Wednesday, 18 September 2024

Champions League 2024/25 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 1 (II)

Second set of referee appointments for 2024-25 UEFA Champions League Group Stage, Matchday 1. Games to be played on 18 September 2024.  


18 September 2024

18:45 CET - Bologna (Stadio Renato Dall'Ara) 
Bologna FC (ITA) - Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Morten Jensen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Anders Olav Dale NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO 
UEFA Delegate: Iain Blair SCO

18:45 CET - Prague (Stadion Letná) 
AC Sparta Praha (CZE) - FC Salzburg (AUT) 
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Nejc Kajtazovič SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP 
UEFA Delegate: Myrsini Psarropoulou GRE

21:00 CET - Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)
Club Brugge (BEL) - Borussia Dortmund (GER) 
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigović BIH
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Hansson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Filip Popovski MKD

21:00 CET - Glasgow (Celtic Park)
Celtic FC (SCO) - Slovan Bratislava (SVK) 
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Marc Nagtegaal NED
Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA 
UEFA Delegate: Fernand Meese BEL

21:00 CET - Manchester (City of Manchester Stadium) 
Manchester City FC (ENG) - FC Internazionale (ITA)
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu ROU
UEFA Delegate: Peadar Ryan IRL

21:00 CET - Paris (Parc des Princes) 
Paris Saint Germain (FRA) - Girona FC (ESP) 
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO
UEFA Delegate: Christian Kofoed DEN

43 comments:

  1. Siebert in Paris

    Obrenovic in Prague

    Pejlto in Brugge

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  2. I'm happy to see new names like as Saggi and Obrenovic in CL; UEFA really needs to make a reliable new generation of top level and the new course started yesterday is confirmed today too. Nyberg is flying at the highest level and it seems fully deserved; Not so good for Makkelie and Siebert, they seem a medium/low profiles games and I'm curious to know if it is a normal turnover or a low consideration

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    1. Is it possible that with a top appointment like Manchester City vs Inter, Nyberg could have a chance of refereeing a European final this season? For example, the Europa League or the Conference League? Or perhaps the Champions League itself?

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    2. Even without Manchester City - Inter, the Swedish referee was already a candidate this season for both Europa and Conference League finals, still to wait for Champions League (my opinion).

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  3. For Makkelie given the observer it could be a early test and a sign that maybe he's the early favorite for the final

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  5. Second debut after Martinez Munuera, Saggi.
    The Norwegian could have been more expected than the Spanish, following the assignments, we saw his path this summer and the very challenging games he had. For me, he would need by far more experience before getting a CL appointment, but now it's clear that committee has different ideas. Enough to focus on a referee and to give him some games as preparation, and the debut is ready. Of course better management than Martinez Munuera, but still, if we compare today's choices with the past, we must say that everything has changed. All referees on paper can get Champions League without too many efforts, a man like Collina, honestly, would have never allowed that, but it's Rosetti philosophy.
    Also, the names of the teams play definitely a big role, having observed how the UEFA committee works for years and years, I can be sure that for them, some CL games.... are not CL games :) If you understand what I mean. That's clear. The least sonorous clashes with rather medium - small cubs, are treated in a very different way.
    The very good moment of Nyberg continues, I think we can say that togetherwith Schaerer and Letexier, at moment they are the referees more in focus by committee. The French got the big call with EURO final, Schaerer was assigned to Super Cup, now one should think, as I answered above, that also the Swedish referee is waiting for either Conference or Europa League final, we will see.
    Coming to Makkelie, an interesting appointment to start the new season, Rocchi is particular observer, I wrote that before the game Galatasaray - Young Boys with Eskas, sometimes the Italian goes to observe relatively young and promising referees, but in other cases we saw him with experienced Elite officials, and that's the case. There are only a few observers with this particular treatment.
    Talking about the game, both the Scottish and the Slovakian sides can be very rough indeed, and one can expect a challenging game in terms of intensity (maybe not spectacular, but dirty football..). For this reason, a choice like the Dutch could be explained.
    Regular assignments for Siebert and Peljto, but the German could have got something better: for sure Girona will is considered by committee like the other teams that got referees at thair debut, but here you have PSG on the other side, raising the level of the assignment (and we all know how they can be in trouble in CL games...).
    Finally, about Obrenovic, already made his debut in CL on past season, committee continues with the trust, but this time he must convince. A regular performance is expected, definitely too many mistakes in recent times.

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  6. I think that after the controversies in the Denmark vs. Switzerland match for the Nations League, the committee is not putting Siebert as much in the spotlight for the big games in the first rounds of the UCL. Who knows, with a good performance in PSG vs. Girona, Siebert will be nominated for more demanding matches.

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    1. Putting him with PSG is definitely not "being kept out of the spotlights"...

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    2. Let's also remember that these appointments (maybe unless Juventus - PSV and Brest - Sturm Graz) were made before the Nations League games, and in particular Denmark - Switzerland, played on 5 September (observers appeared before that date).
      So in case they should have changed appointment, but for me a single incident even if very controversial can be never enough to make such a choice. It's a standard assignment for the German, not a big game, PSG win is expected, but indeed with PSG, the "particular" team, as we know them, so need a more experienced referee than others.

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  7. Monaco - Barcelona: Lindhout (NED)
    Brest - Sturm Graz: Walsh (SCO)

    Source: https://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/scheidsrechters/aanstellingen/69587/team-lindhout-leidt-monaco-barcelona-de-champions-league

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  8. Corect penalty and YC in the early seconds of Bologna - Shakhtar by Saggi.

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  9. John Brooks did his first game of the season last saturday and Andy Madley is doing his first this weekend. Could explain why Kavanagh has had so many Uefa games since Brooks and Madley have been injured/unavaliable until now.

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  10. Looks like Obrenovic forgot his cards today or he simply made a deal with someone to not show any kind of card.

    I mean 2 or 3 are mandatory,SPA,handball on purpose...

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    1. I had the same feeling ...

      In the end he proved that he didn't forget the cards in the cabin ...

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    2. i don't think that obrenovic forgot something... i will just say strong personality and big respect from players!

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  11. Correct non-RC for VC in Celtic-Slovan according to modern football (18’); kick with the ball far away but lacking brutality. Being completely pedantic, an impeding offence (which was what annoyed Weiss) occurred just before.

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  12. 2 cautions in quick succession for reckless challenges in Glasgow

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    1. Should be mentioned that the first of these yellows was pretty close to SFP for tackle from behind. Imo YC is still the best decision. Makkelie has handled this game in an unobstrusive and strict way - I think that will be the theme of UEFA refereeing this season. Good 1H by the Dutch ref.

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  13. Another correct yellow card for a reckless challenge from makkelie

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  14. imo missed yc for de bruyne 30' for reckless/spa. Other than that good performance and control from nyberg

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  15. UCL MD1
    Celtic-Slovan
    R: D.Makkelie VAR:R.Dieperink

    2' AR1 wrong call, Slo13 did touch the ball, after ball left pitch, so Slo should throw in
    14' IMO wrong DFK given to Cel for Slo4 handball
    18' Correct YC given to Slo7, for kicking an opponent. Not enought intensity for VC IMO
    22' Borderline challenge commited by Slo6 and during dellayed whistle reckless challenge Cel2 on Slo7
    30' Correct no handball call in Cel penalty area
    45+1' Good dellaying restart managment by public warning Slo6, allready booked, second YC would be harsh IMO

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    1. 54' Great double addvantage to Slo
      55' Correct penalty kick given to Cel, after Slo77 foul
      64' Correct no call in Slo penalty area, offside offence anyway
      70' Correctly play on before 4th Cel goal, great eye from AR2
      80' Correct YC to Cel20 for both showing lack of respect and SPA

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    2. Completely agree on the 14' wrong handball. It's a very natural position! What do they expect, for them to chop their arms off? There seems to be a tendancy to punish many, many more handballs when not in the penalty area and I don't get why. It's a poor call when he's in a very good position

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  16. Very soft penalty in my opinion in Glasgow

    Definitely not VAR stuff though

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    1. I get what you mean, but nowadays for Uefa these are clear penalties. Attacker plays ball, defender is (a fraction) late and hits foot: makes penalty. I’m not sure but I think I even remember several comparable RAP examples which stated intervention is required when no penalty awarded.

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    2. My only real argument for it being soft is that the contact is very very minimal. Barely a touch at all.

      But there is contact so penalty is completely justified

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    3. That's an interesting discussion. These penalties are indeed today seen as very clear ones and the VAR intervention is required in case they are missed.
      My question is: how much the argument of "soft contact" in this case can be more important than the full incident? I mean, defender goes for the ball and he is convinced to play it, then attacker arrives before and he is hit. To me, you have either to hate or to like (or, at least, accept) this kind of penalty. I can't see room for a middle way in today football, because who arrives before on the ball is always rewarded.

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    4. In such cases, personally, I always consider whether the attacker still has a chance to score or not. If the attacker has already lost the ball, I tend to "hate" such penalties, if it is a very promising attack, I "like" it. Very often, the attacker just touches the ball once without any opportunity to control the ball or score, in such cases, I would like to see no penalty for soft/late contact. But I'm not sure if referees consider this.

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  17. There were several VAR interventions when referees didn't give penalties for such incidents during the last season in Italy.
    So Rocchi will be definitely happy that Makkelie assessed it rightly without any VAR help.

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  18. It looks like a very calm evening for CL referees if compared to yesterday. Not that much to discuss, I tried to watch a bit from all the games, if I'm not wrong there wasn't any VAR intervention.
    I missed in full Nyberg in Manchester City - Inter, but no reports so I guess nothing extra ordinary happened.
    Penalties whistled by Makkelie, Saggi and Peljto all OK.
    The debut of Norwegian referee was good, I must say.
    Good calls in the early minutes, penalty (alertness to be praised because he could be still mentally not in the game, but he was) and then a few later free kick and YC for SPA The rest, was not a difficult task.

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  19. Nyberg with an expected level performance, or a little above that.
    Full Control, great allertness, very quickly present as soon as any tension could have started. Some great no calls (e.g. 62´). One can really praise him for the game it happened to be, good flow and calm atmosphere.
    On the negative(?) he could have shown a YC at some point but decided not to. For me 74´ YC SPA would have been mandatory. With the rest I can agree, allthough it is surely not everybodys style to solve it like that.

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  20. A little late, but about yesterday.
    I didnt like Meler´s performance.
    Pretty much nitpicking with fouls, allthough the game wasnt really heated. Both opening YCs rather wrong, but for sure not mandatory or a good way to open cards. About the penalty I would say Meler is not that much to blame, it looked rather blatant at first look. I can agree with the VAR intervention, eventhough maybe not correct by book.
    If you wanna find something positive, I really liked him not being afraid to take decisions. Also some important ones against the big homeside Real.
    Last but not least I gotta say AR2 gotta improve very fast. He was 4 times wrong, twice significantly. I havent seen Martinez Munueras game, but both AR2 were probably at the same level.

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    1. I had a gut feeling he often made decisions based upon his feelings / mobbing of RMA bench rather than what he actually saw.

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  21. #BRUBVB
    21:00, 26:00 Management of DtR attempt
    30:55 Possible YC 20BRU for SPA if whistled
    32:25 PAI impeding
    40:40 Weak advantage
    46:35 Wrong throw-in by AR1/R
    49:20 PAI challenge after shot (scandalous no replay by broadcaster)
    52:05 YC 10BRU for SPA
    57:35, 84:55 Good advantages
    66:40 PAI pushing
    71:50 (72:40) PAI handball
    77:00 Possible SPA
    83:45 YC 26BVB for reckless studs tackle
    90+1:50 Penalty awarded for tripping/impeding - foul vs creating contact by attacker

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    1. 22', 27' Management of DtR attempt
      https://streambug.org/cv/c40539
      https://streambug.org/cv/df01fa

      31' Possible YC for SPA if whistled
      https://streambug.org/cv/6a4815

      33' PAI Impeding
      https://streambug.org/cv/85a1c6

      41' Weak advantage
      https://streambug.org/cv/a794ae

      47' Wrong Throw-In by AR1
      https://streambug.org/cv/4200e5

      50' PAI Challenge, all replays of the action stopped before the crucial incident, missing refereeing's knowledge by broadcaster
      https://streambug.org/cv/a8aebf

      53' YC for SPA
      https://streambug.org/cv/2d798a

      58', 85' good advantages
      https://streambug.org/cv/6e9737
      https://streambug.org/cv/a502d3

      67' PAI Pushing
      https://streambug.org/cv/c37313

      72' PAI Handball
      https://streambug.org/cv/2a1cf9
      https://streambug.org/cv/ccdcc8

      78' Possible SPA
      https://streambug.org/cv/8bff5d

      84' YC Reckless
      https://streambug.org/cv/ac1b37

      90'+3
      Penalty whistled
      https://streambug.org/cv/4efb96

      In my opinion a rather regular performance by Peljto, based on the clips. Supportable about the penalty in the last minutes of the game, but I think VAR wouldn't have called in case of play on. Surely no penalties for me in 72' and 67', one must discuss about 33'. Also about 50', but it's impossible without replays.
      About 33', to me, there is certain movement with leg by defender, but at same time, you can't say how much attacker used it instead of trying to continue the attack. Yes, the defender in reality obstrected him, but personally I don't have the feeling of a 100% clear foul, so to me VAR was right in supporting and this game stayed to referee's discretion about the crucial incidents, exactly how the VAR protocol wants. Not that much to say about the rest, it looked a not challenging under disciplinary point of view.

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  22. #SPASAL
    16:10 (19:25) Play-on call and goal disallowed for offside (AR1)
    22:00 Possible YC 36SAL for reckless tackle
    25:10 Head strike - assessing severity of the offence
    34:50 Play-on call in a potential SPA scenario
    45:50 Missed advantage?
    48:50 Possible YC 15SAL for SPA
    53:50 Possible YC 15SAL for SPA, possible YC 49SAL for deliberate handball/DtR
    57:25 Goal SPA - possible foul in APP
    71:35 YC 27SAL for SPA holding
    72:10 Play-on call in a possible SPA scenario (again 15SAL)
    77:50 PAI pushing
    84:30 PAI charging
    86:45 YC 41SPA for SPA
    90:00 Studs challenge vs simulation
    90+1:05 Play-on in a possible SPA scenario

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    1. 17' Disallowed goal Offside AR1, possible foul before
      https://streambug.org/cv/2d504e

      23' Possible YC reckless
      https://streambug.org/cv/601e01

      26' Head strike - assessing severity of offence
      https://streambug.org/cv/52ddde

      35' Possible SPA
      https://streambug.org/cv/0d929a

      46' Missed advantage?
      https://streambug.org/cv/768c22

      49' Possible YC for SPA
      https://streambug.org/cv/fafdcb

      54' Possible YCs for SPA and deliberate handball
      https://streambug.org/cv/854c19

      58' Possible foul before goal
      https://streambug.org/cv/e7c960

      72' YC for SPA
      https://streambug.org/cv/d76c69

      73' Possible SPA
      https://streambug.org/cv/56ae0f

      78' PAI Pushing
      https://streambug.org/cv/5a5873

      85' PAI Charging
      https://streambug.org/cv/2cf5e1

      87' YC SPA
      https://streambug.org/cv/e9ba20

      90'+1 Studs challenge vs simulation
      https://streambug.org/cv/528ec4

      90'+2 Possible SPA
      https://streambug.org/cv/66ca2b

      OK, while I think you can support the Slovenian regarding the crucial incidents (no foul before the goal, OK to play on following penalty area incidents), he definitely allowed too much for my taste. Very clear situations in which yellow card was expected. We can surely say that when he gave that first warning for a blatant reckless action, he was aware he shouldn't have allowed more, but then some quite clear SPA scenarios followed, and as you said, most of them involving the same player swho was very lucky to escape from sanctions. Foul detection was not perfect for this reason. Not a poor game, maybe bvetter than some previous displays of the Slovenian, but still some important point for improvement, because in my opinion you can't handle more heated games in this way, without cards for a so long time and in evident situations.
      Last but not least, the missed advantage in 46' could be considered as very serious mistake by committee, maybe even more than a possible missed foul.. because Obrenovic had right in front of him the teammate getting ball after the previous foul against his team, and in a very favorable position. Missing in the read of the game, too much focused on the whistle to be done. This is what creates nowadays the most evident mistakes in modern refereeing, I would say, or at least dangerous situations. People now makes big discussions about a missed advantage, like a missed penalty or red card. He should improve on that as well.

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  23. I’m glad that Nyberg had a good game. He is still very inexperienced with Italian teams, isn’t he. The Swede can stand his ground effortlessly in (flow-based) games between two European giants, with his presence and personality.
    On the other hand, I always thought he isn’t on his best in rougher games (e.g. Conference League), thus it will be interesting to follow his path, as he’s normally in the mix for the Conference League final 2025. Nyberg is more a managing ref than a pure decision maker. Contrary to Peljto and Meler.

    I didn’t watch Makkelie, but looking at the summary, it is easy to understand why Makkelie was tested in exactly the game in Scotland (with Rocchi). Not a random choice by Rosetti. It was a game between two teams that (especially in the first half) play opportunistic- and attacking football, which means that there is a lot to assess for the referee. These type of games give the Refcom a good impression of the form a referee has. This isn’t always the case in UCL (many calm snoozefests last season tbh, due to the team tactics).

    I predict we will also see Taylor and Zwayer tested with sth similar in MD2.

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    1. Just to lighten the mood a bit, maybe Nyberg was a little upset that Halaand and Lautaro didn't score goals lol.
      Joking aside, it was a well-controlled and administrative game with only one yellow card given to Ruben Dias. And I believe that Nyberg is the favorite in both the Conference League and Europa League finals (my opinion).

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  24. Did anyone watch PSG vs. Girona? From the point of view of a referee it seems like a good sign that nothing has to be said about Siebert's performance ...

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