2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Play-Offs, Second Legs, games to be played on 26 August 2025.
18:45 CET - Almaty (Almaty Ortalyq stadion)
QAİRAT FK (KAZ) - CELTIC FC (SCO)
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán ESP
UEFA Delegate: Georges Lüchinger LIE
21:00 CET - Limassol (Alphamega Stadium)
PAFOS FC (CYP) - FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB)
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Lee Betts ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Matteo Simone Trefoloni ITA
UEFA Delegate: Michal Mertinyák SVK
21:00 CET - Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (28 Black Arena)
SK STURM GRAZ (AUT) - FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR)
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Paweł Raczkowski POL
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Wojciech Myc POL
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young SCO
UEFA Delegate: Jan Willem van Dop NED
Marciniak Graz Bodo
ReplyDeleteOliver at Pafos Crvena Zvezda
Mariana a bad one ... the rest are top referees.
I was convinced that Marciniak would handle Benfica Fenerbahce, surprising for me to see him in another game.
ReplyDeleteNow it will be Vincic despite of his rather poor performance in his last game involving Portugal (but I agree with UEFA, this shouldn’t be a problem).
Because Zwayer (another German after Siebert), Kovacs (repetition of Fenerbahce) and Turpin (repetition of Ingvarsson as observer, or is this common?) all seem unlikely to me.
Vincic refereed the Galatasaray-Fenerbahce derby last year in turkey.. Fenerbahce's vice president has a team in slovenia (FK Maribor) Vincic is from Maribor. this was a hotly debated topic in Turkey..
DeleteI really hope Slavko Vincic won’t be assigned to Benfica–Fenerbahçe. Am I the only one? José “the Special One” Mourinho praised Vincic heavily after the Turkish derby, while slamming the Turkish 4th official. The same Mourinho who’s clearly well-connected in RefCom. I mean, just look at the warm hug with Rosetti after losing the Europa League final…
DeleteIf Vincic now gets this match, it almost looks like he’s there on Mourinho’s recommendation. UEFA’s RefCom approach is already more about keeping clubs happy than ensuring integrity. Referees criticized by coaches or players often don’t see those clubs again – which is bad enough. But the reverse, appointing “preferred” referees, might be even worse.
And yes, add the Fenerbahçe–Maribor connection on top of that… Yikes.
Could Taylor do it?
ReplyDeleteAntohny Taylor and mourinho 😂 No chance
DeleteAhh of course! Great shout. 😂
DeleteHello, can you tell me in how many hours will all the referees be known?
ReplyDeletetomorrow 10:00
Deletethanks
DeleteWhat happen to Clement Turpin?
ReplyDeleteHe did a CL 3rd qualifying round 1st leg on the 5th of August
DeleteSeems like Zwayer had a rough season start, in Freiburg-Augsburg. A lot of fouls, cards and a PK whistled after VAR advise.
ReplyDeleteThis weekend in UAE
ReplyDeleteSharjah - Al-Jazira
Ramon Abatti, Bruno Boschilia, Nailton Oliveira (Diego Pombo Lopez)
Dibba Fujaira - Al-Ain
Halil Umut Meler, Ceyhun Sesigüzel, Abdullah Bora Özkara (Zorbay Küçük)
Al-Wahda - Shabab Al-Ahli
Espen Andreas Eskås, Jan Erik Engan, Anders Olav Dale (Kristoffer Hagenes)