Tuesday 14 September 2021

Champions League 2021/22 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 1 (I)

2021-22 UEFA Champions League group stage is ready to start. Committee has appointed the following referees to handle Tuesday's games.

14 September 2021

18:45 CET - Bern (Stadion Wankdorf)
BSC Young Boys (SUI) - Manchester United (ENG) | Group F
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Thomas Leonard (FRA)
Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan W. Wegereef (NED)
UEFA Delegate: Kris Bellon (BEL) 

18:45 CET - Seville (Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán)
Sevilla FC (ESP) - FC Salzburg (AUT | Group G
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (BLR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitri Zhuk (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Oleg Maslyanko (BLR)
Fourth Official: Denis Scherbakov (BLR)
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: Mike Foster (ENG)

21:00 CET - Kyiv (NSC Olimpiyskyi)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) - SL Benfica (POR) | Group E
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG)
Fourth Official: Craig Pawson (ENG)
Video Assistant Referee: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gavan Gillett (AUS)
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi (SMR) 
UEFA Delegate: Jean-Paul Mievis (BEL)

21:00 CET - Barcelona (Camp Nou)
FC Barcelona (ESP) - FC Bayern München (GER) | Group E
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Peter Bennett (ENG)
Fourth Official: Darren England (ENG)
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paul Tierney (ENG) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Francesco Bianchi (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Iain Blair (SCO) 

21:00 CET - Villarreal (Estadio de la Cerámica) 
Villarreal CF (ESP) - Atalanta BC (ITA) | Group F
Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard (FRA) 
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (FRA) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Hamer (LUX)
UEFA Delegate: Dennis Cruise (IRL) 

21:00 CET - Villenueve D'ascq (Stade Pierre Mauroy)
LOSC Lille (FRA) - VfL Wolfsburg (GER) | Group G
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Streegstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries (NED)
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Kevin Blom (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin (SVN)
UEFA Delegate: Peter Palencik (SVK) 

21:00 CET - Malmö (Malmö New Stadium)
Malmö FF (SWE) - Juventus (ITA) | Group H
Referee: Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares (POR) 
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Alexandre Soares Santos (POR)
Fourth Official: Miguel Hugo Filipe Ferreira C. Moreira (POR)
Video Assistant Referee: João Pedro da Silva Pinheiro (POR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski (POL)
UEFA Delegate: Peter Lundström (FIN)

21:00 CET - London (Stamford Bridge)
Chelsea FC (ENG) - Football Club Zenit (RUS) | Group H
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Jakub Winkler (POL)
Fourth Official: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE) 
UEFA Delegate: Alex Miescher (SUI)        

122 comments:

  1. does anyone know if var will be handled from nyon, or if they will be on tv-compound?

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  2. Allegedly, with some single exceptions, VMO’s for all CL and EL matches perform their duties in Nyon, and could be appointed more than once in a single matchday.

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    1. thank you for quick response :) very sure then that we will see double-appointments. with two "var-competitions" now that means 8+8+16 var-matches, hence 64 people would be needed...i think it would be impossible to manage this. also - hopefully - having less people manage more games will lead to an even more consistent quality when it comes to interventions. less people need to be briefed beforehand and var-supervisors can go more into detail in analysis afterwards. i think this is good, as we saw it in euro2020 likewise!

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  3. Big game for Oliver, and Nice to see Frankowski again :D

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  4. I was about to ask for knowing more about the very particular appointment of some AVARs (Irrati, Di Bello, van Boekel), but we have already the answer. All will be in Nyon so it is easy to appoint big names in both VAR and AVAR roles for some games.
    Then, about the appointments, big game for Oliver.
    A signal that after EURO maybe the focus will be on him as main candidate for Qatar 2022?
    Very important observer for Frankowski in England.

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  5. With the Retirement or prospective retirement of 3 big names in European Kuipers, Skomina and Brych, there is definitely a change in the hierarchy of Elite European referee which Oliver is probably benefiting from already!

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  6. Also there has been a change in the VAR team….. although there is no exclusive var Team for a referee, Christopher Kavanagh has worked exclusively with Oliver and Attwell with Taylor,, this probably shows that Kavanagh isn’t trusted as VAR for the game Oliver was appointed for, or something is up with Kavanagh because he hasn’t officiated a single game this season!

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  7. I got a feeling England will include Gillet on their FIFA list this year. Uefa have announced him as a VAR. Is this a sign of what's to come.

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    1. Maybe VMO list but as a FIFA referee that’s close to impossible!!! He hasn’t taken charge of a single top flight match in England even as he was recently Promoted to Select Group 1.

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    2. Yeah I think he will be on the VMO list for 2022.

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    3. I thought he made his EPL debut last season? seems like i'm wrong...he'll surely make it this season

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    4. Gillet hasn’t done an England PL game yet but when being REnominated to FIFA list (rather than first time), can technically be in Jan of first season (rather than usual 18 months).

      Interestingly this would take place away from 1 of two possible refs (probably England) who could fill our usual quota of 10 places.

      Or could Gillet be given an ‘11th’ place as an unusual exception - does seem a shame not to use his experience, if he is willing / available for international games.

      After a disgraceful period of never getting close to having enough referees eligible, England suddenly have a few to choose from!!

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  8. Quite surprising appointments. Frankowski with a big game for a first group referee, it is only his second CL appointment. Strange management to not appoint Polish VAR's, it seems UEFA has only trust in 10-15 VAR's.

    Oliver with the first big clash of the group stage, deserved IMO after a very good EURO. However a quite disappointing match for Taylor.

    Normal appointments for Turpin, Makkelie and Kulbakov.

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    1. It is possible that Marciniak will give appointment

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    2. Yes, I would also assume, that Marciniak and possibly Raczkowski have matches this week and at least one of them will work with Gil. Otherwise it would be strange not to use one of them for Frankowski.

      About Oliver and Taylor, the order of their appointment is indeed surprising and shows that they are at least on the same level now for UEFA.

      Makkelie's appointment is below "normal" for his level, I think. But probably he is still recovering from the EURO SF.

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  9. A great nomination for Frankowski, Marciniak rather outside the champions league this week, he referees on Sunday in the Polish league and on Monday he helps as Var

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    1. But, he was with his assistent it is typical when he will have match in CL or EL

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  10. I must admit I am confused on how the committee see Oliver. On one hand he never seems to get appointed far into the UCL following the JUV-RMD QF, yet then was given a Qf at Euro. Though I think he also got a top clash at the start of the group stage last year. I just find it difficult to predict where he will pop up? Any insights on how Rosetti rates him?

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    1. I think, Oliver is rated highly by UEFA at the moment, otherwise he wouldn't get those appointments (EURO QF and now Barca-Bayern). Problem for him last season were the English teams, therefore nearly no space for English referees in KO stage - and apparently Taylor was rated even higher.
      Will be an interesting "battle" between them for England's no 1.

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    2. And the fact that he hardly can see Italian teams is surely another factor to consider. However, if not Juventus, I hope that he can meet again some Italian clubs this season. He had Atalanta two years ago if I'm not wrong, but then nothing else.

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    3. Apart from English teams in the UCL at the knockout, last season was also had for British referees because of the government’s rule with regards to traveling concerning COVID

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    4. Most of the players of 2018 Juventus have now left though. Buffon who he sent off is left. Kuipers refereed Verratti 2 months after he told him to ‘f*** off’. I think enough time and circumstances has gone for Oliver to get another Juventus game.

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  11. Strange to not see Kamphuis. Maybe he will have a match in the Conference League? He had good appointments in the pre-season.

    Also, interesting to see Makkelie I Lille-Wolfsburg. Quite an equal match.

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  12. I think too much conclusions/assumptions on referees’ statuses are made only after the appointments of a half matchday of CL…

    It seems reasonable that Uefa makes the ‘risky’ appointments early in the Group Stage, as nothing will be decided there. And if ‘lower rated’ refs get serious appointments, that means ‘higher rated’ refs can get a less sonorous game. If for example Oliver gets three games like Barcelona-Bayern in Group Stage and Taylor three less important appointments we can draw a conclusion about Oliver’s status vs Taylor’s, at this moment that’s complete nonsense for me.

    Makkelie still recovering from Euro SF? Recovering from what? Recovering is something a referee does after a period of sub-par performances… You don’t recover after a single soft penalty decision, much discussed but hardly to be blamed for (and not even wrong in the eyes of Uefa’s refereeing authorities). So that’s nonsense for me as well.

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    1. Quality comment, absolutely correct. The Champions League will have been looked at as a whole, key matches appointed. Not every MD are there loads of big games (as I have talked about with WC Quals) but the Elite refs will be appointed, otherwise there is no point having categories
      Take all 6 MDs together to assess

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  13. Great appointment for Oliver - deserved imo.

    Although this point may not be too important, I have to say I am surprised by the appointments for 4th officials among the English referees. Although replacements just before or during games are thankfully very rare, God forbid something happens to Oliver on the night we would see Darren England in charge of BAR-BAY. Nothing against England but he is new to SG1 and has little to no experience of 'big' games. Why not send Pawson with Oliver just for extra security? Or even Tierney, rather than using him as AVAR?

    Anyway, good luck to all referees.

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    1. It would be a way for him to make his mark. He's done a couple of big games like Man City vs Brighton last year. But was surprised he got appointed 4th for a huge match but saying that David Coote (Michael's 4th during the international) has a youth champion league match.

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  14. Bizzare Red card in Liverpool vs Leeds!!! I don’t know why Pawson saw it and said play on but after he saw the horrific injury it inflicted on a Liverpool player he then Produces the Red card 4 minutes later without going to the Pitch side monitor

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    1. Unfortunately no replays have been shown due to the nature of the injury, in real time it did look like the defender won the ball. Perhaps he caught Elliot on the follow through.

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    2. From what I saw live the Leeds player got the ball with one foot as he caught Elliot in the back of the knee with his other one. Could be wrong though, like you said no replays. Also bizarre presentation by Pawson, wondering if he wasn't sure which plyaer it was. Not sure if there was a VAR intervention or not.

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    3. So, tackle from behind + excessive force could be arguments for a RC. + terrible injury that affects everyone. But actually it was very unlucky and the fatal contact came in the end, after (seemingly) playing the ball.

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    4. I've only seen tackle at speed but were both feet off the ground ( Leeds player) as he attempted to play the ball?

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  15. PREDICTIONS TOMORROW

    Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) – Shakhtar Donestk (UKR)
    Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
    Assistant Referee 1: Marco Achmueller (GER)
    Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
    Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager (GER)
    VAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
    AVAR: Christian Dingert (GER)

    Atlético de Madrid (ESP) – Porto (POR)
    Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hategan (ROU)
    Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
    Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe (ROU)
    Fourth Official: Oratiu Mircea Fesnic (ROU)
    VAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
    AVAR: Michael Fabbri (ITA)

    Sporting CP (POR) – Ajax (NED)
    Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
    Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA)
    Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA)
    Fourth Official: Daniele Doveri (ITA)
    VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
    AVAR: Paolo Valeri (ITA)

    Besiktas (TUR) – Borussia Dortmund (GER)
    Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
    Assistant Referee 1: Igor Demeshko (RUS)
    Assistant Referee 2: Maxim Gavrilin (RUS)
    Fourth Official: Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
    VAR: Vitaliy Meshkov (RUS)
    AVAR: Vladimir Moskalev (RUS)

    Liverpool (ENG) – Milan (ITA)
    Referee: Çüneyt Çakir (TUR)
    Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR)
    Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)
    Fourth Official: Arda Kardesler (TUR)
    VAR: Abdelkhadir Btgen (TUR)
    AVAR: Mete Kalkavan (TUR)

    Club Brugge (BEL) – PSG (FRA)
    Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano (ESP)
    Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla (ESP)
    Assistant Referee 2: Angel Nevado Rodriguez (ESP)
    Fourth Official: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (ESP)
    VAR: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
    AVAR: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (ESP)

    Manchester City (ENG) – Red Bull Leipzig (GER)
    Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)
    Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)
    Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)
    Fourth Official: Tomasz Musial (POL)
    VAR: Pawel Gil (POL)
    AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)

    Inter (ITA) – Real Madrid (ESP)
    Referee: Slavko Vincic (SVN)
    Assistant Referee 1: Tomas Klancnik (SVN)
    Assistant Referee 2: Andraz Kovacic (SVN)
    Fourth Official: Rade Obrenovic (SVN)
    VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
    AVAR: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)

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  16. Milan - Lazio
    https://streamable.com/ebsom0
    YC supported by VAR, no intervention.

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    1. I would have prefered a intervention by VAR. What is your oppinion Chefren?

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    2. I think that RC should have been issued but I agree with NO VAR INTERVENTION. Should have been issued directly by referee.
      There are a few arguments in favor of YC: the unexpected tackle by opponent, too short time to react and avoid the contact. Extremely borderline. Basically a RC, but YC can't be assessed as 100% mistake.

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  17. We should talk abiut this, who are the candidates for the UCL and UEL finals this season? For UEL I would go with Vincic, it seems a safe choice. But I'm not sure about UCL. All experienced referees have already had a final. Taylor would be available but it would be a miracle not to have an English team involved in the final. Could Makkelie be called sooner than he should? Depending on the performance, another logical option would be Turpin, after last year UEL. Who else? Oliver, Hategan, Del Cerro and Karasev are backup but I don`t think they are ready for a final. Not yet.

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    1. I think Taylor will be assigned to any final available for him (CL if no English teams there, EL if no CL final and no English teams there)

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    2. Why are you so sure about English clubs in finals? :)
      However there are for sure several candidates for all competitions, differently from previous seasons, Rosetti can be more relaxed. Hardly, he will be in trouble. Good options for all three finals.

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    3. I think, you (matei) already made a good analysis. Based on experience and previous appointments Turpin, Makkelie and Taylor should be the frontrunners for CL final, if they have a good season and their nation is not in it.
      And then there are the five names (maybe + Marciniak), which you also mention as the next candidates, who could have a chance with a very good season and/or if the favourites fail/are not possible.

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    4. Make no sense to talk about this at this stage. We do not know which teams will be in the final and how those names you mentioned perform throughout the season

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  18. UYL games broadcasted in UEFA.tv:

    Tuesday 14

    14:00 Lille-Wolfsburg (Pajač)
    16:00 Barcelona-Bayern (Coote)

    Wednesday 15

    14:00 Liverpool-Milan (Saggi)
    16:00 Inter-Real Madrid (Fesnic)

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    1. Interesting start of a 2nd half Lille-Wolfsburg. In the first 10 minutes:
      1) potential RC for VC (elbow) - YC given
      2) missed clear YC for dangerous play and kicking the player with open foot high
      3) potential YC missed to a player booked in 1) for unsportmanlike conduct (kicking the player after loosing the ball, but not 100% sure that there was a contact)

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  19. What are peoples appinion on these two tackles from yesterdays PL game Everton vs. Burnley? https://streamable.com/zwhwgn
    Is it right to say that the first challenge is more dangerous, but there is no excessive force used, while the second challenge was less dangerous, but with excessive force and almost trying to hurt on purpose?

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    1. First challenge YC mandatory
      Second challenge RC mandatory

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    2. Agree with SavRef, first incident should be a YC, ball-focused, intensity not too high,
      but the second scene is a terrible tackle, he is rushing into the opponent at the sidelide (!) with high intensity, endangering the opponent's health, Red Card.

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  20. I agree with the opinion by commenter as I prefer to see YC in both cases.

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  21. OT: Croatian football federation announced on their website today that Ivana Martincic is appointed for EURO Qualification U-21 match in October. I must say I am very proud as Croatian that she is appointed in UEFA's man competition, expecialy considering that only Frappart and Monzul are in the same situation.

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    1. So a further confirmation that once a woman reaches the men's top level in her country, she gets Men's UEFA aassignments...

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    2. Great news for Martinčić and croatian refereeing. She absolutely deserves a chance IMO, now its up to her to proove that she can become stable and reliable on top men-football level.

      AR Sanja Rođak Karšić has already done that.

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  22. Sevilla - Salzburg: 11' freekick whistled by Kulbakov outside the box.
    VAR corrected referee, it happened on the line, penalty.

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    1. And also a YC for Sevilla #20 after VAR check.

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  23. Excellent ONSIDE by AR1 in Bern for Manchester United goal, 13'.

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  24. Another penalty by Kulbakov, this time clerly inside the box, two arms pushing from behind, absolutely supportable, but the perception in real pace is different, it looks like a quite soft call. In any case, never a mistake.

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  25. Minute 25', I think that this was a clear red card to be issued... terrible challenge. Kulbakov very lenient with YC. VAR supported.

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    1. 28' Kulbakov not so far away from losing the control of the game.
      Players should calm down!

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  26. @Chefren why do you think Kulbakov keeps getting matches at this level. I have to admit, I did not watch every single one of his games, but I can't recall him being really convincing in any big occasion match.

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  27. Excellent red card decision by Letexier!
    While Kulbakov whistles a third penalty, but this one 100% clear.

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  28. 3 penalties, what is going on with Sevilla?!?!

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  29. OFR in Seville. Incredible first half for Kulbakov.
    Two seconds in front of the monitor and he whistled the fourth penalty of the game. Foot contact justified the OFR, in addition to a shoulder / shoulder challenge, I think Kulbakov had indeed missed the decisive touch by defender.

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    1. what a game!!! toughest one in a while! still second penaly a quite soft one, too

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  30. Letexier with an excellent spot there, clear Red card.

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  31. The YC by Kulbakov in 25'
    https://streamable.com/9x37ax
    VAR supported

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    1. Good YC for me. Bonus points for the theatralic reaction by the victim.

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    2. I think YC is still supportable but RC could have been possible as well of course. Either way no VAR stuff imo.

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    3. IMO YC is still acceptable. Both players are focused on the ball, intensity is high, but not excessive. Nothing for the VAR

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  32. The RC incident in Letexier game.
    I hope the video will not be deleted.
    https://streamja.com/bJ1Bj
    What is your opinion about who made the decision?
    Excellent if Letexier directly spotted it, possible help by both AR1 and FO, but they were not so much closer than Letexier. So I'm very happy that they were able to see that, not easy!

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    1. For sure not AR1. At the end of the footage you may observe that AR1 is not looking at the spot of the foul; he is following the ball.
      IMO Letexier spotted it by himself (or 4OF)

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    2. Excellent sending-off, unacceptable tackle. I would say he spotted it himself, FO could be possible as well - doesn't matter too much, decision came fastly and is correct.

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  33. Very good 1H from François Letexier.
    Excellent alertness with the RC situation, spot-on call.
    One YC for a reckless stamp shown in 45'.
    Only mistake: a IMHO missed YC for MU#34 (reckless tackle) in 11'.
    AR1 with a good onside call before 0-1
    All in all, a great performance from the French crew.

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    1. Very much agreed, but for me the situation in 11. is not a missed YC because I considered the tackle between careless and reckless. Given the moment in the game and nothing happened before I thought he used the grey area very good.

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  34. WOW, what a game for Kulbakov. First penalty correctly given after VAR; I have some doubts about the second one. I'm sure many other referees wouldn't have given that one but for sure supportable and no VAR stuff. Third and forth (after VAR intervention) correct.

    I really don't like Kulbakov's body language. He seems to be almost bored, very passive, for example the way he walked to the monitor is just not a great look for a referee imo.

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  35. 50' excellent decision by Kulbakov with simulation and second YC, very clear live.

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    1. and as it is unsporting behaviour, it didn't matter if the player was offside.

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    2. https://streamable.com/j1blm9

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    3. Would it be completely wrong if the referee would have blown, the player dived and he gave him a SYC?

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  36. Kulbakov lost all control now in the final phase of the game and it's all his own fault. He does not manage the game at all, very bad performance and not for the first time.

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  37. Letexier impressive, Kulbakov not good

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  38. The face and body language by Turpin when he issues cards. That's Cool!

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  39. Any thoughts on the push in Lewandowski’s back in BAR-MUN (10’), no penalty awarded? Especially in relation to the penalty Kulbakov awarded earlier tonight (19’ in SEV-SAL)?

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  40. Easy penalty by Soareas Dias. Extremely soft holding.

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    1. https://streamja.com/V3lVa

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    2. IMO simply unclever defending; putting the arm out that insistently is too much. Supportable call, nothing more, nothing less.

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    3. I think, the holding was too long to be ignored. Not high intensity, but he didn't stop. Furthermore the attacker still tried to get to the ball, but that was prevented by the holding.
      Correct penalty IMO.

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    4. No issue with that penalty. Holding is not a part of the game and especially not such a clear one.

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    5. I must say that maybe my opinions about holdings are not always 100% objective because in Italy we have the attitude to study the behavior and reaction of fouled players instead of analyzing the holding itself! This also because the holdings are by far less punished by referees than international stage.

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  41. BAR-BAY:
    Expected level performance so far by Oliver IMO; he had no problems with the first half, but to be fair he had hardly anything to do.
    One YC correctly issued in 5' for BAY6 (SPA).
    Two small penalty appeals, Oliver can be supported here:
    11' penalty appeal (pushing); basically, the litte push would justify a penalty call, the defender panics and pushes his opponent to the ground, but not enough in that context (bigger picture refereeing) for me
    35' penalty appeal (impeding), quite a lot contact produced by the defender here, but all in all again not enough for a penalty, clever defending in my view

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  42. Lille - Wolfsburg: missed throw-in by AR1 before a goal scored, goal annulled. I think that assistant referee had his view obstructed by a player, he was very close to the incident.

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  43. LILLE / WOLSBURG = completely disappointed by VAR intervention to disallow goal for allegeted throw-in missed by AR 1. Not clear evidence that ball was really out. Perhaps last replay but not clear. For me, pitch decision had to be supported. Not clear mistake !

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    1. Indeed what I wanted to add is that in such situations VAR should send the evidence for the changed decision. When this kind of incident (ball out before goal) happened in serie A, this was never shown. I don't understand if they can be really 100% sure, but we should trust... Rosetti instructed them very well. My curiosity would be to know how they can be sure. I was told that in such circumstances they use the same software for offside.

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  44. Second YC by Makkelie for handball, fully correct, stopping a promising attack, ball was clearly targeted to a teammate who would have led the action.

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  45. Agree. Good decision and disciplinary control by Makkelie.

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  46. Frankowski seems to perform well in an easy game. Full control, fully accepted, no controversy. Good job so far.

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  47. Turpin with a correct second YC for SPA (holding, preventing an opponent from reaching ball).

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  48. Crucial goal in Kyiv disallowed by VAR for offside in the very latter stage of the game.

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  49. I disagree with the disallowed goal in Kyiv. Not enough interference for me.

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    1. Did the OFR take place? I just saw that it was disallowed.

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    2. I agree that there wasn't enough intereference in the last situation but they punished an offside position before. So correct decision without OFR.

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    3. If no OFR, it can't be disallowed for interference, must be indeed for a previous offside.

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  50. 95:59 and penalty call by Makkelie, VAR changed the decision, foul outside the box.

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  51. PK in 90+6' by Makkelie but I think it was OUTSIDE of the box.

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  52. https://streamja.com/304WE
    Here what I could found so far. The VAR graphics is the same when a player who reaches ball is assessed in offside, but who?
    I just hope this wasn't a mess.

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    1. If that is the VAR output that means it was the interference that was supposedly punished!!! Because that is what Chris Kavanagh has given to the VAR operator to distribute to broadcasters!!! If this is so then I must say this is horrible, first of all An OFR should take place and that interference is in no way punishable!! UEFA has to realease the proper image that was deemed offside if it wasn’t the image shown!!!

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    2. I think the pass to DYN#19 before was the offside position but this graphic is indeed strange.

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    3. The issue has been solved!
      Correct decision, VAR graphics is related to a previous pass, it was the player who then made the cross, to be offside when he reached ball (shown in the video I linked at the end).
      So there were two different moments, and AR2 missed this previous offside. No uffsides later, everything OK.
      Objective decision, without need of OFR.

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  53. Did anyone see Taylor mistakenly give a Dinamo player his SYC even though he had not been shown a YC before? Very strange scenario

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    1. Yes. I think that it happened because the face of DKV19 (Garmash) is quite similar to the one of DKV5 (Sydorchuk), who already had one YC, so without looking at the shirt/shorts number he mistake the players.

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    2. I didn't see it. Was VAR involved because of mistaken identity?

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    3. It is reported that Pawson intervened to correct the decision.

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  54. HIGHLIGHTS

    Sevilla - Salzburg (Aliaksiej Kuĺbakoŭ || Bastian Dankert)
    https://we.tl/t-VYx202nYOL

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    1. Thank you. Not the best body language by Kulbakov when having to watch monitor for OFR. He looked indeed annoyed.
      Regarding all the crucial decisions in such challenging game one could be surely satisfied if not more, because he needed a "real" VAR intervention only in one situation and you can even understand why, but what was missing was surely the connection with players and game management. In first half game was about to explode after some fouls (25', 28'...).
      About the OFR, I think he had assessed a shoulder / shoulder duel, but this was the missing particular that allowed Dankert to intervene:
      https://ibb.co/4PqhmBw
      the contact with foot

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