Matchday 1 of 2023-24 UEFA Women's Champions League Group Stage, referee appointments.
Tuesday 14 November 2023
18:45 CET - Malmö (Malmö Idrottsplats)
FC Rosengård (SWE) - Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | Group A
FC Rosengård (SWE) - Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | Group A
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Tiziana Trasciatti ITA
Fourth Official: Martina Molinaro ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Snježana Fočić CRO
UEFA Delegate: Jenni Kennedy ENG
18:45 CET - Sankt Pölten, (NÖ Arena)
SN Sankt Pölten (AUT) - SK Brann (NOR) | Group B
SN Sankt Pölten (AUT) - SK Brann (NOR) | Group B
Referee: Riem Hussein GER
Assistant Referee 1: Melissa Joos GER
Assistant Referee 2: Isabel Steinke GER
Fourth Official: Karoline Wacker GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Nelly Viennot FRA
UEFA Delegate: Alina Căpățină MDA
21:00 CET - Sant Joan Despí (Estadi Johan Cruyff)
FC Barcelona Femení (ESP) - SL Benfica (POR) | Group A
FC Barcelona Femení (ESP) - SL Benfica (POR) | Group A
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Heini Hyvönen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Tonja Weckström FIN
Fourth Official: Ifeoma Kulmala FIN
UEFA Referee Observer: Bente Ovèdie Skogvang NOR
UEFA Delegate: Ginta Pēce LVA
21:00 CET - Prague (Eden Arena)
SK Slavia Praha (CZE) - Olympique Lyonnais Féminin (FRA) | Group B
SK Slavia Praha (CZE) - Olympique Lyonnais Féminin (FRA) | Group B
Referee: Eleni Antoniou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Georgia Komisopoulou GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Polyxeni Irodotou CYP
Fourth Official: Eirini Pingiou GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Maria Persson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Edlira Jaupaj Sherifaj ALB
Wednesday 15 November 2023
18:45 CET - Munich (FC Bayern Campus)
FC Bayern München (GER) - AS Roma (ITA) | Group C
FC Bayern München (GER) - AS Roma (ITA) | Group C
Referee: Rebecca Welch ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Natalie Aspinall ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Emily Carney ENG
Fourth Official: Abigail Byrne ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Emilia Wnuk POL
Assistant Referee 2: Emily Carney ENG
Fourth Official: Abigail Byrne ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Emilia Wnuk POL
UEFA Delegate: Lamprini Dimitriou GRE
18:45 CET - Paris (Stade Charléty)
Paris FC (FRA) - BK Häcken (SWE) | Group D
Paris FC (FRA) - BK Häcken (SWE) | Group D
Referee: Catarina Campos POR
Assistant Referee 1: Andreia Sousa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Vanessa Gomes POR
Fourth Official: Silvia Domingos POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Claudine Brohet BEL
UEFA Delegate: Anna Bordiugova UKR
21:00 CET - Madrid (Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano)
Real Madrid CF (ESP) - Chelsea FC Women (ENG) | Group D
Real Madrid CF (ESP) - Chelsea FC Women (ENG) | Group D
Referee: Frida Klarlund DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Katrine Stensholm Wulff DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Sidsel Rasmussen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Katrine Stensholm Wulff DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Sidsel Rasmussen DEN
Fourth Official: Nanna Løf Andersen DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Kirsi Heikkinen FIN
UEFA Delegate: Camelia Nicolae ROU
21:00 CET - Amsterdam (Johan Cruijff ArenA)
AFC Ajax (NED) - Paris Saint Germain (FRA) | Group C
AFC Ajax (NED) - Paris Saint Germain (FRA) | Group C
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahić SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Emelie Elfstrand SWE
Fourth Official: Lovisa Johansson SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Emelie Elfstrand SWE
Fourth Official: Lovisa Johansson SWE
UEFA Referee Observer: Maria Luisa Villa Gutiérrez ESP
UEFA Delegate: Desislava Ralkova BUL
OT: VAR in the Premiere League needs complete overhaul. OFR ~ 21' in Man City-Chelsea missed Holland shirt pull before apparent foul on him. 3rd major mistake in a matter of months after Newcastle-Arsenal and Liverpool-Tottenham debacles.
ReplyDeleteA shirt pull isn't an automatic foul, you need to consider if it really impacts the movement of the defender, and I don't see how this does. I can understand that people feel that the foul is soft, but VAR is not intervening for this anywhere in the world
DeleteNewcastle goal was deemed a legitimate goal. I'd prefer this to be not whistled because of the controversy it bringd but Haaland does get ahead of Cucurella and is dragged down, and the holding at the start was mutual
DeleteAnthony Taylor again. 3rd wrong penalty in as many games, Gillett failing to intervene for two of them
Delete@EngladREF don’t you dare going against Taylor on this blog!
DeleteFor me the penalty for Man City was fully supportable. Yes Haaland has Cucarellas shirt before, but Cucarella is holding Haaland too. Haaland let's go and Cucarella then puts 2 arms around him.
ReplyDeleteExactly how I saw it, you cannot given a foul for 2 players holding each other but once Haaland lets go and gets in front of Cucurella, only one person is doing the holding and that is Cucurella. Definitely not a clear and obvious error
DeleteBoth players may have arms on each however Haaland pulls the shirt of the defender. Clear foul
DeleteOT:
ReplyDeleteFrappart in Rennes -OL.
My oh my...
The only thing that saved her is the fact that she is a woman and no player wants to risk their career with verbal abuse towards her.
No control in very challenging match,lenient line that suoted nobody,mixed criterium and very egoistic style.
She is extremely talented referees and totally deserves to be there .And to write she is a women is ridiculous .Would write that about a man .Referee Frappart is excellent referee as her career record shows.
DeletePredictions for Wednesday's games:
ReplyDeleteBAY-ROM: Olofsson
PFC-HÄC: Demetrescu
AJX-PSG: Adámková
RMD-CHE: Staubli
So drama in Real Madrid vs Chelsea game! Wrong penalty whistled given to Madrid and Chelsea goal disallowed at the end of the game , that was not offside!
ReplyDeletePoor poor performance from the DEN team !
Unless the offside was against Kerr for interfering with the RMA players–she is offside when the ball is played and does make contact with two of them.
DeleteI actually think Frida did a good job but the ARs were really bad. It is AR 2s job to see whether the penalty was inside or outside. I dont think Kerr have any influence in the offside situation IMO wrong call by AR1
DeleteCome on the penalty is absolutely awful, its not even close a top referee shouldn't need an AR to tell them thats outside. Two not even close errors. Should be no more UEFA games for this referee this season if not for ever
DeleteIt is AR’s job to determine whether someone is in an offside position, it is up to the referee to detect any possible influence and the penalty is an absolutely awful decision, no one can and should be excluded from criticism for this game
DeleteIn BAYROM first goal by BAY was offside. A pity there’s no VAR in the group stage
ReplyDeletevideo please
ReplyDeleteFull games are on youtube.
DeleteBayern - Roma:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9-sOtnqGe0
Minute 20' of the game, 1-0 Bayern, offside.
Real Madrid - Chelsea:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1c686Cb0y8
78' penalty to Real Madrid, clearly outside, where was AR?
Yes, referee should see that it is outside, but you have second option with AR, very poor...
90'+6 last seconds of the game crucial mistake, wrongly disallowed regular goal. Evident mistake, player clearly onside.
Indeed this seems to be too much for Champions League. Committee should see and reflect about that, it is not the first time I talked about, they have now their mouth full of equality between Men's and Women's football, but if this stays as Women's level, it is just a joke. VAR should be introduced as least in Women's Group Stage, we are talking about a few games, 8 games per matchday, so...! But surely some mistakes we see are not expected by Elite women...
Real Madrid - Chelsea. The offside in 90+6 could be on Chelsea 20, who clearly impacts the defenders ability to play the ball. Acceptable at least if not correct for me. Good call and cooperation.
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DeleteLook at minute 11:35 also
DeleteCan't believe...
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