2024-25 UEFA Champions League Matchday 2, second set of games, to be played on 2 October 2024.
2 October 2024
18:45 CET - Gelsenkirchen (Arena Auf Schalke)
SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKR) - ATALANTA BC (ITA)
Referee: João Pinheiro PORAssistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: João Gonçalves POR
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Martins POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL
UEFA Delegate: Frédéric Veraghaenne BEL
18:45 CET - Girona (Estadi Municipal de Montilivi)
GIRONA FC (ESP) - FEYENOORD ROTTERDAM (NED)
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nejc Kajtazović SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE
UEFA Delegate: Michal Mertinyák SVK
21:00 CET - Liverpool (Anfield)
LIVERPOOL FC (ENG) - BOLOGNA FC (ITA)
Referee: Nikola Dabanović MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Vladan Todorović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Srđan Jovanović MNE
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković MNE
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI
UEFA Delegate: Jean Paul Mievis BEL
21:00 CET - Leipzig (RB Arena)
RB LEIPZIG (GER) - JUVENTUS (ITA)
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémy Stinat FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan W. Wegereef NED
UEFA Delegate: João Morais POR
21:00 CET - Lisbon (Estádio do SL Benfica)
SL BENFICA (POR) - CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP)
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin E. J. Zeinstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder NED
Fourth Official: Richard Wilhelmus Martens NED
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG
UEFA Delegate: Gerard Lawlor NIR
21:00 CET - Stadion Maksimir (Zagreb)
GNK DINAMO (CRO) - AS MONACO (FRA)
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Domink Schaal GER
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Johann Pfeifer GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED
UEFA Delegate: Mirosław Ryszka POL
21:00 CET - Villeneuve d'Ascq (Stade Pierre Mauroy)
LOSC LILLE (FRA) - REAL MADRID CF (ESP)
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Andrea Colombo ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young SCO
UEFA Delegate: Angelo Chetcuti MLT
21:00 CET - Birmingham (Villa Park)
ASTON VILLA FC (ENG) - FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER)
Referee: Radu Petrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu ROU
Fourth Official: Marcel Birsan ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Popa ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWE
UEFA Delegate:Arturs Gaidels LVA
21:00 CET - Salzburg (RB Arena)
SK STURM GRAZ (AUT) - CLUB BRUGGE KV (BEL)
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Tural Kurbanov AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Amirali AZE
Fourth Official: Tural Kurbanov AZE
Video Assistant Referee: David Coote ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Itchko Lozev BUL
UEFA Delegate: Anna Bordiugova UKR
For me it's interesting, that still is no Kovacs in CL. Maybe a game in EL, and that could be Porto-Man United? And in other way, I expected Radu Petrescu, but not in Villa vs Bayern Munchen.
ReplyDeleteIt's indeed particular, with so many games, they don't appoint one of the most trusted referees in CL. Very strange. Also, I think it's no time anymore to talk about EURO, so there should be other reasons behind that. I see that he has been regularly assigned to domestic games, so he is available. To be honest, I would find more logic, at this point, to see him totally out from appointments (failed tests in Nyon?) than to see him only in Europa League. We will know tomorrow.
DeleteJust to say, the game Aston Villa - Bayern could have been easily for him and not Petrescu!
Yes, I agree on both points.
DeleteNo CL for Kovacs is a surprise and Petrescu gets a quite good game.
Same for Dabanovic and Mariani, but probably a bit more expected in the latter case.
Big and probably challenging game for Gözübüyük, could be a good test regarding his future (joining the top referees or remaining a medium Elite).
Schnyder debut not too surprising, at least he did 2 EL games last season...
Osmers quite expected after getting the best appointments (e.g. ECL R16) among the referees without CL experience.