Monday, 24 November 2025

Champions League 2025/26 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 5 (II)

2025/26 UEFA Champions League Matchday 5, referee assignments for the second set of games, to be played on 26 November 2025.
 

26 November 2025

18:45 CET - Copenhagen (Parken) 
FC KØBENHAVN (DEN) - QAIRAT FK (KAZ)
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Amil Gerina MNE

18:45 CET - Limassol (Alphamega Stadium)
PAFOS FC (CYP) - AS MONACO (FRA) 
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Lukáš Dzivjak SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA 
UEFA Referee Observer: 
UEFA Delegate: Styrbjörn Oskarsson FIN

21:00 CET - Paris (Parc des Princes) 
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN (FRA) - TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC (ENG)
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Iva Olivari-Uliša CRO

21:00 CET - Liverpool (Anfield)
LIVERPOOL FC (ENG) - PSV (NED) 
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández  ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO 
UEFA Referee Observer: 
UEFA Delegate: Hristo Zapryanov BUL

21:00 CET - London (Emirates) 
ARSENAL FC (ENG) - FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER) 
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca ITA 
Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA 
UEFA Referee Observer: 
UEFA Delegate: Luis Cuervas Del Real ESP

21:00 CET - Madrid (Estadio Metropolitano) 
CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP) - FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA) 
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
UEFA Referee Observer: 
UEFA Delegate: Michael Kirchner GER

21:00 CET - Frankfurt Am Main (Deutsche Bank Park)
EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER) - ATALANTA BC (ITA) 
Referee:  Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Thomas Bramall ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: 
UEFA Delegate: Zaur Haji-maharramov AZE

21:00 CET - Lisbon (Estádio José de Alvalade)
SPORTING CP (POR) - CLUB BRUGGE KV (BEL) 
Referee:  Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER 
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA 
UEFA Referee Observer: 
UEFA Delegate: Haraldur Haraldsson ISL

21:00 CET - Piraeus (Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis)
OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE) - REAL MADRID CF (ESP)
Referee:  Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes ENG
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Ronald Zimmermann GER

14 comments:

  1. Tobias Stieler gets his first CL game. Sporting-Brugge and Zwayer gets PSG-Tottenham

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  2. Copenhagen - Kairat: Walsh (SCO)
    Pafos - Monaco: Kruzliak (SVK)
    PSG - Spurs: Zwayer (GER)
    Liverpool - PSV: Hernández Hernández (ESP)
    Arsenal - Bayern: Guida (ITA)
    Atlético Madrid - Inter: Letexier (FRA)
    Eintracht - Atalanta: Kavanagh (ENG)
    Sporting CP - Brugge: Stieler (GER)
    Olympiacos - Real Madrid: Oliver (ENG)

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  3. wow .. Arsenal Bayern given to Guida .. that's quite insane tbh.
    Unsurprisingly, Letexier gets Atletico Inter.

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  4. Pafos-Monaco: Kružliak-Hancko, Pozor-Dziviak (FIFA nominee for 2026) all (SVK), VAR: Fabbri, Pairetto all (ITA)

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  5. What happened to Peljto?
    He only had one match in all competition this season

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    1. He had 1 CL, 1 QWC and 4 at U20 WC... true, he missed 4 CL rounds and I don't know what Rosetti thinks of him at the moment

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  6. The domination of Italy for referees In Europe is clear

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    1. It's incredible, but not only that, also how Italian clubs and the national team are treated. That's something never happened before in the history or international refereeing, I would say.

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    2. very strange... appointment by Rosetti (ITA)

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    3. what's strange is last year, there didn't seem to be trust in either Mariani, Guida or Massa, and this year they get a lot of big games .. Surely we will have italian referees in the world cup, but who ..

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  7. I think it's time to judge that Rosetti should fired immediately because he's completely unfit for his job. I hope for a new boss who considers qualities rather than background. I can't imagine how demotivating this must be for non-Italian/Slovenian referees.

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    1. I think that Srđan Jovanović is done with participating in the CL, that he will never referee a CL match again.

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  8. Scottish VAR for English referee. English VAR for a Scottish referee. Is it fair comment to assume that Dallas is becoming an increasingly respected VAR at this level?

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  9. Also to note an unnecessary appointment for Oliver in a rather easy game, and Kavanagh seems to have earned some respect by the committee..

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