Sunday, 2 March 2025

Champions League 2024/25 - Referee Appointments - Round of 16 (I)

Referee assignments for the first set of 2024-25 UEFA Champions League Round of 16, first legs. 




Tuesday 4 March 2025

18:45 CET - Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)
CLUB BRUGGE KV (BEL) - ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
Referee: João Pedro da Silva Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Miguel Alves Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano António Gomes Maia POR
Fourth Official: João António Ferreira Gonçalves POR
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED   
UEFA Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti ITA 
UEFA Delegate: Zgjim Sojeva KOS

21:00 CET - Madrid (Estadio Santiago Bernabéu) 
REAL MADRID CF (ESP) - CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP)
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA 
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA 
Assistant Referee 2:Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: Mathieu Vernice FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR
UEFA Delegate: Fernand Meese BEL

21:00 CET - Eindhoven (PSV Stadion) 
PSV (NED) - ARSENAL FC (ENG)
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Ángel Nevado ESP
Fourth Official: Guillermo Cuadra ESP 
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER  
UEFA Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR
UEFA Delegate: Renata Tomášová SVK

21:00 CET - Dortmund (BVB Stadion) 
BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER) - LOSC LILLE (FRA)
Referee: José María Sánchez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iñigo Prieto ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO
UEFA Delegate: Attila Tömo HUN
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  1. Ex Eng Ref2 March 2025 at 10:19

    Would suggest German and English involvement on Weds, unless Dingert and Gillet are used with refs who don't have their own VAR

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    1. Philipp S2 March 2025 at 12:29

      Yes, Siebert in Rotterdam and Oliver in Munich maybe.
      Van Boekel could indicate Kovacs (in Paris?) or Gözübüyük (in Lisbon?).

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  2. Chefren2 March 2025 at 10:31

    Good prediction with Pinheiro in Bruges.
    The Portuguese coming from an absolutely low profile game like Bayern - Slovan Bratislava, now will be observed by Rosetti to understand how far he can go this season. Still, the game is the most suitable one under this aspect, no very big teams involved, and so you can read clearly the path of the referee new to Elite Category.

    To follow, very good times for Turpin, used for dangerous and risky games, without having anything to lose, but in this case it's more. The full trust by committee seems back again, and he deserved that. Maybe one could say that during the "Letexier way to heaven", his countryman has been treated too unfairly in some occasions, but yes, there are always many good games to referee and he is still there.

    Then, the two Spanish: while for Sanchez Martinez the previous display in Rotterdam had been excellent, in my opinion Gil Manzano must convince in PSV - Arsenal. An occasion to have a good performance. The FIFA seminary for UEFA is waiting at the end of the month, who will be there? Maybe both?

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  3. Philipp S2 March 2025 at 12:27

    Turpin repeating Real after the play-offs shows that UEFA didn't really trust the alternatives and wanted to take no risk.

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    1. Peter2 March 2025 at 12:42

      Personally, I expected two referees with the experience of a Champions League final in the Madrid derby. Since Clément Turpin has just refereed Real Madrid in the intermediate round, I would have expected Slavko Vinčić (who however would have refereed his 8th UCL game this season then) and Szymon Marciniak instead. In this respect, it is probably a special honour for the Frenchman that he will handle again the same team. Basically I think it is a wise decision to use a particularly experienced referee. In this way, UEFA protects itself should problems arise and does not obstruct the career of any future final contender for a long time.

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    2. Ref2 March 2025 at 12:58

      Turpin again has nothing to do with trust imo. What Peter says: this is all about giving the potential final referee a “clean” and not too risky path… The derby can easily burn the chances of a final candidate. Keep an eye on Letexier, Oliver, maybe Zwayer.

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  4. Elliot2 March 2025 at 17:47

    OT: I don't know if this is geoblocked or not, but what absolutely shameful scenes in France today when Fonseca went up head-to-head with referee Millot. I hope FFF hands him a long suspension and a large fine: https://x.com/ViaplayFotboll/status/1896237547614765211

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  5. diego6122 March 2025 at 18:07

    OT: Last week the WC2026 seminar of CONMEBOL and CONCACAF was held in Buenos Aires.

    CONCACAF (15)
    Ismail Elfath USA
    Tori Penso USA
    Joseph Dickerson USA
    César Ramos MEX
    Marco Ortiz MEX (who is suspended by CONCACAF for 6 months)
    Katia Garcia MEX
    Juan Calderon CRC
    Keylor Herrera CRC
    Walter Lopez GUA
    Mario Escobar GUA
    Said Martinez HON
    Drew Fischer CAN
    Ivan Barton SLV
    Oshane Nation JAM
    Kwinsi Williams TRI

    CONMEBOL (18)
    Ramon Abatti BRA
    Raphael Claus BRA
    Wilton Sampaio BRA
    Facundo Tello ARG
    Darío Herrera ARG
    Yael Falcón ARG
    Andrés Matonte URU
    Gustavo Tejera URU
    Piero Maza CHI
    Cristian Garay CHI
    John Ospina COL
    Andrés Rojas COL
    Kevin Ortega PER
    Roberto Pérez PER
    Augusto Aragón ECU
    Juan Benítez PAR
    Alexis Herrrera VEN
    Ivo Méndez BOL

    - Jesús Valenzuela VEN didn’t attend because he whistled the Recopa Sudamericana last week.

    - Edina Alves BRA, Emikar Calderas VEN and Derlis Lopez PAR were not invited.

    Thanks to Arbitro Internacional as always.

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    1. diego6122 March 2025 at 18:11

      In addition, the referees for the Club World Cup will be chosen in April after the UEFA seminar takes place.

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  6. Bluesky2 March 2025 at 21:43

    The first half of Milan-Lazio confirmed the great fear of Manganiello, a referee who is always very reluctant to make strong decisions or even to lengthen recoveries. Many fouls were not whistled to avoid problems even when clear (e.g. foul on Zaccagni in the 15th minute), and two really thorny situations remain doubtful. In the 12th minute, a possible DOGSO against Milan: Manganiello lets it go on, while VAR sends two contradictory images (in the first one we do not understand much and the decision is supportable, in the second one we see a clear foul). In the 41st minute really really really really hard foul of Theo Hernandez on Marusic not even whistled

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    1. Bluesky2 March 2025 at 22:16

      Now a RC for Pavlovic, for me the foul was less dangerous than the two situations in the first half. And a missed YC for Walker

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    2. Chefren2 March 2025 at 22:16

      But now he contradicts you with a RC for a serious "old school" foul play. On a counterattack, tackle directly on the man.
      These are the red cards that are less accepted today than in the past, trying always to look for criteria that can support the YC.

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    3. Bluesky2 March 2025 at 22:49

      A second YC and a penalty missed in the last minutes, anyways. Overall I am not convinced at all

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  7. Refwatch2 March 2025 at 23:06

    Two interesting scenes this weekend, one of which already mentioned by Elliot this afternoon.

    First of all goalkeeper offence in the FA Cup game between Crystal Palace and Millwall, referee Michael Oliver:
    https://streambug.org/cv/024358

    Second, Elliot’s scene, a penalty area incident, OFR and coach’s behavior, referee Benoît Millot:
    https://streambug.org/cv/18c7cc

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    1. Refwatch3 March 2025 at 07:13

      Apparently some playback issues in streambug, another try on streamable.

      CRYMIL [Oliver]
      https://streamable.com/8wlja7

      OLYBRE [Millot]
      https://streamable.com/sseo9e

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