Tuesday 27 November 2018

Champions League 2018/19 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 5 (I)

The following officials will be in charge of Tuesday's Champions League MD5 games.  Thanks to H_demboveac on twitter for the appointments. 

Group E
27 November 2018, 18:55 CET - Athens (Olympiakó Athlitikó Kéntro Athinón "Spýros Loúis")
AEK Athens FC (GRE) - AFC Ajax (NED)
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Bennett (ENG)
Fourth Official: Stephen Child (ENG)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Paul Tierney (ENG)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Andre Marriner (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Haim Jakov (ISR)
UEFA Delegate: Bernhard Neuhold (AUT)

Group G
27 November 2018, 18:55 CET - Moscow (Stadion "Luzhniki")
PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) - FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Mario Diks (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Fourth Official: Rob van de Ven (NED)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Kevin Blom (NED)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)
UEFA Delegate: Olzhas Abrayev (KAZ)

Group E
27 November 2018, 21:00 CET - Munich (Allianz Arena)
FC Bayern München (GER) - SL Benfica (POR)
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Fabiano Preti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni (ITA)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Marco Guida (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Manuel Díaz Vega (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Gordon Pate (SCO)

Group F
27 November 2018, 21:00 CET - Sinsheim (WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GER) - FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomáš Somoláni (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Branislav Hancko (SVK)
Fourth Official: Tomáš Mókoš (SVK)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Peter Kráľovič (SVK)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Filip Glova (SVK)
UEFA Referee Observer: Marc Batta (FRA)
UEFA Delegate: Tugomir Frajman (SVN)

Group F
27 November 2018, 21:00 CET - Décines-Charpieu (Groupama Stadium)
Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) - Manchester City FC (ENG)
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Elenito Giovanni Di Liberatore (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)
Fourth Official: Matteo Passeri (ITA)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Luca Banti (ITA)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Daniele Doveri (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Oğuz Sarvan (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: Aristídis Stavrópoulos (GRE)

Group G
27 November 2018, 21:00 CET - Rome (Stadio Olimpico)
AS Roma (ITA) - Real Madrid CF (ESP)
Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Fourth Official: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Rainville (FRA)
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)
UEFA Delegate: Peadar Ryan (IRL)

Group H
27 November 2018, 21:00 CET - Manchester (Old Trafford)
Manchester United FC (ENG) - BSC Young Boys (SUI)
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Fourth Official: Markus Häcker (GER)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Marco Fritz (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Paulius Malžinskas (LTU)
UEFA Delegate: Rainer Koch (GER)

Group H
27 November 2018, 21:00 CET - Turin (Juventus Stadium)
Juventus FC (ITA) - Valencia CF (ESP)
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: David McGeachie (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Graeme Stewart (SCO)
Fourth Official: Francis Connor (SCO)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Dallas (SCO)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Walsh (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)
UEFA Delegate: Metin Kazancıoğlu (TUR)

94 comments:

  1. which matches will be led by Skomina?

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  2. So we have two Italians in a row for Benfica and (the same) two Italians for both legs of Lyon-Manchester. It was obviously difficult to find suitable games for Orsato and Rocchi, therefore some of the "rules" needed to be broken.
    Kruzliak with Batta in an important match confirms that he is on the edge to Elite.
    Brych and Makkelie with rather low-profile matches. Interesting that they did not have problems to give Brych a Swiss team after the WC. For Makkelie I expected a bit more in this group stage after his QF last season.
    The rest are normal appointments, I think.

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    1. I, too, expected a better match for Makkelie. Perhaps the fact that he had to appear on MD5 (due to CWC duties) made the options very limited.

      Very good match for Kruzliak in front of Batta. His path to the Elite seems to be wide open.

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    2. Both Rocchi and Makkelie have surely forced appointments due to the fact that they will miss MD6. For Rocchi, it is a very good game in any case, for Makkelie one can't say the same. He surely deserved a better match but the management of some appointments was particular in this group stage. Kuipers presence was also another reason for which Makkelie couldn't get other matches in different groups. However, Makkelie could have handled Juventus - Valencia in this set, for sure something better than CSKA - Plzen (said with all the respect for the teams).
      Orsato is another forced appointment with an Italian referee officiating Benfica again. It is the very last chance for the Portuguese team to qualify.
      Kruzliak with the last exam before his possible promotion: gamer to be watched carefully. Turpin back in a top clash after having missed Juventus - Manchester United. He can get also another appointment on MD6 if required, to recover the previous missed game.
      Oliver goes on with low profile games after Real Madrid - Juventus, I think that committee doesn't want to expose him again, but surely there is always trust as he has been always assigned to CL.
      Finally, I hope to see a very convincing performance by Collum this time. He needs to find consistency on long term.

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  3. Who's the ref of PSG v Liverpool?

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    1. The appointment for this game will be released tomorrow, as it is planned on Wednesday.

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    2. Thanks for your info mate

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    3. http://www.90minut.pl/news/291/news2918891-LM-Szymon-Marciniak-sedzia-meczu-PSG-Liverpool.html

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  4. Videos:
    Tottenham vs Chelsea Missed penalty -
    https://streamable.com/gd6m0
    Brighton vs Leicester - Excellent refereeing by Chris Kavanagh
    https://streamable.com/2kffr
    https://streamable.com/7bqdz
    https://streamable.com/qrikt

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    2. Yeah I only noticed that a couple days ago.

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  5. Chris Kavanagh is reffing the Merseyside Derby on Sunday. Massive Surprise by PGMOL but indicates that they want him to challenge Oliver and Taylor in the years to come.

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    1. I think hes only been refereeing professional football for about 5-6 years so they definitely see him as the next Michael Oliver.

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  6. OT - Ligue 1 - Referee appointments for Matchday 15

    30/11/2018, 20:45CET
    AS SAINT-ÉTIENNE - FC NANTES
    Referee: Jérôme Brisard (FIFA - 2nd)
    Assistant Referees: Benjamin Pagès (FIFA) - Alexandre Viala
    Fourth Official: Abdelatif Kherradji
    Video Assistant Referees : Thomas Leonard - Hamid Guenaoui

    01/12/2018, 17:00CET
    LILLE OSC - OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS
    Referee: Benoît Bastien (FIFA - Elite)
    Assistant Referees : Hicham Zakrani (FIFA) - Cyril Gringore (FIFA)
    Fourth Official: Romain Lissorgue
    Video Assistant Referees : François Letexier (FIFA) - Stéphane Bré

    01/12/2018, 20:00CET
    ANGERS SCO - SM CAEN
    Referee: Willy Delajod
    Assistant Referees : Philippe Jeanne - Julien Aube
    Fourth Official: Cédric Dos Santos
    Video Assistant Referees: Hakim Ben El Hadj - Romain Delpech

    01/12/2018, 20:00CET
    EA GUINGAMP - OGC NICE
    Referee: Ruddy Buquet (FIFA - 1st)
    Assistant Referees: Guillaume Debart (FIFA) - Julien Pacelli (FIFA)
    Fourth Official: Lakhdar El Bedoui
    Video Assistant Referees : Benoît Millot (FIFA) - Christian Guillard

    01/12/2018, 20:00CET
    AS MONACO - MONTPELLIER HSC
    Referee: Olivier Thual
    Assistant Referees: Matthieu Lombard - Mathieu Grosbost
    Fourth Official: Pierre Gaillouste
    Video Assistant Referees: Jeremy Stinat - Mehdi Mokhtari

    01/12/2018, 20:00CET
    NÎMES OLYMPIQUE - AMIENS SC
    Referee: Karim Abed (FIFA - 2nd)
    Assistant Referees: Mikael Berchebru - Huseyin Ocak
    Fourth Official: Rémi Landry
    Video Assistant Referees: Clément Turpin (FIFA - Elite) - Bruno Coué

    02/12/2018, 15:00CET
    TOULOUSE FC - DIJON FCO
    Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry
    Assistant Referees: Gwenael Pasqualotti - Cyril Mugnier (FIFA)
    Fourth Official: Floris Aubin
    Video Assistant Referees: Alexandre Castro - Faouzi Benchabane

    02/12/2018, 17:00CET
    OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE - STADE DE REIMS
    Referee: Nicolas Rainville (FIFA - 2nd)
    Assistant Referees: Aurélien Drouet - Yannick Boutry
    Fourth Official: Arnaud Baert
    Video Assistant Referees: Antony Gautier - Sylvain Palhies

    02/12/2018, 17:00CET
    STADE RENNAIS - RC STRASBOURG ALSACE
    Referee: Eric Wattellier
    Assistant Referees: Frédéric Haquette (FIFA) - Aurélien Berthomieu
    Fourth Official: Antoine Valnet
    Video Assistant Referees: Benoît Millot (FIFA - 2nd) - Christian Guillard

    02/12/2018, 21:00CET
    GIRONDINS DE BORDEAUX - PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
    Referee: Frank Schneider (FIFA - 2nd)
    Assistant Referees: Djemel Zitouni - Nicolas Henninot
    Fourth Official: Yohann Rouinsard
    Video Assistant Referees: Johan Hamel - Lionel Jaffredo

    Bastien with the clash of this Matchday, and classic appointements.

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  7. OT - Ligue 1 - Referee appointments for Matchday 16

    04/12/2018, 19:00CET
    AMIENS SC - AS MONACO
    Referee: Jérôme Brisard (FIFA - 2nd)
    Assistant Referees: Benjamin Pagès (FIFA) - François Boudikian
    Fourth Official: Benjamin Lepaysant
    Video Assistant Referees : Alexandre Castro - Stéphanie Frappart

    04/12/2018, 19:00CET
    OGC NICE - ANGERS SCO
    Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj
    Assistant Referees: Guillaume Debart (FIFA) - Christophe Mouysset
    Fourth Official: Julien Rouquette
    Video Assistant Referees : Eric Wattellier - Wilfried Bien

    04/12/2018, 21:00CET
    MONTPELLIER HSC - LILLE OSC
    Referee: Mikael Lesage
    Assistant Referees : Julien Pacelli (FIFA) - Bertrand Jouannaud (FIFA)
    Fourth Official: Alexandre Perreau Niel
    Video Assistant Referees: Jérôme Miguelgorry - William Lavis

    05/12/2018, 19:00CET
    GIRONDINS DE BORDEAUX - AS SAINT-ÉTIENNE
    Referee: Clément Turpin (FIFA - Elite)
    Assistant Referees: Nicolas Danos (FIFA) - Cyril Gringore (FIFA)
    Fourth Official: Floris Aubin
    Video Assistant Referees : Karim Abed (FIFA - 2nd) - Stéphane Bré

    05/12/2018, 19:00CET
    DIJON FCO - EA GUINGAMP
    Referee: Thomas Leonard
    Assistant Referees: Frédéric Hebrard - Gilles Lang
    Fourth Official: Pierre Legat
    Video Assistant Referees: Frank Schneider (FIFA - 2nd) - Wilfried Bien

    05/12/2018, 19:00CET
    SM CAEN - NÎMES OLYMPIQUE
    Referee: Florent Batta
    Assistant Referees: Frédéric Haquette (FIFA) - Yannick Boutry
    Fourth Official: Antoine Grare
    Video Assistant Referees: Alexandre Castro - Christian Guillard

    05/12/2018, 19:00CET
    STADE DE REIMS - TOULOUSE FC
    Referee: Jeremy Stinat
    Assistant Referees: Hicham Zakrani (FIFA) - Mikael Berchebru
    Fourth Official: Yann Gazagnes
    Video Assistant Referees: Benoît Bastien (FIFA - Elite) - Aurélien Petit

    05/12/2018, 19:00CET
    FC NANTES - OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE
    Referee: François Letexier (FIFA - 2nd)
    Assistant Referees: Cyril Mugnier (FIFA) - Mehdi Rahmouni (FIFA)
    Fourth Official: Olivier Thual
    Video Assistant Referees: Willy Delajod - Jérémie Pignard

    05/12/2018, 19:00CET
    OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS - STADE RENNAIS
    Referee: Johan Hamel
    Assistant Referees: Stéphan Pignatelli - Aurélien Berthomieu
    Fourth Official: Gaël Angoula
    Video Assistant Referees: Eric Wattellier - Hamid Guenaoui

    05/12/2018, 21:00CET
    RC STRASBOURG ALSACE - PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN
    Referee: Antony Gautier
    Assistant Referees: Michael Annonier - Philippe Jeanne
    Fourth Official: Bastien Dechepy
    Video Assistant Referees: Ruddy Buquet (FIFA - 1st) - Faouzi Benchabane

    Lesage, Turpin, Letexier and Gautier with the big/hot matches of this matchday.

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  8. Big match for Gozubuyuk. After the super cup in August 2018, PSV - Feyenoord now again in the competition, Feyenoord - PSV. VAR Nijhuis. The Dutch FA and Uilenberg have to get the credits. Excelllent refs Kuipers, Makkelie, Gozubuyuk

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    1. Advantage of VAR. While a referee is injured, Nijhuis is still useful as VAR.

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  9. Friday 30 November
    20:00 Cardiff City v Wolves
    Referee: Andre Marriner
    Assistants: Scott Ledger, Simon Long
    Fourth official: Martin Atkinson

    Saturday 1 December
    Crystal Palace v Burnley
    Referee: Lee Probert
    Assistants: Andy Garratt, Adrian Holmes
    Fourth official: Mike Dean

    Huddersfield Town v Brighton
    Referee: Michael Oliver
    Assistants: Simon Bennett, Mick McDonough
    Fourth official: Jonathan Moss

    Leicester City v Watford
    Referee: Graham Scott
    Assistants: Marc Perry, Neil Davies
    Fourth official: Craig Pawson

    Man City v AFC Bournemouth
    Referee: Stuart Attwell
    Assistants: Stuart Burt, Derek Eaton
    Fourth official: Anthony Taylor

    Newcastle United v West Ham United
    Referee: Paul Tierney
    Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis, Mark Scholes
    Fourth official: Lee Mason

    17:30 Southampton v Man Utd
    Referee: Kevin Friend
    Assistants: Matthew Wilkes, Simon Beck
    Fourth official: Roger East

    Sunday 2 December
    12:00 Chelsea v Fulham
    Referee: Craig Pawson
    Assistants: Ian Hussin, Richard West
    Fourth official: David Coote

    14:05 Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
    Referee: Mike Dean (pictured)
    Assistants: Darren Cann, Dan Robathan
    Fourth official: Andre Marriner

    16:15 Liverpool v Everton
    Referee: Chris Kavanagh
    Assistants: Daniel Cook, Sian Massey-Ellis
    Fourth official: Anthony Taylor

    Dean (again) with the North London Derby, big game for Chris Kavanagh with the Merseyside derby.

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    1. PREMIER LEAGUE

      Tuesday 4 December
      19:45 AFC Bournemouth v Huddersfield Town
      Referee: Roger East
      Assistants: Adrian Holmes, Mark Scholes
      Fourth official: Lee Probert

      19:45 Brighton v Crystal Palace
      Referee: Kevin Friend
      Assistants: Matthew Wilkes, Simon Beck
      Fourth official: Simon Hooper

      19:45 West Ham United v Cardiff City
      Referee: Graham Scott
      Assistants: Simon Bennett, Neil Davies
      Fourth official: John Brooks

      20:00 Watford v Man City
      Referee: Paul Tierney
      Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis, Mick McDonough
      Fourth official: Michael Oliver

      Wednesday 5 December
      19:45 Burnley v Liverpool
      Referee: Stuart Attwell
      Assistants: Richard West, Derek Eaton
      Fourth official: Mike Dean

      19:45 Everton v Newcastle United
      Referee: Lee Mason
      Assistants: Marc Perry, Dan Robathan
      Fourth official: Andy Madley

      19:45 Fulham v Leicester City
      Referee: David Coote
      Assistants: Lee Betts, Stephen Child
      Fourth official: Craig Pawson

      19:45 Wolves v Chelsea
      Referee: Jonathan Moss
      Assistants: Eddie Smart, Andy Halliday
      Fourth official: Roger East

      20:00 Man Utd v Arsenal
      Referee: Andre Marriner
      Assistants: Scott Ledger, Simon Long
      Fourth official: Chris Kavanagh

      20:00 Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton
      Referee: Anthony Taylor
      Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn
      Fourth official: Paul Tierney

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  10. Troubles in Athene before the match. AEK supporters starts with throwing Molotov Cocktails in the direction of the away corner.

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  11. 9': correct penalty call by Makkelie. A few seconds before the foul whistled, there had been another contact in the middle of the box.

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  12. 13': possible RC for SFP to Oblyakov (CSKA), YC was the minimum there.

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    1. I think a yellow is correct as it was the top of the foot that made contact and not the studs.
      https://streamable.com/9hb99

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    2. You are right, I said RC because I tgought contact had happened with studs. That's wrong, so YC fully OK and I would say the appropriate decision.

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  13. Wrong YC given by Oliver to #20 Ajax.

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    1. I politely disagree with your assessment. Very good yellow card in my opinion as the Ajax defender, Schöne, makes contact with opponent high up on shin with studs after stretching to play the ball. Bent leg and low impact/speed make this a YC instead of RC. Excellent trailing eye from Oliver.

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    2. https://streamable.com/rbth4

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  14. IMO penalty whistled by Makkelie was very soft, not saying wrong but too soft for my taste

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    1. Clear trip on the leg and no contact with the ball. Easy penalty

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    2. Very clear penalty for me, as explained by Gardan

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  15. Who knows what happened to Svein Oddvar Moen?

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    1. It is indeed very strange that he didn't get any single appointment in both CL and EL group stages so far.

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    2. Overrated Referee + Pushed too fast + Poor feel for the game + Overly lenient approach bordering on an unwillingness to whistle fouls or show cards = An early end to a spotty career

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  16. '27' and '28' missed penalty for Moscow pushed in the back just before the shot. That's why he missed. And the second also

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    1. Player is loading up for a shot and just as he is about to shoot gets a clear push and loses balance. Always a penalty

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    2. @Gardam If you watched carefully you would have recognized that the two moments you mention actually are one and the same situation right 🤔

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  17. And what about Manuel Grafe? On th 10th of November he officiated Deutsch Clasico, and still in FIFA list, but NOT A SINGLE UEFA match since 2016.😬😬😬

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    1. The negative turning point of his career was Real Madrid - Juventus in 2013, after that he got only Europa League games and then, reaching a certain age, was forgotten by committee.

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    2. thanks a lot for the answer! would be great to have big article about former Elite refs (including those who retired and still are in FIFA list, but not on spot like Grafe). How do you think, is it possible to us all to gather such an information?

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    3. I just have watched RM-Juve 2013. Nothing criminal from my piont of view. Could you please remind me a bit?

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    4. Well, of course I don't know the opinion of committee about this performance, but it was very controversial with a penalty to Real and then a sending off. Very likely his decisions were assessed as wrong... in any case, if I remember correctly, he was not an Elite referee, but he was getting big games. This was the last one. After that, there were other German newcomers, so for him no room.
      About other referees who were about to reach top level, one can mention Todorov from Bulgaria, as example. In 2012 he got CL group stage and he looked to be close to Elite promotion, but then his career suddenly changed: demotion after demotion he became a UEFA Category 3. Now he officiates in Youth games and Regions Cup...
      A similar story occurred to Russian Nikolaev, from Champions League to UEFA last category but now he has retired...

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    5. Also, about the referee from România who were very close to the top. They were Cristian Balaj, now is retired and he is a tv observer for the refs. The other one is Alexandru Tudor who ends his career this year. By the way, Tudor was the favorite referee for the ex-head of the roumanian refs, Ion Craciunescu, who backed him, when he got big mistakes. Both of them had games in CL with Barcelona and they got some problems and they not get promoted to the Elite. And they were stuck in the first category till the new generation came.

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    6. Let’s not forget that Gräfe is known for being outspoken, blunt and honest when things are going the wrong way within the German referee and football community. A trait valued by those with a heart, but disliked by those who are driven by political agendas. He has been highly rated by German players and fans for many years.

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    7. Grafe was observed by Hugh Dallas in Real-Juve , November 2013. After that game, he faded from Uefa radars...

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  18. Another penalty whistled by Makkelie, this time to Plzen.
    Looks like a correct call, attacker was clever there.

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  19. Correct PK to AJAX and second YC.

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  20. Well spot PK by Oliver. Handball and 2nd YC for #10 AEK

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  21. Correct NO PENALTY decision by Makkelie but rather AAR2 in 90'+3, the last seconds of the game. It was the attacker going against keeper, no significant contact for a whistle. Maybe extremely tight offside of the same player involved, but impossible to say.

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  22. Missed handball for Roma in 7' .. Seems like it was on the line?

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  23. 7': handball by Carvajal (Real Madrid) very likely missed by all officials. It is impossible to say whether inside or outside the box. This would have been impossible also for VAR.

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    1. I think Turpin saw it and hesitated, but decided not to whistle it.

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    2. https://streamable.com/deqjn

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    3. Free kick for me. Anyway, I wonder why he didn't even call foul.

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    4. I think he gave the advantage, you can see his arm went up

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    5. Nathan: he did a ”no foul” sign.

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  24. Excellent 2 consecutive and correct onsides in Shakhtar goals by Kruzliak's AR1.

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  25. Correct YC for Modric from Turpin. Quite delayed, maybe because of AR advice.

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  26. Well, looks like besides Turpin's handball incident (doesn't seem to be a PK so not a crucial mistake) not many problems for referees until now.

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    1. Players helped him alot,it wasnt "crazy" game.

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  27. Good teamwork. No offside in Real Madrid goal as Roma defender plays the ball.

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  28. little luck for Hoffenheim with referee decisions this CL season, but the sending off is at least supportable.

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    1. Maybe first YC harsh, second is fully correct...

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    2. Brave decision so far, but, isn't there a little short pulling to Szalái just before the action?

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    3. 1st caution: https://ok.ru/video/976524085878?fromTime=784
      2nd caution: https://ok.ru/video/976524085878?fromTime=843

      I am fully okay with both decisions. First one is a bit soft, but IMO well detected use of studs by Kružliak, even if the actual result of the tackle was minimal. Second is quite dark YC.
      To be honest I am not really convinced by his self-presentation at the 2nd YC, this is not the confident young referee I saw at Partizan - Beşiktaş or Wales - Denmark; shame this happened under Batta's eyes.
      Still, Slovak should be pretty safe bet for promotion, surely he has done enough to deserve it.

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    4. The less I say about this match the better, but I for one missed a line when it came to foul detection and disciplinary management to say the very least.

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    5. IMO the first yellow is fully justified. In the 1st replay shown after the 'tackle' you can see that the player actually rakes his studs down the lower shin of the fouled player.
      https://streamable.com/d0m1v

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  29. Correctly disallowed goal by Collum in Turin, I think in cooperation with AAR1. Player had scored by hand.

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    1. https://ok.ru/video/1355231857386?fromTime=1040

      Very good decision, well done!

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  30. Good night for UCL refereeing. Not a single crucial mistake in 8 matches, IMO.

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  31. Did Fellaini handle the ball before scoring in the man utd match?

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    1. He did and it was punishable. Crucial mistake by Brych's team.

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  32. I really enjoyed William Collum's performance in Juventus v Valencia.

    He showed the most important skills in refereeing:
    - cool head and great tactical preparation for this game (didn't fall for many Juventus' shouts for penalties)
    - clear line and practically faultless in foul detection and card selection
    - made the game fluent by effective management (short but strong messages)
    - chose the best approach (didn't allow too much of physical play what was fully understandable after the first game and the high-paced game involing many duels, many fouls and many cards showed it was the best possible approach)

    Willie and team should be congratulated for how well they handled that hot game. Well done, boys!

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    1. I agree, but I would have preferred a YC for simulation to one of the many Juventus players who threw themselves to the ground with no contact at all, or a contact caused by themselves. Mandzukic comes to my mind.

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    2. In the 1st half there were 5 situations when Juventus asked for a penalty after interventions on Mandzukic, Dybala, Pjanic, Chiellini and Bonucci. I don't say that all of them were penalties but I see that (lately) everything which is in grey area is judged against Juventus (same happened in Juventus- Manchester)

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    3. says the guy with a juventus logo...

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  33. Twitter video of Fellaini's handball prior to qualifying goal: https://twitter.com/sergioulloa1/status/1067541406531682305

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    1. Very difficult to spot but absolutely deliberate act by Fellaini.
      The weird thing is that, in my opinion, this touch had not a real impact on the ball, and without it, he would have played the ball in the same manner. However, this doesn't matter: clear foul. I wouldn't blame so much Brych because it was almost impossible to detect, but well, very crucial.
      VAR is needed there...

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    2. I don't really blame Brych… but in the end, it is a mistake that VAR could have solved. It is a very decisive goal, as it allows his team to qualify… in the 91th minute. The mistake is the same if it happens in the first minute of MD1 or in the current context, but the "appearance" is not. I have already seen people stating that Valencia have been sent home with an irregular goal, which, unfortunately, is completely true, even if there are many more reasons behind their position in the standings.

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    3. Well, this is another reason to implement VAR. Almost impossible to spot it live from a long distance, but it's there.

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  34. From groups E - F - G - H Shakhtar Donetsk - Olympique Lyonnais will be the only very crucial game for qualification on MD6, a direct play off.
    About the rest, first and second place to be decided, qualification to Europa League, I think that in all these games we could see Category 1 referees. There will be for sure big room for them, I would prefer to see Elite referees in Europa League handling crucial games.

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    1. May be Liverpool - Napoli too

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    2. I was talking only about the matches of the groups played yesterday.. of course this evening we will add other crucial games to count.

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  35. TFF announced today that turkish referees Huseyin Gocek and Halis Ozkahya will be suspended until further notice. Gocek was center ref and Ozkahya was VAR for this past weekends Galatasaray-Konyaspor match. Gocek gave a contreversial 90th minute "phantom" penalty and VAR did not intervene. Thus the suspensions. Interesting that both refs are in action this week in europe.

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  36. The handball penalty + 2nd YC given by Michael Oliver yesterday in AEK Athens vs. Ajax.
    => https://streamable.com/4390p

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