Sunday, 28 September 2025

Champions League 2025/26 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 2 (I)

2025-26 UEFA Champions League, referee appointments for the first set of MD2 games, to be played on Tuesday 30 September 2025.


30 September 2025

18:45 CET - Bergamo (Stadio di Bergamo) 
ATALANTA BC (ITA) - CLUB BRUGGE (BEL)
Referee: Espen Eskås NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Erik Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Elias Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Rohit Saggi NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA
UEFA Delegate: Jenni Kennedy ENG

18:45 CET - Almaty (Almaty Ortalyk Stadion)
QAİRAT FK (KAZ) - REAL MADRID CF (ESP)
Referee: Marco Guida ITA 
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA 
UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB
UEFA Delegate: Loukas Siotropos GRE

21:00 CET - Milan (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza) 
FC INTERNAZIONALE (ITA) - SK SLAVIA PRAHA (CZE) 
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Robert Jones ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST 
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger SUI

21:00 CET - London (Stamford Bridge) 
CHELSEA FC (ENG) - SL BENFICA (POR)
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Siedel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Sascha Stegemann GER
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO
UEFA Delegate: Lennart Vestervall SWE

21:00 CET - Bodø (Aspmyra)
FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR) - TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC (ENG) 
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Kralović SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bert Put BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu ROU 
UEFA Delegate: Peter Lundström FIN

21:00 CET - Marseille (Vélodrome) 
OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE (FRA) - AFC AJAX (NED) 
Referee: Anhony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG 
Fourth Official: John Brooks ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER
UEFA Delegate: Emil Ubias CZE 

21:00 CET - Istanbul (RAMS Park)
GALATASARAY SK (TUR) - LIVERPOOL FC (ENG)
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémy Stinat FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mathieu Vernice FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP
UEFA Delegate: Milovan Đukanović MNE

21:00 CET - Limassol (Alphamega Stadium)
PAFOS FC (CYP) - FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER)
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Vilius Paulauskas LTU
Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: László Vagner HUN
UEFA Delegate: Camelia Nicolae ROU

21:00 CET - Madrid (Estadio Metropolitano)
CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP) - EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER) 
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraz Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Matej Jug SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED 
UEFA Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR
UEFA Delegate: Giel Kirkels NED
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13 comments:

  1. ScotRef28 September 2025 at 10:25

    Personally I think that it is a well deserved appointment for Siebert, he was excellent in DEN-SCO just a few weeks ago.

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  2. HB230028 September 2025 at 10:36

    Siebert last game in europe was Fenerbahce-Benfica (UCL playoff ) now He will referee Benfica again. Hmmm

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    1. ScotRef28 September 2025 at 10:38

      Probably could have been managed better.

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    2. HB230028 September 2025 at 10:42

      that time, Mourinho was Fenerbahce coach, now he is Benfica coach :) This is another detail 😁

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  3. Abdiaziz ahmed yousuf28 September 2025 at 10:51

    Chevren how do you interprate absence of any Portugal or Netherlands referees in champions league at least until now at the same we see some referees appointed two consecutive matches

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    1. Chefren28 September 2025 at 10:58

      About Portugal, Pinheiro is out because in Chile for U20 World Cup. After him, there aren't at moment options if not a debut for Godinho, as we discussed, and I think this could happen, but generally, the situation of the country is not that good, despite of being one of the most important European federation.
      Netherlands: at this point we will surely have a Dutch referee on Wednesday, or maybe boh, the confirmation should be that van Boekel is AVAR in Vincic game on Tuesday, so expected to work as main VAR on Wednesday. We will know tomorrow, possible that both Makkelie and Gozubuyuk will appear.

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    2. Abdiaziz ahmed yousuf28 September 2025 at 11:10

      Mr chevren do you want to say luis godinho, antonio nobre , or Portugal generally has not referee that have the capacity to handle champions league match at the same time Lithuania have this or Slovenia or any country

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  4. Abdiaziz ahmed yousuf28 September 2025 at 10:56

    And other countries like Lithuania, Slovakia ، slovenia, Poland has presence !!!!

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  5. Abdiaziz ahmed yousuf28 September 2025 at 10:59

    How we can believe countries like Norway, Slovakia, slovenia, Poland, Lithuania have better referees than Portugal or Spain

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  6. Abdiaziz ahmed yousuf28 September 2025 at 11:02

    Last night i watch luis godinho handle sporting and estrol and Wednesday freiburg vs basel I think he is one best referees now in Europe how we don't see in champions league

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    1. Chefren28 September 2025 at 11:12

      The issue in your arguments is assuming that a comparison between certain countries is mandatory, that it has to be that way. In reality, the matter is much more complex in terms of refereeing. There can also be moments or periods when, for some circumstances, referees from a certain country reach a higher level compared to others. Now, this doesn't exclude the fact that referees from countries like Slovenia and Poland can produce outstanding referees, unlike other nations, such as Portugal, where, and I agree here, a very strong refereeing school should be developed. However, this does not always happen. Still, you can't put them on the same level, in the sense that there is still room for a referee from Portugal, just as there is room for a referee from Slovenia or Poland, and it is exactly y the job of the European head of refereeing to bring everything together.

      One can criticize Rosetti's working methodology, but in this regard, you can't reduce the discussion to such a simplistic consideration. Every aspect must be evaluated, and it must be understood that you cannot reason exclusively in terms of countries and their refereeing representation. At a certain point, other factors come into play. Moreover, the perspective must be holistic. Right now, we are talking about the second matchday of the Champions League, and what you see here doesn't apply as universal criterion Perhaps in a few months’ round, you will see more Portuguese and Dutch referees and fewer from other nations. I would invite people to analyze all components before drawing conclusions. It is not a discussion that should be approached in the way you are doing it. And, of course, evaluations are always subjective, you can say you appreciated the Portuguese referee in a particular match, and that could true, but we are not the ones to choose or make all the necessary evaluations. This is my point of view, trying to explain as clearly as possible how it should work, while everyone remains free to have their own opinions.

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    2. Abdiaziz ahmed yousuf28 September 2025 at 11:26

      Mr chevren with all due respect for you I felt there is favouritism for some country it is not from the quality

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  7. Abdiaziz ahmed yousuf28 September 2025 at 11:15

    Mr chevren I felt some think is wrong why is give not given the Portugal referees like what is given italy referees or Slovenia referees now Lithuania have two referees in champions league and have not any referee until now !!!

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