Sunday, 2 November 2025

Champions League 2025/26 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 4 (I)

First set of appointments for the fourth matchday of 2025/26 Champions League league-phase, 4 November 2025.


4 Novemberr 2025

18:45 CET - Naples (Stadio Diego Armando Maradona) 
SSC NAPOLI (ITA) - EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER)
Referee: João Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Fabio Verissimo POR
Video Assistant Referee: Tago Martins POR 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: André Narciso POR 
UEFA Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán ESP
UEFA Delegate: Scott Struthers SCO 

18:45 CET - Prague (Eden Aréna) 
SK SLAVIA PRAHA (CZE) - ARSENAL FC (ENG)
Referee: Əliyar Ağayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Əmirəli AZE
Fourth Official: Elçin Məsiyev AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Lucílio Cardoso Cortez Batista POR
UEFA Delegate: Attila Tömo HUN

21:00 CET - Paris (Parc des Princes) 
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (FRA) - FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER)
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Stefano Alassio ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA 
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA 
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN
UEFA Delegate: Eugène Westerink NED

21:00 CET - Liverpool (Anfield) 
LIVERPOOL FC (ENG) - REAL MADRID CF (ESP)
Referee: István Kovács ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Marcel Birsan ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN 
UEFA Delegate: Thibault De Gendt BEL

21:00 CET - Madrid (Estadio Metropolitano) 
CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP) - ROYALE UNION SAINT-GILLOISE (BEL)
Referee: Espen Eskås NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Erik Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Elias Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG 
UEFA Referee Observer: Drago Kos SVN
UEFA Delegate: Paolo Rondelli SMR

21:00 CET - Turin (Allianz Stadium) 
JUVENTUS (ITA) - SPORTING CP (POR)
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Timo Gerach GER
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dalla SCO 
UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcolm NIR
UEFA Delegate: Jonathan Leese ENG

21:00 CET - London (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC (ENG) - FC KØBENHAVN (DEN)
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo de Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Angelos Evangelou GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP 
UEFA Delegate: Jirí Novák CZE

21:00 CET - Piraeus (Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis)
OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE) - PSV EINDHOVEN (NED)
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Rainville FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO 
UEFA Delegate:Per Svärd SWE

21:00 CET - Bodø (Aspmyra)
FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR) - AS MONACO FC (FRA)
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Kochanek POL
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín ESP
UEFA Delegate: Virgar Hvidbro FRO
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15 comments:

  1. Walter2 November 2025 at 10:05

    I am very curious to see whether the Austrian media Laola1 was correct in reporting last week that Sebastian Gishamer will referee Qarabag vs. Chelsea on matchday 4. There are rumors that this information was already published about 14 days ago by the Head of the Austrian Refereeing Department. Here is the link to the entire article (unfortunately only available in German): https://www.laola1.at/de/red/fussball/bundesliga/hintergrund/exklusiv--ein-oesterreicher-pfeift-wieder-in-der-champions-league/?appview

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  2. 1232 November 2025 at 10:11

    Turpin for OLY-PSV
    Sylwestrzak for BOD-MON

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  3. Philipp S2 November 2025 at 10:19

    Mostly normal, expectable appointments.
    Just the games for Eskas and Turpin seem a bit underwhelming.
    Mariani was the most logical choice in Paris given the committee observation.
    Lambrechts apparently is a promotion candidate observed by Velasco.
    Kovacs observed by an Hungarian seems to be no issue for UEFA - and he is a reasonable choice for that top game.

    Hard to find a game for Taylor now...

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    1. Abdiaziz ahmed yousuf2 November 2025 at 10:58

      Mr Philip I think five of your prediction was right so can you predict games of tomorrow ?

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    2. Abdiaziz ahmed yousuf2 November 2025 at 10:58

      Mr Philip I think five of your prediction was right so can you predict games of tomorrow ?

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    3. Philipp S2 November 2025 at 11:25

      Qarabag-Chelsea: Lindhout
      Pafos-Villareal: Fesnic
      Inter-Almaty: Walsh
      ManCity-Dortmund: Peljto
      Brugge-Barcelona: Taylor
      Benfica-Leverkusen: Jovanovic
      Marseille-Atalanta: Grinfeeld
      Ajax-Galatasaray: Sozza
      Newcastle-Bilbao: Kruzliak

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    4. Abdiaziz ahmed yousuf2 November 2025 at 12:04

      Do you think luis godinho will get match ?

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  4. Chefren2 November 2025 at 13:39

    So, it will be Mariani in Paris with committee member. As said, he is not coming from a good performance, but they have removed the assistant referee involved in the wrong call. A game to understand more about the Italian, with the Slovenian committee member, and once again you can see an Italian referee with PSG (after several times involving Guida and Massa). Not a case, for me.
    To follow, important exam in London for Lambrechts and indeed given this appointment with Velasco Carballo, we can say now he is observed for a possible promotion. Will he succeed? Honestly I think he wasn't given too many games in recent times if compared to other referees, one needs more elements to come to a final judgment.
    We will see on Tuesday, it doesn't look like a potentially hot game in UK, but maybe there will be the opportunity to understand more.
    Good second appearance in Champions League for Sylwestrzak after his debut, while every now and then it's also Aghayev turn and he will officiate the game in Prague. Still very unknown about his real reputation by committee, when about national teams involved, he always gets low profile games, could be tested for something more.
    Eskas back in Champions after an Europa League appearance, I don't think the one in Madrid will be challenging, but all is possible.
    Classic appointment for Kovacs with a big game in Liverpool, and you see always Dankert as UEFA VAR first choice. For me, the game at Anfield is more challenging than PSG - Bayern because a Spanish side is involved and we know how much this is different.
    Pinheiro in Naples, back from Chile, and I think tomorrow we will see at least Peljto. Siebert in Turin after the game in Eindhoven, it seems as committee accepted the sending off and that's good because the strict approch, we know, has led very often to controversy and committee wanted always to avoid... Normal assignmen tfor Turpin in Greece, it could be a very challenging game.

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  5. M2 November 2025 at 14:29

    3rd round in a row Inter get rejected penalty,this time it was small contact that many would not whistled it,but still, trend continues.

    This time it was Doveri with his lenient approach through the whole match.

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    1. Nerazzuri2 November 2025 at 14:34

      The controversy will be in Bisseck’s foul which is a DOGSO.
      They keep appointment the “best” local referees to make up for Mariani mistake only for them to do other controversies(Sozza before, now Doveri)

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    2. M2 November 2025 at 14:39

      By covering you mean sending lenient and trusted refs that fully describes Sozza and far better Doveri.
      When we remember that nearly decade ago we had in that league Rizzoli, Orsato,Rocchi..All trusted refs that were not afraid to take a decision and to not to be lenient.

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    3. M2 November 2025 at 14:41

      And about Bisseck,I think acceptable that VAR did not intervene,ball was away and there was a chance that other Inter player would have been there.

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  6. Nerazzuri2 November 2025 at 14:29

    Third Inter match and third controversy in a row, as this time Doveri whistled a YC to Bisseck that should imo have been a DOGSO RC.

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    1. M2 November 2025 at 14:36

      Yep,there was also that,also towards the end there was penalty shout for foul on Esposito.

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  7. M2 November 2025 at 14:31

    Siebert again with an Italian team this time he gets also Portuguese side,so in terms of temper,both teams can be the same so interesting to see how he will manage game with his strict approach.

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