the comments above (and the fact that they are nowhere to be seen when a decision leads to advantage for a Serbian team / when Jovanovic has a bad performance).
Delete@Anonymous fair enough, as I said, I would use "terrible" or "ridiculous" or "bad" to describe this situation. All my opinion is only on the incident itself and not relate to any referee. If Kuipers (best referee in the last decade in my mind) in the same situation, I would use the same word on him
DeleteAs blog administrator, of course I'm always happy when people write here, but indeed I can't disagree with Anonymous and what he wrote. There are some people who write there only when there is to blame a referee, and I strongly condemn that. This means that readers are just fans and not referees, they don't understand the difficulty of the job. Given that there is freedom and all are free to write, I want just to say that I would be very happy to read frome the same people, sometimes, nice words about referees, when they do a good job. Becuase it is easy to underline only the mistakes...
DeleteI'm really disappointed for such approach of the blog, when a personal interest is clearly put before the rest.
However, luckily this is not for the majority of the readers and I want to thank you all for that.
+1, this is a VERY terrible decision to disallow the corner. Can't believe this happened on Manzano
ReplyDeleteIstvan Kovacs has a game on Saturday. He probably will have a match next week.
ReplyDeletethere won`t be UEFA matches next week:)
DeleteNo CL / EL game on next week.
Delete18.02.21
ReplyDeletewolfsberger a.c. (aut) - tottenham hotspur f.c.
referee ali palabiyik (tur)
var abdulkadir bitigen (tur)
02' missed yc alli (tot) for reckless kick
10' missed fk and yc dier (tot) for reckless use of arm
32' missed fk and yc wernitznig (wac) for reckless tackle
42' yc alli (tot) for reckless stamp; reckless or sfp?
47' missed yc winks (tot) for stamp
54' pk wac and yc sissoko (tot) for dogso; fair shielding the ball or tripping?
56' possible yc novak (wac) for spa
62' yc sprangler (wac) for spa
81' play-on after possible spa, no replay, yc hojbjerg (tot) for dissent
https://dood.so/d/0kkpi35id5f1
DeleteSo, after the 2 games involving Napoli and Grenada the refs needed to show 21 yellow cards, isn't that kind off a record for just one home/return game in Europa League?????
ReplyDeleteLet's imagine when Sidiroploulos and Kruzliak (they are strict and cardhappy) where appointed for the Napoli/Grenada matches!:-)
Ajax - Young boys
ReplyDeleteRome - Shakhtar Donestk
Manchester United - Milan
Slavia Praha - Rangers
Granada - Molde
Dinamo Kiev - Villarreal
Olympiakos - Arsenal
GNK Dinamo - Tottenham Hotspur
These are the matches for round of 16 in EL
Man United - AC Milan is a really good battle and it deserves elite referees for both matches !
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