Tuesday, 2 November 2021

Champions League 2021/22 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 4 (I)

2021-22 UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 4, referee appointments for Tuesday's games.

2 November 2021

18:45 CET - Wolfsburg (VfL Wolfsburg Arena)
VfL Wolfsburg (GER) - FC Salzburg (AUT) | Group G
Referee: Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias (POR) 
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Alexandre Santos Soares (POR) 
Fourth Official: Miguel Hugo Filipe Ferreira C. Moreira (POR) 
Video Assistant Referee: João Pedro da Silva Pinheiro (POR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev (BUL)
UEFA Delegate: Radenko Mijatović (SVN)

18:45 CET - Malmö (Malmö New Stadium)
Malmö FF (SWE) - Chelsea FC (ENG) | Group H
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER) 
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager (GER) 
Video Assistant Referee: Sascha Stegemann (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod (FRA) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav (BIH) 
UEFA Delegate: Adrian Ixari (MDA)

21:00 CET - Kyiv (NSC Olimpiyskyi)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) - FC Barcelona (ESP) | Group E
Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hațegan (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe (ROU) 
Fourth Official: Radu Marian Petrescu (ROU) 
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)
UEFA Delegate: Aristeidis Stavropoulos (GRE)

21:00 CET - Munich (Fußball Arena München)
FC Bayern München (GER) - SL Benfica (POR) | Group E
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL) 
Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
Fourth Official: Tomasz Musial (POL) 
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL) 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Basrtosz Frankowski (POL) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)
UEFA Delegate: Eduard Kindle (LIE)

21:00 CET - Villarreal (Estadio de la Cerámica)
Villarreal CF (ESP) - BSC Young Boys (SUI) | Group F
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: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:  Pol van Boekel (NED) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Pascal Pierre Garibian (FRA) 
UEFA Delegate: Ivan Tsitovich (RUS)

21:00 CET - Bergamo (Stadio di Bergamo)
Atalanta BC (ITA) - Manchester United (ENG)| Group F
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Matej Jug (SVN) 
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert (GER) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel (GER)
UEFA Delegate: Bakar Jordania (GEO)

21:00 CET - Seville (Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán)
Sevilla FC (ESP) - LOSC Lille (FRA) | Group G
Referee: István Kovács (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Florin Marinescu (ROU) 
Assistant Referee 2: Mihai Ovidiu Artene (ROU) 
Fourth Official: Horatiu Mircea Fesnic (ROU) 
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA) 
UEFA Delegate: Andrey Medintsev (BUL)

21:00 CET - Turin (Juventus Stadium)
Juventus (ITA) - Football Club Zenit (RUS)  Group H
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez (ESP) 
Assistant Referee 2: Teodoro Sobrino Magán (ESP)
Fourth Official: José Luis Munuera Montero (ESP) 
Video Assistant Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoechea (ESP)
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young (SCO) 
UEFA Delegate: Jovan Šurbatović (SRB)       
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106 comments:

  1. matei1431 October 2021 at 10:45

    Ok, so Brych, Hategan, Marciniak, Vinčić and Kovács are the ones who had matches in MD3 and are used again in MD4. And that's only in Tuesday's matches. I expect some names from MD3 and for Wednesday's matches as well, Oliver, Siebert and Turpin among them. Honestly, it's not a surprise to me, it was inevitable because not normal appointments could have be done. I think there will be at least 5 referees who will end up having 4/6, maybe even one-two with 5/6, which is not a bad thing imo. Consider Hategan had 6/6 last year, indeed under some special circumstances.

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    1. MITM31 October 2021 at 11:21

      What do you mean by not normal appointments?

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    2. matei1431 October 2021 at 11:30

      Strong matches that had the peak of Elite referees couldn`t have the same level referees now if some of them wouldn`t have matches both in MD3 and MD4

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    3. MITM31 October 2021 at 15:44

      Thank you :)

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  2. Anonymous31 October 2021 at 10:49

    Interesting. How to interpret Rizzoli with Kovacs?
    And do we expect Gozubuyuk to take Kuipers’ place in elite?

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  3. Chefren31 October 2021 at 10:56

    It's time to change for committee, the classic pattern of appointments we knew by years (MD1/2, MD3/4, MD5/6) seems to be over for several reasons. This is because the choice within the Elite panel for some games is definitely narrow, and we have already discussed a long time about that. In this regard, one can read the debut of Hernández Hernández in Turin: it wasn't expected to see in a so short time another Spanish name for CL and there wasn't a real need: let's remember with already 3 Elite referees and a Category 1, Hernández Hernández is now the fifth name, but for sure the need of new trusted names for officiating certain games played a role there.
    The changes are about to happen and I think there will be big surprises when new categories will be released.
    The game in Turin is perfect for a debut: it is not important for qualification in the group and a win by home-team is expected.
    On the contrary, I didn't expect at all Brych for the game in Sweden, and this appointment is absolutely without explanation if not a replacement or the fact that Brych couldn't officiate in other groups, no need of a very big name in such match.
    Marciniak appointed again, but as said he will be out on November / December for FIFA call, so maybe he will miss MD5 (for MD6 he is already surely out).
    Romanian referees are "trained" by Italian officials: very often VAR and even observers, Rizzoli, for them from this country.

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    1. grumpy-ref31 October 2021 at 20:39

      maybe brych is on "farewell"-tour? and wants to visit places he has never seen before?

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  4. BiHRef31 October 2021 at 12:37

    When Peljto will debut in UCL?

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    1. Peter31 October 2021 at 13:22

      See your nickname.

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    2. Ref12 UKR31 October 2021 at 20:46

      "See your nickname".

      :-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

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    3. BiHRef31 October 2021 at 22:57

      This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

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    4. Sale31 October 2021 at 23:20

      No need to insult Peter if you ask **** questions nobody knows answer to.

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  5. Anonymous31 October 2021 at 20:26

    Offside given in Norwegian premier league

    https://twitter.com/TheNorsemanBet/status/1454862500520996876/photo/1

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    1. matei1431 October 2021 at 21:53

      One single photo, without VAR lines, is not enough to say if it was offside or not.

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    2. usaref1 November 2021 at 02:14

      @matei14, we are now incapable of making offside decisions without VAR lines? Wow. That seems like it's going to be a problem for all those millions of football matches in the world without VAR. Uh-oh.

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  6. Vuga31 October 2021 at 21:49

    A deput for Hernandez Hernandez... Best of luck

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  7. matei1431 October 2021 at 22:09

    Anyone watching As Roma - AC Milan?
    53' Penalty given for Milan and after OFR Fabio Maresca kept his decision.
    Personally, I gave credit to Maresca as Roma's defender didn't touched the ball but is indeed a questionable penalty.

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    1. Fortify 31 October 2021 at 22:22

      https://www.goalstube.online/2021/10/roma-milan.html?m=m3
      Maresca penalty

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  8. Chiagozie31 October 2021 at 22:47

    Chefren what’s the inconsistencies with VAR in Italy ???? It’s annoying to say the least because you don’t know what to expect. Last week VAR intervened for a penalty for Juventus against Inter but today exactly the same offense in the 90th minute for Roma wasn’t reviewed, exactly the same offense if not worse, please check it out

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  9. M31 October 2021 at 22:57

    Like Maresca and his style, punishing every action as it should be, but every game he is too much center of attention.
    I wont be surprised to see that Serie A comitee send him on a break because of it.

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    1. Chefren31 October 2021 at 23:04

      Modern football doesn't want to accept referees like him, that's the problem.

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    2. M31 October 2021 at 23:28

      Shame,modern and spoiled fans want to see few cards and not whistling every foul.

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  10. RefSoccer341231 October 2021 at 23:03

    https://mobile.twitter.com/Cal82649931/status/1454923677133414403

    VAR monitors were destroyed by fans in Brazil

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  11. Chefren31 October 2021 at 23:12

    There are indeed big problems with VAR consistency in serie A games.
    I can't deny that. This evening absolutely wrong intervention by Mazzoleni, one of the most experienced if not the most experienced Italian VAR PRO. He called Maresca to an OFR for a soft penalty: he should have backed the referee. Most important thing: it is not the first time that Mazzoleni calls a wrong OFR, it seems that he can't be technically accurate. He sees a contact on the ball and he thinks that for this reason all the rest should be annulled. He has a kind of too much "black or white" mind set: he doesn't read the nuances.
    In this case, the penalty should have been justified for the previous contact on Ibrahiovic, yes, soft, but never a clear mistake.
    On the other hand, we have a VAR like Irrati who backs every pitch decisions in all possible ways, some of you probably remember the penalty by Guida in Lazio - Roma some week ago, a clear mistake, but Irrati found a contact to back this decision, a very soft touch from behind. Two VARs, a totally different approach. I really don't know what to say, my opinion is that some referees are not so developed technically, I can't find other explanations, also, now, after a quite good start of season, we still seem to be again in the situations of previous year... that's absolutely not acceptable.
    There aren't clear guidelines, all VARs think as they would be referees on the pitch!
    Apart from this topic, however, Maresca style is not accepted by fans and teams, regardless of his decisions, mostly accurate and 100% correct by book, nobody wants him and I start to think it will be difficult to see him again in a big game. In many occasions, the result was the same. Fans and teams want other kinds of referees...

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    1. M31 October 2021 at 23:27

      Now watched all of his bookings,and here is my point of view:

      7-Zaniolo-maybe too harsh having in mind that it is only 7th minute,but correct,he was too aggresive with his protest towards linesman
      24-Karsdorp-again maybe too harsh,but Leao is going towards goal,so ref can be backed
      27-Ibrahimovic-Dont know what Ibra did or said so I dont know
      41-Hernandez SPA,crystal clear
      49-Mancini SPA,crystal clear
      65-Tomori timewasting-justified
      66-Hernandez 2nd YC,SPA,clear IMO
      67-Calabria for protests,dont know taht he said
      77-Giroud-using elbow,too harsh imo
      81-Kessie-clear,denying and timewasting
      97-Veretout,SPA crystal clear

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    2. M31 October 2021 at 23:33

      Well there is Italian media on his big match when Inter and Atalanta played.

      https://sempreinter.com/2021/09/26/referee-fabio-maresca-only-committed-one-error-italian-media-argue/

      So it's not all so black for him,maybe in the future we will se him handling a big match,altough some spoiled fans are not happy with his style.


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    3. Forlan1 November 2021 at 00:38

      @Chefren
      Absolutely wrong OFR! Fully supportable pk call because the tackle comes before touching the ball. I was really surprised.

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    4. Chiagozie1 November 2021 at 00:47

      Chefren honestly feel the VAR OFR is probably justified because the Roma defender kept on arguing that he got the ball and when he was as going for the review he made a gesture with his hands towards the eyes meaning he did not see any contact with the ball, that in is self is a different perception of what happened and I think that’s why he was called to see and he decided that the fouls happened before the defender got the ball. So here I think we can’t blame Mazzoleni without what was really said, and this is where we mostly get it wrong with supporting a decision or calling for OFR, it’s really down to what the referee has as perception and what is spoken between VAR and referee!!!

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    5. David1 November 2021 at 11:04

      97' is actually VC and not just SPA by Veretout. He was very very lucky there, I think clear RC.

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    6. M1 November 2021 at 13:43

      And there we go:

      https://romapress.net/referee-fabio-maresca-to-face-suspension-after-roma-milan-nightmare/

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  12. M1 November 2021 at 02:00

    Was anyone watching Basque derby(Sociedad - Bilbao)?

    Looks like Martinez Munuera didnt have good performance, some fans of Bilbao are criticizing him so does anyone know why?

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    1. anty751 November 2021 at 08:56

      RC (second YC) for Bilbao player was very harsh, he accidentally touched the face of Sociedad player with his arm.

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  13. Kogeki1 November 2021 at 08:59

    Japan FA announced Masaaki Iemoto (Masaaki Toma) will retire at the end of the season.
    He holds the record for refereeing more games for the J.League matches than anyone else. He's loved by a lo of fans.

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  14. Quilava2 November 2021 at 03:34

    Youth League appointments:

    Tuesday November 2nd

    13:00 Malmö - Chelsea
    Referee: Julian Weinberger (AUT)
    AR1: Maximilian Weiss (AUT)
    AR2: Luka Katholnig (AUT)
    FO: Adi Aganovic (SWE)

    14:00 Atalanta - Manchester United
    Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (DEN)
    AR1: Dennis Rasmussen (DEN)
    AR2: René Risum (DEN)
    FO: Antonio Rapuano (ITA)

    14:00 Wolfsburg - Salzburg
    Referee: Espen Andreas Eskas (NOR)
    AR1: Kim Thomas Haglund (NOR)
    AR2: Oystein Ytterland (NOR)
    FO: Sven Waschitzki (GER)

    15:00 Dynamo Kyiv - Barcelona
    Referee: Duje Strukan (CRO)
    AR1: Marjan Tomas (CRO)
    AR2: Alen Jaksic (CRO)
    FO: Klym Zabroda (UKR)

    15:00 Juventus - Zenit
    Referee: Enea Jorgji (ALB)
    AR1: Dojando Myftari (ALB)
    AR2: Xhulio Mani (ALB)
    FO: Simone Sozza (ITA)

    16:00 Bayern - Benfica
    Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen (TUR)
    AR1: Abdullah Özkara (TUR)
    AR2: Anil Usta (TUR)
    FO: Michael Bacher (GER)

    16:00 Sevilla - Lille
    Referee: Vitor Ferreira (POR)
    AR1: Paulo Brás (POR)
    AR2: Luís Costa (POR)
    FO: Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid (ESP)

    17:00 Villarreal - Young Boys
    Referee: Andrei Chivulete (ROU)
    AR1: Adrian Vornicu (ROU)
    AR2: Mihaita Necula (ROU)
    FO: Iván Muñoz Pérez (ESP)


    Wednesday November 3rd

    11:00 Sheriff - Internazionale
    Referee: Milos Milanovic (SRB)
    AR1: Marko Djuricic (SRB)
    AR2: Stefan Vojnic (SRB)
    FO: Ion Orlic (MDA)

    14:00 Manchester City - Brugge
    Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
    AR1: Bartosz Heinig (POL)
    AR2: Marek Arys (POL)
    FO: James Bell (ENG)

    14:00 Leipzig - PSG
    Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (GRE)
    AR1: Konstantinos Nikolaidis (GRE)
    AR2: Vassilis Nikolakakis (GRE)
    FO: Lasse Koslowski (GER)

    14:00 Real Madrid - Shakhtar Donetsk
    Referee: Donald Robertson (SCO)
    AR1: Andrew Kirkland (SCO)
    AR2: David Doig (SCO)
    FO: Álvaro Rodríguez Recio (ESP)

    14:30 Milan - Porto
    Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (MLT)
    AR1: Luke Portelli (MLT)
    AR2: Duncan Spencer (MLT)
    FO: Alessandro Prontera (ITA)

    15:30 Borussia Dortmund - Ajax
    Referee: Michael Fabbri (ITA)
    AR1: Davide Imperiale (ITA)
    AR2: Domenico Palermo (ITA)
    FO: Thorben Siewer (GER)

    16:00 Sporting CP - Besiktas
    Referee: Bojan Pandzic (SWE)
    AR1: Mikael Hallin (SWE)
    AR2: Peter Magnusson (SWE)
    FO: Hugo Silva (POR)

    16:00 Liverpool - Atlético
    Referee: Mykola Balakin (UKR)
    AR1: Oleksandr Zhukov (UKR)
    AR2: Dmytro Zaporozhenko (UKR)
    FO: Benjamin Speedie (ENG)

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    Matches broadcasted in UEFA.tv:

    ATA-MUN (Kristoffersen)
    BAY-BEN (Bitigen)
    -
    RBL-PSG (Papadopoulos)
    LIV-ATM (Balakin)

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    1. Quilava2 November 2021 at 03:51

      Domestic Champions Path 2nd round, 1st leg:

      Tuesday Novermber 2nd

      12:00 Trabzonspor (TUR) - Midtjylland (DEN)
      Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (MLT)
      AR1: Jurgen Spiteri (MLT)
      AR2: Mitchell Scerri (MLT)
      FO: Bülent Birincioglu (TUR)


      Wednesday November 3rd

      16:00 MTK Budapest (HUN) - Genk (BEL)
      Referee: Daniyar Sakhi (KAZ)
      AR1: Sergey Kalachyov (KAZ)
      AR2: Samat Tergeussizov (KAZ)
      FO: Réka Molnár (HUN)

      16:00 Hajduk Split (CRO) - Minsk (BLR)
      Referee: Marcel Birsan (ROU)
      AR1: Marius Badea (ROU)
      AR2: Cosmin Vatamanu (ROU)
      FO: Ante Juric (CRO)

      16:30 Crvena Zvezda (SRB) - Empoli (ITA)
      Referee: Vassilis Fotias (GRE)
      AR1: Chrysoula Kouroumpylia (GRE)
      AR2: Andreas Meintanas (GRE)
      FO: Dejan Trifkovic (SRB)

      16:30 Zilina (SVK) - Kairat (KAZ)
      Referee: Dragomir Draganov (BUL)
      AR1: Georgi Todorov (BUL)
      AR2: Petar Dzhuganski (BUL)
      FO: Michal Ocenas (SVK)

      18:00 Angers (FRA) - AZ Alkmaar (NED)
      Referee: Morten Krogh (DEN)
      AR1: Daniel Norgaard (DEN)
      AR2: Jakob Mastrup (DEN)
      FO: Benjamin Lepaysant (FRA)

      20:00 Deportivo (ESP) - Maccabi Haifa (ISR)
      Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (ISL)
      AR1: Thórdur Arnar Árnason (ISL)
      AR2: Egill Gudvardur Gudlaugsson (ISL)
      FO: Alexandre López Vila (ESP)

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    2. Chefren2 November 2021 at 16:25

      Observers:

      Leipzig - PSG Fleischer (GER)
      City - Brugge Whitby (WAL)
      Milan - Porto Kos (SVN)
      Liverpool - Atlético Ross (NIR)
      Sporting - Besiktas Castro (POR)
      Dortmund - Ajax Steinborn (GER)
      Sheriff - Inter Satkii (MDA)
      Real - Shakhtar Gonzalez (ESP)
      Bayern - Benfica Sippel (GER)
      Dynamo - Barcelona Petrov (UKR)
      Atalanta - United Kos (SVN)
      Villarreal - Young Boys Undiano (ESP)
      Sevilla - Lille Fernandez (ESP)
      Wolfsburg - Salzburg Einwaller (AUT)
      Juventus - Zenit Trentalange (ITA)
      Malmoe - Chelsea Stroembergsson (SWE)
      _____
      Hajduk - Minsk Vucemilovic-Simunovic (CRO)
      MTK Budapest - Genk Toth (HUN)
      Deportivo La Coruna - Maccabi Haifa Schoergenhofer (AUT)
      Zilina - Kairat Medved (SVK)
      Crvena Zvezda - Empoli Karadzic (SRB)
      Trabzonspor - Midtjylland Celik (TUR)
      Angers - AZ Barrry (ENG)
      Septemviri Sofia - Rangers Yordanov (BUL)

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  15. Law 5 Commenter2 November 2021 at 19:18

    17' Rudiger shoved player down with two hands. Certainly looked like YC material. All this time I've been trying to post anonymously, as it's now appearing as an option so I assume it's been restored, but it wouldn't let me, so I signed in. Anonymous is just easier because I have to switch accounts every time I want to post and then sometimes switch again to use my email.

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  16. referee observer2 November 2021 at 19:59

    55' Malmo - Chelsea possible handball. Play on by Brych.

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  17. Anonymous2 November 2021 at 21:11

    Vincic so poor with foul detection

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  18. Upstylon2 November 2021 at 21:17

    BAYBEN: 1-0 goal correctly disallowed by AR1 for offside.

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  19. Refsav2 November 2021 at 21:19

    Vincic with another poor decision, no foul on Rashford at all, he heard the player’s scream and gave it.

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  20. Referee analyst2 November 2021 at 21:20

    Sorry but HOW it’s possible to deny PK which is completely OBVIOUS at 17 of Sevilla - Lille ! Is Guida sleeping as Kovacs ? Unbelievable !

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    1. Philipp S2 November 2021 at 21:27

      The defender touched the ball a bit, probably that was enough for the VAR to accept the play-on-decision.
      Actually a bit similar to Guida's second penalty in PSG-RBL.

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    2. Referee analyst2 November 2021 at 21:32

      Sorry but no, no and no. Disagree totally. And Kovacs was far away from action, zero body language or gestures…poor management here.

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    3. Anonymous2 November 2021 at 21:33

      Clipp?

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    4. Upstylon2 November 2021 at 21:33

      If you look closely indeed it seems like a slight touch with the ball was made, so the support from VAR is somehow understandable.
      The fact that Delaney didn't touch David at first with his legs but a bit later with his body might mean that Kovacs considered the Lille's player fall before contact, and told VAR so.
      Therefore, I think this is has to be a penalty.

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    5. Dominik M.2 November 2021 at 21:38

      https://streamable.com/1o5i84

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    6. Referee analyst2 November 2021 at 21:46

      Thanks Dominik. Sorry but clear penalty here for me ! Another VAR stuff and penalty now. Kovacs not very convincing. Far away from actions. Several mistakes as now with unbelievable corner done to Sevilla. Sorry but very poor performance. Kovacs is lost on the pitch…

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    7. Mikael W2 November 2021 at 21:50

      Thanks Dominik.

      A penalty should be given - when we try too hard to separate impeding (soft penalties -> don't give them) from classic tripping fouls, we end up in this kind of mess.

      Everyone (rightly!) expects a penalty here. To be fair, we already saw this problem in Tottenham vs. Dinamo Zagreb last season.

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    8. Referee analyst2 November 2021 at 21:50

      Very poor refereeing by Kovacs. First time i see him and on this half, definitevely not Elite status. No acceptance by players, no natural aura or authority. Lots of mistakes. VAR refereeing the match instead of him…

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    9. Chefren2 November 2021 at 21:51

      I must say very similar situation to Leipzig - PSG second penalty two weeks ago, with Guida still involved, this time as VAR!
      If Di Bello called him, then should today he should hava called Kovacs. What I can add is that in this case (today) the previous touch on ball looks even less clear, so strong argument for penalty. However, in this context, unless a very sophisticated assessment by referee who is not close, a penalty should be whistled. I think Guida was wrong in supporting referee! Unless Guida was told that situation in Leipzig with Di Bello calling him had been a mistake by VAR ;)

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    10. matei142 November 2021 at 21:57

      I watched the video 3 times and I still couldn't see the defender touching the ball. So I don't understand why the VAR didn't intervene. Clear mistake.

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    11. Philipp S2 November 2021 at 22:04

      To be clear: I also think, this should be a penalty - just wanted to give a possible explanation, why the VAR didn't intervene.
      And yes, even the small touch is not completely clear, one can only assume it from the last replay in the video above.

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    12. Jacques3 November 2021 at 08:28

      IMO 100% penalty. Defender tackled everything apart of the ball.

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    13. Andrasch Neunert3 November 2021 at 23:33

      Clear penalty, no doubt
      But even in other situations his performance really bad, no consistent foul detection, no line, bad body language, I am really disappointed.

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  21. Refsav2 November 2021 at 21:22

    Vincic foul detection has gone. Freuler clearly got the ball from Fernandes.

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  22. Referee.Tips2 November 2021 at 21:36

    So far okay Vincic, good management and good decision not to intervene for handball from Dankert. Foul detection bad.

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  23. Matio2 November 2021 at 21:46

    Correct Var intervetion in Bayern-Benfica

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  24. Upstylon2 November 2021 at 21:48

    Penalty +YC given to Bayern after OFR for handball, correct decision.

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  25. matei142 November 2021 at 21:50

    Good first half by Hațegan. 3 correct YCs, all for SFP. Good foul detection and especially great communication with players, as ussually.

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    1. Mikael W2 November 2021 at 21:55

      He learnt very well from EURO then... ;)

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    2. Anonymous2 November 2021 at 22:03

      Missed one RC for reckless challenge, though.

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    3. matei142 November 2021 at 22:10

      The 45' foul by Buyalskyi (a good advantage let after that) is indeed a little orange but the foot was down so I consider YC is preferable here. Way more talk would have come if red.

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    4. matei142 November 2021 at 22:22

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Erh7SITgo
      Here at 55:27-56:40
      Live look worse, sorry, I couldn`t find yet a better video with replays from different angles.

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    5. David2 November 2021 at 22:51

      What am I reading here?
      yellow cards for serious foul play? Red card for a reckless challenge? :P

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    6. matei142 November 2021 at 23:02

      yeah, well, swap the terms if you want but i find them similar :)

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  26. Upstylon2 November 2021 at 21:50

    Correct penalty(+YC)to Lille by Kovacs, given after OFR.

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    1. Chefren2 November 2021 at 21:57

      https://streamja.com/AKJL6
      What about the intensity? Maybe better replays were shown during the game?

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    2. Upstylon2 November 2021 at 22:03

      The best replays are the one in the clip, no other angles shown as well.
      I'd say the intensity is rather low or moderate, and UEFA would assess this challenge as a clear YC.

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    3. David3 November 2021 at 09:16

      With the video shown, I also have doubts about the intensity. Off the ball like that, it seems harsh to intervene.

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  27. Upstylon2 November 2021 at 22:12

    Correct penalty to Juventus by Hernandez Hernandez, tripping.

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    1. Upstylon2 November 2021 at 22:15

      Penalty missed and to be retaken (defender encroachment before the shot). Very good alertness, this is clearly the correct call.

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    2. VG2 November 2021 at 23:00

      Anybody can see that. It's unnecessary to call it. It had zero effect on the penalty kick. It's exactly what IFAB don't want referees to call.

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  28. Chefren2 November 2021 at 22:14

    Alejandro Hernández Hernández whistled a penalty to Juventus, it looked soft at first glance to me, but the touch happened. Before that, a possible foul when Juventus gained possession of the ball, but in my opinion not VAR stuff. Then, he spotted by himself an encroachment by Zenit players and the penalty was retaken. Very good that he didn't need VAR in this case.

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  29. Wally2 November 2021 at 22:16


    great Marciniak evening in Munich, hopefully to the end

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  30. Chefren2 November 2021 at 22:18

    VAR intervention in Bergamo for allowing 2-1 by Atalanta, after a wrong offside flag by AR2. Extremely tight situation, but in such cases NO FLAG is always the expected decision...

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  31. Mikael W2 November 2021 at 22:18

    Potential SYC in Bergamo (55') - correct by Vinčić to assess this challenge as careless, and no sending off. Good small warning to McTominay too, would have liked a firmer reaction against this passive-ish mobbing by Atalanta players though.

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    1. Anonymous2 November 2021 at 23:16

      Good foul detection in a very fast match.

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  32. Chefren2 November 2021 at 22:21

    In my opinion wrong penalty whistled by Hategan.
    Di Bello called him to an OFR.

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    1. Upstylon2 November 2021 at 22:23

      Penalty cancelled after OFR. Good intervention by Di Bello, attecker clearly hit the defender's leg, no penalty.

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    2. matei142 November 2021 at 22:24

      No penalty, foul in attack instead. Good VAR intervention.

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  33. Chefren2 November 2021 at 22:26

    Juventus - Zenit penalty: https://streamja.com/RAaRZ

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    1. David3 November 2021 at 16:50

      I had to watch it several times to see the knee contact. Soft, but I think VAR was right to accept.

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  34. Matio2 November 2021 at 22:28

    Correct YC for Nanziou

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  35. Referee.Tips2 November 2021 at 22:45

    Slavko really struggling with positioning in the last few minutes in Bergamo.

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    1. Florian2 November 2021 at 23:14

      I didn't have that feeling, his physical condition is excellent. Overall very good management of the players.

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  36. Matio2 November 2021 at 22:53

    IMO Today solid Marciniak performance

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  37. Chefren2 November 2021 at 22:53

    Possible handball before 2-2 by Manchester United, VAR confirmed the goal.

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  38. Quilava2 November 2021 at 22:56

    How many YC did Kovács issue in the last minutes? :D

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  39. M2 November 2021 at 22:59

    Kovacs with 12 cards, wow.

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    1. Philipp S3 November 2021 at 07:55

      Equalizing the record of Makkelie (GLA-INT 2020), Eriksson (BAY-JUV 2018) and Kuipers (RMA-ATL 2014)

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    2. Andrasch Neunert3 November 2021 at 23:40

      Yes, but without any showed consequence he is responsible and when he started his cardfestival, it was too late to regain control already. After that game he should be given some break. Hategan should now be in the lead for whistling in Qatar...

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  40. Referee analyst2 November 2021 at 23:10

    Hot stuff for Kovacs with at least 11 YC and rain of yellows during additionnal Time. Not a very convincing match for romanian ref. Lack of authority and management.

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    1. Sam2 November 2021 at 23:23

      I can't recall any game where he did an amazing job. IMO wrong decision to promote him to elite in 2019 (maybe 2020, can't remember clearly). By looking at his appointments in the last two seasons, I also do not think committee trust him that much after his promotion

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    2. matei142 November 2021 at 23:44

      He highest reached the round of 16 in UCL last season, where he did alright. But it`s very probably that it was the final test for EURO selection. About the trust, it is clear it is not that much as he got from the start only 1 game at EURO ( also a low profile match ). The promotion was surprising for many at that time but it was not a mistake in my opinion. I predict that now he will get a game in UEL in MD6 in the best case for the rest of the year.

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  41. Mikael W2 November 2021 at 23:49

    Penalty appeal mentioned by edward above in Brych's game: https://streamable.com/wazetf

    The officials did made a clear mistake - they only missed a corner though, and definitely not a penalty.

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    1. David3 November 2021 at 09:27

      Yes I agree, arm by his body.

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    2. Chefren3 November 2021 at 09:50

      "Italian" point of viwe: basically, the arm in this position should lead to penalty, but in this case, without touch, ball would have hit chest, so no punishable because body's volume was not increased. But in another circumstance this could have led to a whistle, in my opinion.
      Interesting that this was totally missed by officials, they didn't assign corner kick, so you can understand how much difficult is spotting a handball on the pitch, most of the time a referee sees definitely NOTHING.

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    3. Andrasch Neunert3 November 2021 at 23:44

      +1!

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  42. Quilava2 November 2021 at 23:56

    How was Hernández Hernández?

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    1. Upstylon3 November 2021 at 00:07

      He did well in a fair game. Besides a missed YC to Danilo for reckless stamp in 1H (for my taste), he wasn't challenged that much.
      He got the crucial decisions right with a correct PK and its retake (defender's encroachment)
      The spaniard passed the test, he can be satisfied with his debut performance.

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    2. MARIO3 November 2021 at 10:41

      Very very good Hernandez Hernandez in my opinion. Match was fair and not very challenging but he has been extremely precise in each intervention. Penalty correctly repeated for early entry in the box, perfect Yc cards management, Yc issues whenever need and deserved, good physical fit a very quick and funny game. To be retested now in a more challenging match

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  43. Forlan3 November 2021 at 11:14

    OT: Croatian female referee Ivana Martincic is appointed for Hajduk Split-Hrvatski dragovoljac on Sat 6th November 17.05h. Whoever knows a bit about croatian football, knows that Hajduk games could be very challenging for referees, especially when they play home. (recently Bebek has been suspended because of his private conversation after his game in Split), so this will be her "real" debut, I would say.

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    1. M3 November 2021 at 15:05

      Very risky from Croatian Comitee to appoint her, but then again, players are more careful when female is in charge so I have feeling that she will do well.

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    2. Forlan3 November 2021 at 20:43

      @M
      I hope you are right, although watching her other games in 2nd league I wouldnt take the risk yet. But maybe she could learn quickly. Her fitness is great, foul detection also, but in mannagement of some situations and disciplinary actions she needs to be more assertive and confident. Otherwise bad things could happen.

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