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| Andrea Colombo ITA in charge of the final |
Friday 25 April 2025
14:00 CET - Nyon, SUI (Centre Sportif de Colovray)
FC Salzburg (AUT) - Trabzonspor (TUR)
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Geerolf BEL
Fourth Official: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
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18:00 CET - Nyon, SUI (Centre Sportif de Colovray)
AZ Alkmaar (NED) - FC Barcelona (ESP)
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Juuso Mantere FIN
Fourth Official: Luca Cibelli SUI
AZ Alkmaar (NED) - FC Barcelona (ESP)
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Juuso Mantere FIN
Fourth Official: Luca Cibelli SUI
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Final
Monday 28 April 2025
18:00 CET - Nyon, SUI (Centre Sportif de Colovray)
Winner Semifinal 1 - Winner Semifinal 2
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Winner Semifinal 1 - Winner Semifinal 2
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Joonas Jaanovits EST
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate:
And again Youth league final referee comes from big FA. Last few years: France, England, Italy, Germany, Lithuania (must be some mistake)...
ReplyDeleteItalians everywhere...nonsense again and again. Colombo got FIFA badge in 2024...
ReplyDeleteIt's also interesting that local FIFA referees are OK for semi-finals but UEFA invites the Estonian only to act as a fourth official in the final.
ReplyDeleteYes, good remark. I was thinking about that as well.
DeleteCalling a referee only to work as fourth official in Youth League final is rather unexpected, one year ago with Brooks there was another English as fourth, Darren England. Back in 2023, it was the same as 2024, with Delajod - Léonard. I wouldn't be so thrilled about this assignment if I were the Estonian referee.
To add, about Colombo, strong expectations, it's interesting to point out that he had already got a quarterfinal, and this was clearly made because committee couldn't know whether the remaining Italian team would made it to reach semifinals.
After the elimination of FC Internazionale, it was possible to appoint Colombo for the final.
He is a very promising referee, I think he will be surely at a big tournament, strong personality, not afraid of taking decisions, isolating himself from the context. The problem can be that a certain time he can appear as somebody pleasing too much himself, without having a better connection with player to solve the issues, but he can mature under this point of view.
Nevertheless, better to be such a referee, then most of the ones we see nowadays, lacking in personality especially when you have to decide without any external influence.
And finally two words about semifinals, glad to see the Finnish, very promising, I had the occasion to watch him, can become a real talent with natural authority, while I didn't watch in many occasions the Belgian, but this can be another attempt from that federation for the future.
The UEFA Youth League final should not be used to “develop” referees from Top-5 nations.
ReplyDeleteAs if they don’t get enough opportunities to show themselves.
Allard Lindhout does many things in its own way.
ReplyDeleteToday (PSV - Almere City FC) he didn't blow the whistle on a clear handbal in penalty area and after a VAR check he was advised there had been an offside in APP.
He did not go and look at the video himself, talk to the captains of both teams, directly corrected the decision to offside and restarted the game.
This is the first time this procedure has been done in the Netherlands.
Just because Colombo is Italian, he’s getting these opportunities at the start of his FIFA career. This favoritism shown by Rosetti towards his fellow countrymen over all other referees is disappointing.
ReplyDeleteAs already mentioned above, in recent years the finals have always been officiated by referees from the Big five.
What would have spoken against giving the final, for example, to the Finnish referee?
I think after Rosetti, it’s also time to find a chairman from a smaller country. I believe there are several candidates (for example C. Cakir - he is doing a great job in Georgia) who have ended their careers in recent years and who definitely have the authority and charisma to do this job better than Rosetti.
Exactly. What is the point of giving the Youth League final to a Delajod or Colombo?
DeleteThe atmosphere at the Youth League final is “peanuts” compared to their weekly job in Italy and France…. For me a shame and waste. Favoritism at its finest.
While Danny Makkelie was doing a good job in the Pyramids-alAhly game, another Low Countries referee was having a rather less successful time in the Arab world...
ReplyDeletehttps://streambug.org/cv/e790cf
Disgraceful behaviour by Al-Riyadh players (not the first time, ask Barton about their game vs Al-Hilal) and ridiculously spineless reaction by Lambrechts.
DeleteRIY8 (already on a YC) bodychecks (!!!) Lambrechts and gets away scot-free, then RIY11 (who got booked instead) ironically claps in the Belgian referee's face, but isn't given a mandatory 2YC...
The video is not working for me, unfortunately. :/
DeleteYou seem to enjoy games in the Arab world? I have to admit, these type of games (rougher, a bit chaotic, many fouls) are by far more interesting “from a refereeing perspective” than the average 1st leg in a QF Champions League.
I agree Mikael. Makkelei was really good in this very important match that many people were afraid. He had full control and both teams accepted him. His eye for fouls and body language were strong. All his cards were correct and also his assistants made no mistake. I am sure
Deletenew Chairman Sir Oscar Ruiz will be happy with the referee performance, because the result was not changed by referee mistakes.
In the AFC the players are entitled to do almost everything, referees are clearly instructed to not caution dissenting behaviour (and kicking the ball after whistle). I don't know why such trends are present for so long there... To think that AFC RefCom were working really well in 2000s...
DeleteColombo is the most overrated ref in Italian Serie A imo. Far away from an European way of refeering, never a decision taker, always waiting for VAR.
ReplyDeleteIn an article with Belgian referee boss Jonathan Lardot, Jasper Vergoote is said to be included in a UEFA program for the 10 greatest talents of the future.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.rtbf.be/article/jonathan-lardot-director-arbitrage-sur-le-gril-mes-arbitres-sont-prets-pour-les-play-offs-11522715