Sunday, 19 January 2025

Champions League 2024/25 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 7 (I)

This season Champions League's  league stage continues in January, here the referees appointed for the first set of MD7, scheduled for Tuesday 21 January 2025.



Tuesday 21 January 2025

18:45 CET - Bergamo (Gewiss Stadium)
ATALANTA BC (ITA) - SK STURM GRAZ (AUT)
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU
Fourth Official: Robertas Šmitas LTU
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Martins POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan W. Wegereef NED
UEFA Delegate: Mark Evans WAL

18:45 CET - Monaco (Stade Louis II)
AS MONACO (FRA) - ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dragoslav Perič SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Lutz Michael Fröhlich GER
UEFA Delegate: Hristo Zapryanov BUL

21:00 CET - Bratislava (Národný futbalový štadión)
ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA (SVK) - VFB STUTTGART (GER)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Neil Davies ENG
Fourth Official: Darren England ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes ENG 
UEFA Referee Observer: Drago Kos SVN
UEFA Delegate: Frédéric Veraghaenne BEL

21:00 CET - Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)
CLUB BRUGGE (BEL) - JUVENTUS (ITA)
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Leonard FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakır TUR
UEFA Delegate: Borja Bilbao ESP 

21:00 CET - Madrid (Estadio Metropolitano) 
CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP) - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN (GER)
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA 
Fourth Official: Michael Fabbri ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA 
UEFA Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR 
UEFA Delegate: Andy Ambler ENG

21:00 CET - Lisbon (Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
SL BENFICA (POR) - BARCELONA FC (ESP)
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED 
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED 
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP 
UEFA Delegate: Aristeidis Stavropoulos GRE

21:00 CET - Liverpool (Anfield) 
LIVERPOOL FC (ENG) - LOSC LILLE (FRA)
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo ESP 
UEFA Delegate: Karl Espen Eriksen NOR

21:00 CET - Bologna (Stadio Renato Dall'Ara) 
BOLOGNA FC 1909 (ITA) - BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER)
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin E. J. Zeinstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Patrick Inia NED
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot NED
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Lucílio Cardoso Cortez Batista POR
UEFA Delegate: Aurel Ionescu ROU

21:00 CET - Belgrade (Stadion Rajko Mitić)
FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB) - PSV (NED)
Referee: István Kovács ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Popa ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sebastian Colţescu ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Pascal Pierre Garibian FRA
UEFA Delegate: Irakli Nakaidze GEO
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  1. Chefren19 January 2025 at 10:41

    First remark is about VARs, almost all teams from the same nationality of referees, unless Rumsas and partly Gozubuyuk games. This should mean they will be on site, not using Nyon VAR room for the last two matchdays. We will have confirmation tomorrow, in case.
    Said that, we have a debut and finally a different English referee is appointed. It has been a long time since the last assignment that was not involving either Taylor or Oliver. I think it was Craig Pawson on December 2018. Surely the time to allow another name in the competition and I think this can be also reason. We can remember Kavanagh as final referee of Youth League in 2020, at that time, there was surely more focus and expectations on him, but then nothing followed. We will see how far Kavanagh can go in future.
    To follow, I find interesting the assignment in Monaco, with Obrenovic fourth official back to the Principality. A wise move by committee (Sajin?) to present a better picture of Slovenian refereeing? And of course, to me they sent Vincic to Monaco exactly for that, after the poor display by his countryman in the famous game against Benfica. It was also reported Monaco wrote a letter to UEFA.
    The game is very important for English side as well, they are expected to qualify.
    For Makkelie a classic CL game in Lisbon, and in my opinion if you analyze all his assignment so far, you find a path.
    Gozubuyuk back in CL after a certain time and he will be in Bologna, game important for the German side.
    Kovacs in a rather "minor" game after the controversial performance in the big match Bayern - PSG, a signal that committee wants him to keep motivations. Definitely no need of such an assignment, otherwise.
    As for Makkelie in Lisbon, similar pahth for Zwayer with a better one now in Liverpool, game important for qualification. Lille can be in the early eight teams.
    Hot and challenging for Massa in Madrid, for sure. Spanish side will try everything against a more "composed" German side, that is in a vey good position. Big game between two clubs from major federations. This means he is very trusted now, and with Guida out for injury at moment, the ranking seems to have changed again for Italy, but we will see...
    Normal game for Rumsas in Bergamo, Atalanta win is expected, while the one in Bruges for Bastien is definitely more than what reading the pairing could just suggest. One can still think that Juventus will be favorite side, but Belgian team is there, and they can have their say at home. A one to be watched, overall, surely the French third Elite referee has regained some trust by committee, as we observed him in recent times. In past, Frappart was also considered in some cases ahaead of him, but now no focus anymore by committee on her and more generally, it seems there is no need ot focus on women in men's games like it was in past

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  2. Liam19 January 2025 at 11:37

    New AR2 for Gozubuyuk? Inia replaced for Balder. Balder who is now a AR2 for Lindhout in the two previous games.

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