2024-25 UEFA Champions League Matchday 5, second set of games, to be played on 27 November 2024.
18:45 CET - Belgrade (Stadion Rajko Mitić)
FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB) - VFB STUTTGART 1893 (GER)
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo De Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Mike Riley ENG
UEFA Delegate: Emil Ubias CZE
18:45 CET - Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (28 Black Arena)
SK STURM GRAZ (AUT) - GIRONA FC (ESP)
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Morten Jensen NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Anders Olav Dale NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB
UEFA Delegate: Łukasz Sojski POL
21:00 CET - Liverpool (Anfield)
LIVERPOOL FC (ENG) - REAL MADRID CF (ESP)
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: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young SCO
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione ITA
21:00 CET - Eindhoven (Philips Stadion)
PSV EINDHOVEN (NED) - FK SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKR)
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán ESP
UEFA Delegate: Róbert Birgir Agnarsson ISL
21:00 CET - Zagreb (Stadion Maksimir)
GNK DINAMO (CRO) - BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER)
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
Fourth Official: Mathieu Vernice FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: László Vágner HUN
UEFA Delegate: Irakli Nakaidze GEO
21:00 CET - Glasgow (Celtic Park)
CELTIC FC (SCO) - CLUB BRUGGE (BEL)
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Diyan Valkov BUL
Fourth Official: Vasil Minev BUL
Video Assistant Referee: Dragomir Draganov BUL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Alexandre Parreira de Castro POR
UEFA Delegate: Knut Bjørn Nordheim NOR
21:00 CET - Monaco (Stade Louis II)
AS MONACO FC (FRA) - SL BENFICA (POR)
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Asmir Sagrkovič SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti ITA
UEFA Delegate: Nermina Hadžibajrić BIH
21:00 CET - Birmingham (Villa Park)
ASTON VILLA FC (ENG) - JUVENTUS (ITA)
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman NED
UEFA Delegate: Ronald Zimmermann GER
21:00 CET - Bologna (Stadio Renato Dall’Ara)
BOLOGNA FC 1909 (ITA) - LOSC LILLE (FRA)
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB
UEFA Delegate: Tobias Wolf GER
I start with Obrenovic, observed by Rosetti. Sometimes we are maybe too particular in making predictions, it was easier. All candidates for Elite are being observed by committee members, so Obrenovic with Rosetti makes sense compared to Pinheiro with Kuipers.
ReplyDeleteSo the Portuguese, the Slovenian and Rumsas at moment are the three above all. We'll see, but it's rare that after committee's observation a promotion then doesn't follow.
About the rest, honestly I didn't expect Gil Manzano in Aston Villa - Juventus, he will be again with an Italian team, very crucial game for both sides. Oliver in Bologna another particular assignment, considering that Bologna got all Category 1 referees before.
Kabakov confirms the good form after a poor period, he is back, but I think chances for promotion will follow on next updates and not now.
Then, the big surprise: Letexier in Champions League and he will have to miss the domestic event on Tuesday. Of course we can guess that the UEFA appointment was made after the publication of this event. Still, Turpin is not seen for big games and he gets a rather "normal one". One can heavily discuss about that...
Schnyder in CL but not Schaerer: it looks like the mistake made by Siwss in his last CL game was too big for UEFA, he returned in Nations League and now I think he will appear in Europa League, but another matchday of CL missed for him.
Normal assignments for Lambrechts and Saggi.
We don't see Nyberg in CL, PSG - PSV was maybe another very big topic for committee, and more generally, including Schaerer again in this discussion, it's the confirmation that for committee NL assignments are rather very low profile games if compared to CL and maybe even EL in some cases.
Ah, and no appointment for Attwell as well (VAR in PSG - PSV).
DeleteTurpin's treatment is extremely harsh IMO.
ReplyDeleteI don't share the criticism of Clément Turpin's management: Dinamo Zagreb and Borussia Dortmund are separated by two points and the underdogs have home advantage, so you can expect an open game. If the Croatians win, they would overtake the Germans and probably push them out of the top 8. This encounter is also about whether they qualify directly for the round of 16 or have to take the detour via the play-offs. Top matches don't always have to include the same nations. I think it's quite positive when referees don't whistle the same team three times a season.
DeleteI don’t like the management of Turpin. Difficult to understand his status and reputation at the moment. One could say, the appointment of Letexier isn’t deserved based on his performances after the EURO. But I’m sure he will do fine.
ReplyDeleteGozubuyuk has been out since MD4-MD5 and Nations League, while still active in the Dutch League where he makes a decent impression. Strange, but it could be sth personal.
I already predicted this, based on how KNVB’s new head of referees operates: prior to the international game, they appoint the full international team in a hidden game domestically (same AR’s and even the 4O) as preparation.
Wonder why Michael Oliver has a Scottish AVAR
ReplyDelete4 VAR CL debuts in these 9 games: Van Driessche, Draganov, Borosak and Gillett. (Plus, first of the season for Hernandez and a debut for Cuadra on Tuesday).
ReplyDeleteSo clearly more variety there. Already 34 different VARs in CL this season compared to 30 last year.
Definitely referees like Makkelie, Taylor and Turpin hiding in less important games.
ReplyDeleteWhat does the committee want with this?
To protect them or is their path coming to an end?