2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Matchday 2, 2 October 2025.
Thursday 2 October 2025
18:45 CET - Rome (Stadio Olimpico)
AS ROMA (ITA) - LOSC LILLE (FRA)
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo De Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP
UEFA Delegate: Michael O’Brien ENG
18:45 CET - Istanbul (Chobani Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi)
FENERBAHÇE (TUR) - OGC NICE (FRA)
Referee: Srđan Jovanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović SRB
Fourth Official: Novak Simović SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Alexandre Parreira de Castro POR
UEFA Delegate: Hristo Zapryanov BUL
18:45 CET - Plzeň (Doosan Arena)
FC VIKTORIA PLZEŇ (CZE) - MALMÖ FF (SWE)
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Florian Lata ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA
UEFA Delegate: David Andrew McDowell Zor SVN
18:45 CET - Glasgow (Celtic Park)
CELTIC FC (SCO) - SC BRAGA (POR)
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Timo Gerach GER
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Michaíl Argyroú CYP
UEFA Delegate: Stijn Hutsebaut BEL
18:45 CET - Razgrad (Huvepharma Arena)
PFK LUDOGORETS 1945 (BUL) - REAL BETIS BALOMPIÉ (ESP)
Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch AUT
Fourth Official: Stefan Ebner AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Josef Spurny AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Barış Şimşek TUR
UEFA Delegate: Can Emre Tuğal TUR
18:45 CET - Bucharest (Arena Națională)
FC FCSB (ROU) - BSC YOUNG BOYS (SUI)
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE
Fourth Official: Joakim Östling SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Malec POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kornel Paszkiewicz POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB
UEFA Delegate: Balázs Makray HUN
18:45 CET - Bologna (Stadio Renato Dall’Ara)
BOLOGNA FC 1909 (ITA) - SC FREIBURG (GER)
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Vítor Manuel de Melo Pereira POR
UEFA Delegate: Paul Lyon GIB
18:45 CET - Athens (Olymbiakó Athlitikó Kéntro Athinón "Spýros Loúis")
PANATHINAÏKÓS AO (GRE) - GO AHEAD EAGLES (NED)
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alexander Harkam AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN
UEFA Delegate: Orxan Hüseynzadə AZE
18:45 CET - Bergen (Brann Stadion)
SK BRANN (NOR) - FC UTRECHT (NED)
Referee: Əliyar Ağayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Əmirəli AZE
Fourth Official: İnqilab Məmmədov AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ferenc Karakó HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT
UEFA Delegate: Per Svärd SWE
21:00 CET - Porto (Estádio do Dragão)
FC PORTO (POR) - FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB)
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL
UEFA Delegate: Peadar Ryan IRL
21:00 CET - Rotterdam (Stadion Feijenoord)
FEYENOORD ROTTERDAM (NED) - ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
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: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA
UEFA Delegate: Philipp Mergenthaler GER
21:00 CET - Décines-Charpieu (Groupama Stadium)
OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS (FRA) - FC RED BULL SALZBURG (AUT)
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS/ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR
UEFA Delegate: Luis Cuervas del Real ESP
21:00 CET - Bačka Topola, SRB (TSC Arena)
MK MAKKABI TEL AVIV (ISR) - GNK DINAMO (CRO)
Referee: António Emanuel de Carvalho Nobre POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ricardo Ferreira Ribeiro POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Filipe de Vila Pereira POR
Fourth Official: Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira POR
Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Hélder Miguel de Azevedo Malheiro POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI
UEFA Delegate: Vilmos Szabó HUN
21:00 CET - Basel (St. Jakob-Park)
FC BASEL 1893 (SUI) - VFB STUTTGART 1893 (GER)
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Federico La Penna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Christian Kofoed DEN
21:00 CET - West Bridgford (The City Ground)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC (ENG) - FC MIDTJYLLAND (DEN)
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Évrard FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL
UEFA Delegate: Jürgen Igelspacher GER
21:00 CET - Graz (Merkur Arena)
SK STURM GRAZ (AUT) - RANGERS FC (SCO)
Referee: Halil Umut Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Bora Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bersan Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydın TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bert Put BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Alan Mario Sant MLT
UEFA Delegate: Aurel Mihael Ionescu ROU
21:00 CET - Vigo (Estadio Abanca Balaídos)
RC CELTA DE VIGO (ESP) - PAOK (GRE)
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Fourth Official: Zdenko Lovrić CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Matić CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE
UEFA Delegate: Thibault De Gendt BEL
21:00 CET - Genk (Cegeka Arena)
KRC GENK (BEL) - FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN)
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Fourth Official: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Antonio Damato ITA
UEFA Delegate: Maurice Johnston NIR
Chefren, was my assumption about Georgian referees correct? Ddd
ReplyDeleteIf you know more than me, you can directly say it.
DeleteMaybe something went wrong at Summer Course?
Peter, somebody was reading you here on the blog.
ReplyDeleteIt's Gishamer time under the eyes of a committee member.
As for the rest, interesting to see Minaković in Italy for Bologna game, I'm sure Rosetti will be at stadium here, and not in Rome if he has planned to watch a game live.
Weinberger is now regularly and systematically assigned to Europe League; I guess he is racing with Gishamer to give Austria an important place in the international scenario
Delete@Chefren: I already noticed it. ;-) Nevertheless, I find the appointments of the Austrian officials so far rather disappointing: Julian Weinberger gets regular appearances in the Europa League, but they are comparatively unremarkable. When I browsed through the UEFA page and expected Gishamer/Weinberger, I already thought that Ludogorets with a 9,000-spectator-stadium could become "his" game. Christian-Petru Ciochirca seems to be no longer in the spotlight. Above all, I had hoped that Stefan Ebner would also get a match in the Conference League: He debuted there last season and I had assumed that UEFA might place more focus on young referees with rising career paths.
DeleteIn my opinion Ebner is the one with biggest potential. Ironically,(because he is obviously Austrian number 1 in the eyes of the Committee) I don't like Gishamer's style of refereeing but if he is the chosen one as the candidate for the Elite group... Not great but not terrible. On the other hand if a some FA doesn't currently have a referee with quality for the elite group, I don't see why it should be forced at all costs
DeleteI don't think that Sebastian Gishamer would immediately become an elite referee if he were to debut in the Champions League. For example, he could officiate Kairat - Pafos on the third matchday and, subsequently, a few other games of that caliber. Behind him, there doesn't seem to be rapid progress currently: the next candidate would probably be Stefan Ebner, followed by Jakob Semler. Walter Altmann, who enjoys a good reputation in Austria and officiated the Vienna derby last weekend, was never in the UEFA spotlight. Alan Kijas is apparently injured and has been active only as a VAR for almost a year. It is possible that he may even need to be replaced internationally as a referee—in that case, I would bet on Arnes Talic.
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ReplyDeleteWithout a single Spanish referee in the EL and UEL, only Manzano is eligible to officiate this round.
Just noticed that Jarred Gillet (eng/aus) the has 3 appointments as the main VAR this match week
ReplyDeleteLyon rb salsburg el
Barcelona PSG cl
fc INTERNAZIONALE. slavia praha cl
Surely that's alot for one person over 3 days
I agree with you. This is nonsense.
DeleteIt's actually more mad when you consider pl fixtures
DeleteRef Arsenal Newcastle last Sunday
Var champions league Tuesday and Wednesday
Var Europa league Thursday
Var Saturday
Ref sunday
Absolutely bonkers
Gillett should be no where near a VAR appointment ,a number of poor decision in the PL and FA cup last season ,when a VAR official including failing to act on Dean Henderson intentional handball in the FA Cup Final.
DeleteLooks like Hernandez Hernandez was negatively assessed after his previous performance on CL Play Off, he has skipped the full MD1 and MD2 list of assignments. Th analysis on the blog was correct. And even more, without Sanchez Martinez, committee tried with Martinez Munuera but he got injured. So only Gil Manzano and De Burgos were assigned to games. The overall poor moment of Spanish refereeing continues.
ReplyDeleteA truly terrible time.
DeleteI hope the new generation can bring better days.
With Alberola Rojas and soon Mateo Busquets.
Alberola has not had a single appointment since he went back from the Euro U19. I don´t know if the refcom have a plan for him or not, but its indeed a very rare situation, that not shows a delevopment plan for him. We´ll see about Mateo.
DeleteThat's exactly what I thought.
DeleteIt's really hard to explain why no appointments are needed to develop Alberola.
There are two extremes: either the committee didn't see his potential or they're protecting him tightly.
Forgot about Alberola Rojas! Very strange he skipped the whole MD1 and MD2. After EURO Under 19 indeed no appointments for him on summer, but the idea was that (I remember a comment writen by somebody) he was on holiday..
DeleteWhat does the appointment of Lambrechts in Rome mean in terms of trust by Rosetti/committee? On track for promotion to Elite?
ReplyDeleteThe Belgian referee is surely following a path for a possible promotion, but in my opinion differently from other referees, we were unable to make very detailed assessments about his performances and I think he got less games than other referees, if planned for something important. This could mean, but I can be wrong of course, that committee wants still to wait, otherwise they would have pushed him more.
DeleteSaid that, for me the assignment is rather good, but not a big one. We should wait for saying more.
Stieler with a largely straightforward first half in Glasgow. Correct caution on 13' for a pull and generally positioning has been very alert and proactive (unfortunately struck by the ball once but nothing he could have done). Two possible cautions one for a SPA and one for delaying restart but opted for a quiet word, personally i would have supported cautions for both but can also support the approach Stieler took.
ReplyDeleteI have to say I am not convinced by the VAR overturn of the Celtic goal, I fail to see the handball here.
Deletedidnt appear to be overturn as no signal done by Stieler simply Check Over on screen as if on field decision was no goal
ReplyDeleteCommentators alleging no check on screen as factual decision
DeleteIm almost certain that Stieler must have disallowed the goal on field
DeleteGuessing so, the TV commentary and replays provided no help
DeleteBizarre incident in Glasgow. I assume that Stiller actually disallowed the goal on field and that has gone unnoticed by most people as there was no VAR signal made on confirmation of the handball.
ReplyDeleteThere is definitely no clear evidence of a hamdball and it could only be VAR supporting an on field decision through lack of evidence
Please someone give me the answer:
ReplyDeleteMin 10: Caution simulation?
Min 12: Freekick for Pilzen
Min 18: Caution?
Min 39: Second yellow card?
Match Pilzen-Malmö
ReplyDeleteEven UEFA is in trouble for Celtic - Braga.
ReplyDeleteVAR: Decision confirmed, but then decision overturned :D
https://ibb.co/5xtSpTZt
Very likely German officials were not clear in the process (I didn't watch it, though).
My best stab at it with the dreadful TV replays and commentary is that if Stieler has disallowed the goal then I agree with Ecosse that VAR have not overturned it due to lack of clear evidence but personally I do not see a handball in any of the replays and at worst the touch is at the top of the shoulder but I do not see it like that.
ReplyDeleteIf Stieler has given the goal then it's an error by Dingert to overturn the decision due to lack of clear evidence as previously mentioned.
P.S what is it with Dingert, Scotland or Scottish teams and debatable VAR calls ;)
OFR for Minaković in Bologna, a classic handball with open arm.
ReplyDeleteCorrect call by Bebek.
Similar situation in Rome, Belgian VAR calling the colleague to monitor for a penalty, correct decision.
DeleteRC for SFP by Jorgji in Czechia
ReplyDeletehttps://streamain.com/en/c5O6Gf6FWzdGaI4/watch
The penalty in Rome was taken three times and always missed by AS Roma players. That's incredibile. However, in my opinion such situations shouldn't happen, Belgian referee with more communication should have informed the players about the infringments. It was not clear whether the first repetition was for the keeper or the defender who had then played ball after the save by keeper. I think being more proactive here was possible. Nevertheless, it was meant to happen, nothing to do...
ReplyDeleteNo comment on Lambrechts. What a shame here. PK after OFR ok but two times retaken and second time for nothing. Impossible to a candidate to Élite to act like that. No words. You have strict rules and after mindset from high referee. This Belgian is not.
ReplyDeleteFan glasses? Penalty rules are quite clear: If the keeper goes from the line and saves it, the penalty has to be retaken
DeleteHow retaken for nothing? Clearly of the line
DeleteAlways extreme opinions here, as it often happens. :)
DeleteI believe the Belgian could definitely have done better in terms of clarity, because the way everything happened was unpleasant to watch, even though technically there was no mistake, and I'm the first to say that referees shouldn't worry too much about instructing the players. But in this instance, a bit more clarity would have helped; how Belgian worked, it gave me the impression of acting in an overly standardized manner without caring the human side and just explaining more.
I assume the first PK was retaken because the defender who cleared the ball after the GK saved encroached. If the Lille GK had encroached twice he would have been booked.
ReplyDeleteI'm not Lambrechts' fan but can't see where is he at fault here.
Agree for the first time. But never on the last one. Ridiculous VAR here. It’s clearly not obvious and blatant. Stop to ref with a book under your eyes. Here, top referee had to stop VAR. Lambrechts has no charisma. Completely robotic. Not at level for ELITE.
DeleteYes,but before handball by Mandi there was a handball by Roma player 30 sec earlier,that's what Lille players were complaining.
DeleteLuckily,Roma players need to go to penalty school.🤣
Good performance from Stieler (not mentioning the VAR incident as it's still unclear and therefore unfair to comment effectively). Handled the game well, correct use of cautions especially in the second half and great proactive positioning to be right ok top of most incidents.
ReplyDeleteObrenovič confirmed YC after OFR.
ReplyDeleteLooks like there are always troubles with Borošak calls...
For me (new qualified referee) I would have gone red for last man but would have had to take a couple of seconds to think. But having watched it again I agree with the yellow
Deleteclear RED
DeleteVery brave decision by Obrenovic after OFR for possible DOGSO. I think he was right not to follow the VARs advice considering it wasn’t 100% clear if Aston Villa striker would have the likelihood to control the ball.
ReplyDeleteI disagree. Obrenovic's decision was wrong imho.
DeleteThink he was right to stick with his decision. 50/50 call and not an obvious mistake originally giving the yellow.
DeleteCorrect to stay with YC. Bored line decision but more YC because of the last toch of the ball. Surely the attacker didn't have full control of the ball.
DeleteIn any case no VAR intetvention.
Feyenoord goal disallowed for no reason. No VAR check.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't sea TV reply that convince me for that DFK. For me it was even out of the ball so I expected GOAL as a correctdecision!
DeleteHere the video of the OFR from Obrenovic game.
ReplyDeletehttps://streambug.org/cv/a37b8f
I think YC was not clear and obvious mistake, but you can expect more RC in this situation. Once again I will repeat, when grey areas, it's not that useful to have VAR.... referee and VAR can even have different opinions.
A very diplomatic remark, Chefren!
DeleteOne could say as well in these "grey areas" it is better to decide in the idea of the game we all love instead of rewarding a team for intentionalky committing a foul.
This isn’t grey area. Clear RC here…
DeleteHonestly, IMO it’s unbelievable that Obrenovic confirmed his YC. For me it’s a clear DOGSO and I even think Borosak‘s intervention was correct and mandatory. I mean, what is the argument against DOGSO? I can’t find any.
DeleteFor me, this is clear YC, and RC is almost clear error.
DeleteThe ball was already played by a Villa player before Ahmedhodzic committed a foul. Even if the Villa player could still get to the ball, it's highly likely that he would no longer be in a scoring position.
This can never be a DOGSO. The attacker overruns the ball with a heavy touch and the contact occurs afterwards. The ball is not heading directly towards goal and the goalkeeper would most likely have reached it first. A very poor VAR intervention.
DeleteI observe Serbian referees tonight. For Jovanovic only one comment-back on track. About Minakovic, very good performance with one OFR, even it is clear handball, hard to spot. His development continue on right way. For me, definetely ready for Cl debut.
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ReplyDeletePK whistled by Massa and confirmed after quite a long check. Not too convinced by this call, but I think correct to support. I didn’t see good replays though.
I think VAR was in big doubt here: from a replay, it looked like a fair action on the ball, maybe this one was confirmed just because contrary evidence was missing, but possible it wasn't a full penalty...
DeleteFeyenoord-Aston Villa
ReplyDeleteIn the first half, Feyenoord scored from a corner, but the goal was disallowed due to a minor foul. I only realized the very small possibility of a foul after watching the replay several times.
Eventually supportable, but it's noteworthy that VAR completed its check in a very short time.
The referee then pointed to the goal (foul) and then to the other side of the field (freekick for Villa), which many initially thought had changed the decision to allow the goal.
It's difficult to know the best way to gesture in this situation.
Obrenović delivered a very good performance overall. I am very satisfied.
According to Feyenoord's coach Robin van Persie, Obrenović said 'sorry' after the match. 'He thought one of us was blocking a player, but that wasn't the case.'
DeleteDisallowing a goal for nothing isn’t satisfying, my friend.
DeleteHow was Umut Meler @Sturm Graz-Rangers game?
ReplyDeleteSidirópoulos had a good game at Genk, I really liked him when Ferencvaros played against Nice in Budapest, and now I can say this again. Maybe some little mistakes (one YC IMO), but the ref team's overall performance was great!
ReplyDeleteWhat happened with the VAR procedure and that decision in the Celtic game? Stieler and Dingert with bad communication and no monitor review?
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone what the VAR intervention rate per game is over the first two matchdays in Champions League and Europa League? And how does that compare to last seasons average?
ReplyDeleteSorry, but Borošak as VAR just doesn’t work. There’s always controversy, and on top of that he was immediately assigned to big matches (with Vincic), while VARs from other countries have to build their reputation first.
ReplyDeleteHere the disallowed goal in Obrenovic game:
ReplyDeletehttps://streambug.org/cv/be99b9
Maybe VAR didn't realize immediately that it was a goal, but still, supportable decision by Slovenian referee.
Can you explain me why this is a supportable decision? I dont see anything, except a crowdy area.
DeleteAnd: after the match Van Persie tells that Obrenovic said sorry.
The big drama is as @King mentionned, the disallowed goal for Celtic against Braga. I feel that it was very difficult to see.
ReplyDeletehttps://x.com/ThePragmaticAr1/status/1973813502977655079
I don't have something clearer, maybe Chefren can help with a better clip.
Here the full sequence:
Deletehttps://streambug.org/cv/df86ba
It was clearly disallowed live by referee, you can hear a whistle at 51:08 but broadcaster misses the scene.
VAR supported because no contrary evidence, in case of touch, very very soft (but we know, this doesn't matter).
Dingert couldn't be sure about the contrary, and I agree.
The whistle starts at 51:07.
DeleteA lot of OFR's in last nights matches - I can't imagine the committee are satisfied in general with this level of on-field refereeing.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I am missing some but OFR in Roma, 2 x in Plzeň, Feyenoord, Bologna plus in Conference League (Poznan, Aberdeen, Czestochowa, 2 x Białystok).
Enea Jorgji, comment above:
ReplyDeleteMin 10: Caution simulation?
https://streambug.org/cv/39d155
Min 12: Freekick for Pilzen
https://streambug.org/cv/f754c3
Min 18: Caution?
https://streambug.org/cv/290ca6
Min 39: Second yellow card?
https://streambug.org/cv/4f15ac
OT: Are there anyone following Clattenburg-Webb friction and PGMOL that could explain what's going on? I mean is it true Webb really doing bad at his job?
ReplyDeleteIt isn't appropriate to go into that much detail, but they are two very different people (we are back to Stalin and Lenin analogy) and haven't really got on for a long time.
DeleteIt is correct to say that the level of refereeing in the Premier League is very bad but the angle of Clattenburg's criticism is different to mine - for example, he ('Clatts') disagreed with the intervention in Fulham-Brentford but in my opinion it was an extremely clear reckless striking offence. The level of refereeing in the Premier League, by definition, will always be quite bad but the appointment strategy has improved in a vast way since Riley's time and should be praised, in addition to more transparency by Webb too.
So, in conclusion, perhaps we can say 'Howard is probably doing as good a job as is possible in that role'.
Very long VAR check following a penalty call by Massa in Basel - Stuttgart. Given that there weren't offside positions to be assessed before, VAR was then very unsure about final decision.
ReplyDeleteVideo:
https://streambug.org/cv/fbfbb1
Croatian league
ReplyDeleteThe biggest noise in the last round was caused by the home game of one of the contenders for the title. They won, but there remained a great controversy over the first goal. In particular, the position of goal assistant was questionable. The biggest problem is that it is not shown in the broadcast. Only the scorer position is shown, where everything is clean, there is no backlash. After a few days (the match was played on Saturday, the report of the Ref Commission comes out on Tuesday), the commission announced that everything is clean, even though many people doubt it.
For the situation, I approach this from the second game. Nothing was decided, but after OFR - a penalty was awarded for the home team. Correct or not?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xz761qRqT8
I think it is a clear penalty.
DeleteDefender holds the attacker with both hands, has no intention whatsoever of playing the ball (his back is to the ball!)
I agree with the OFR and decision.
Chefren,
ReplyDeleteDo you have an early prediction for ESTONIA-ITALY and ITALY-ISRAEL?
The referee observers are Murray (SCO) and Fandel (GER), respectively.
Particularly for the Israel match (and also Norway-Israel), the options might be limited due to geopolitical tensions.
What a pathetic handball call by Video Assistant Referee Christian Dingert (GER) and Assistant VAR Pol van Boekel (NED).
ReplyDeleteVery inconvenient. Let me start by asking, why on earth are you trying to find a handball that nobody saw, including the referee Tobias Stieler, who had a great game except for that incident?
If it’s not a clear and obvious error, then why interrupt the flow of the game? When did handball decisions become Factual check decisions? Factual check from VAR is supposed to deal with offsides, penalty box incidents inside or outside, and identical mistake in misconducts.
It also seemed that referee Tobias Stieler and VAR Christian Dingert had a miscommunication about the restart of the game. I don’t understand how that can happen, since they are both German and speak the same language. Unless they had clear evidence that it was truly a handball from the Celtic attacker, which we still waiting to see.
In conclusion, this is the second week in a row where we are seeing problems with controversial handball interpretations in European competitions.
It was disallowed on-field (see Chefren's comment above), the whistle was quite late so he must have checked with his AR first but this wasn't a VAR overturn.
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