2025/26 UEFA Europa Conference League, referee appointments for Semifinals (Second Legs).
21:00 CET - Strasbourg (Stade de La Meinau)
RC STRASBOURG ALSACE (FRA) - RAYO VALLECANO DE MADRID (ESP) Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
UEFA Referee Observer:Stavros Tritsonis GRE
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger SUI
21:00 CET - London (Selhurst Park)
CRYSTAL PALACE FC (ENG) - SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKR)
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: José María Sánchez Martínez ESP
Fourth Official: José María Sánchez Martínez ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT
UEFA Delegate: Ronald Zimmermann GER
21:00 CET - Strasbourg (Stade de La Meinau)
ReplyDeleteRC STRASBOURG ALSACE (FRA) - RAYO VALLECANO DE MADRID (ESP)
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
UEFA Referee Observer:Stavros Tritsonis GRE
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger SUI
21:00 CET - London (Selhurst Park)
CRYSTAL PALACE FC (ENG) - SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKR)
Referee: Alejandro Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: José María Sánchez ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez ESP
UEFA Referee Observer:Konrad Plautz AUT
UEFA Delegate: Ronald Zimmermann GER
One should never forget how big is Kruzliak reputation under the eyes of committee :)
ReplyDeleteExpected Hernandez Hernandez but not in Conference League. Given the first leg score, this is one of the potentially easiest clash, but of course we can't know whether appointment had been made before or not.
However we can also add that management of Ukrainian teams by committee in appointing them has been always, let's say, very flexible, and this is a fact.
Is this game enough as last UEFA appearance for the referee from Canary Islands, to be accepted as big Spanish name for WC 2026?
In summary, UEFA has appointed 15 referees for the World Cup (including Sandro Schärer, who is presumably only intended to serve as a fourth official). In contrast, in the 12 semifinal matches of the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League, only seven (!) of them are used, with the addition of Ivan Kruzliak, Davide Massa, Donatas Rumsas, and Daniel Siebert, as well as Joao Pinheiro appearing twice. In this extreme form, certainly very remarkable. If Sandro Schärer is not categorized as a World Cup referee "in the strict sense," it would even be only 6 out of 12 games = 50% that are officiated by World Cup referees ...
ReplyDelete... by DIFFERENT World Cup referees.
Delete