Referee appointment for the second leg of 2025/26 UEFA Champions League semifinal, Arsenal - Atlético Madrid , to be played on 5 May 2026.
21:00 CET - London (Emirates)
ARSENAL FC (ENG) - CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP)
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Stieler GER
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR
It's a German Siebert well deserved with a wonderful season and that puts him ahead of Letexier for the UEL i guess. Great appointment imo he worked himself up to this kind of games on merit, Also wondering why all the contributors forgot him. Congratulations Siebert.
ReplyDeleteUpdated preference list for the CL final:
ReplyDelete1) Oliver
2) Letexier
3) Siebert
4) Zwayer
If Mariani doesn’t get Bayern-PSG…let’s start praying that PSG-Arsenal Final won’t happen (!)
ReplyDeleteBecause MM will be the most obvious candidate in that scenario
DeleteI think if you are to put Zwayer on that list perhaps Taylor should be mentioned as well because he has been better than Zwayer this season.including the games he was appointed to
ReplyDeleteSiebert gets it with Bayern in the other leg…Is the first time this happens?
ReplyDeleteI’d put Kovacs in Munich…
The referees committee are very fortunate that the Arsenal-Atletico second leg was ordered to be the match played on the Tuesday, and not the Wednesday! Kovacs would be a better choice than Mariani (both must have been scored the same -- 7,9 -- in the quarterfinals) for Bayern-PSG indeed.
DeleteKovacs and Vincic, both are great referees but they didn't cover themselves in glory so honestly I wasn't expecting any of two, they were that poor.
DeleteSo in second leg a referee from the nationality of a club that is in the other game, no problems and I agree. This also suggests that they could have appointed Letexier for this one, but they avoided, so indeed he is kept as possible final candidate, waiting for the teams.
ReplyDeleteZwayer should feel not that good, Siebert did what his countryman should have done instead.
We can remember Siebert having very hard times with Atlético, but it seems as now committee forgot about that, and gives another chance to German referee, at Arsenal's home is a bit different, in Spain I think it would have been more difficult to see him assigned, but still possible. Let's see which kind of game will expect the German in London.
I like final will be psg vs arsenal to get joao pinheiro the final
ReplyDeleteHahahaha. That's a possibility
DeleteI have to say this is the most deserved appointment in a long time, he’s been outstanding this season, let’s hope he can produce a performance that we can all remember and respect
ReplyDeleteThe more normal way of things would have been to give Siebert the first and Makkelie the second leg (due to experience and due to Bayern in the other game).
ReplyDeleteThis order should confirm, that Makkelie was (or is?) considered for the final and they considered it better to combine that with a first leg than with a second leg.
Furthermore, if Siebert was possible, not only Zwayer and Letexier (as mentioned above) were options, but also Turpin. Not choosing him should mean that UEFA didn't like his QF performance.
This assignment possibly confirms my theory that Szymon Marciniak, after his longer injury break, before he got injured again upon his comeback, shall be "secured" for the World Cup by not taking any further injury risks. According to www.weltfussball.com, he is supposed to officiate the match Radomiak Radom - Lechia Gdańsk in the Polish Ekstraklasa on May 4 and is therefore excluded from Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League. He may have been intended for the match on Tuesday before it was agreed to rest him with the World Cup in mind: https://www.weltfussball.com/person/pe150728/szymon-marciniak/co35/ekstraklasa/se95478/2025-2026/spiele-als-schiedsrichter/
DeleteI am just realizing that Europa League and Conference League are only played on Thursday, three days after his match in the Polish Ekstraklasa tomorrow. In that respect, we could still see him there, less realistically, however, in the Champions League on Wednesday.
DeleteAbout Turpin, enough argument can be just that he has officiated too many big games, overused and now a rest should considered more than normal (if his season is over, as I predict).
DeleteJust changing subject, next week Barcelona have the chance to win La Liga against Real Madrid. I predict Jose Sanchez but I would like to know other predictions from others!
ReplyDeleteMy prediction: Hernández Hernández or Sánchez Martínez
DeleteThe referee from Canary Islands, to justify his WC call...
DeleteHdz Hdz should be trusted for that prior to the World cup in his sights or they choose to compensate one of two other elites
DeleteIt will be very underwhelming to choose none of these 3 giants, .
https://fpf.pt/News/Todas-as-not%C3%ADcias/Not%C3%ADcia/news/56305
ReplyDeleteIt seems as Pinheiro with his assistant referees were replaced in this Portuguese game for health issues, the crew should undergo some "medical checks", according to this article. Very strange (all three having to do that). So, not for an international assignment.
I don't know, Siebert was once burned in a Atletico Madrid - Manchester City, also a 2nd leg. The game this Tuesday is pretty similar. Maybe this time it will go better. Good luck.
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