Monday, 26 January 2026

Champions League 2025/26 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 8

The last matchday of 2025-26 UEFA Champions League league phase.


Wednesday 28 January 2026

21:00 CET - Paris (Parc des Princes)
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (FRA) - NEWCASTLE UNITED FC (ENG)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Aleksandra Pejkovska MKD

21:00 CET - Manchester (Etihad Stadium)
MANCHESTER CITY FC (ENG) - GALATASARAY (TUR)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Romano Clavadetscher SUI

21:00 CET - Liverpool (Anfield Stadium)
LIVERPOOL FC (ENG) - QARABAĞ FK (AZE)
Referee: Ivan Kruzliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee: Pol Van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Roxana Berceanu ROU

21:00 CET - Dortmund (Signal Iduna Park)
BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER) - FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA)
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Iain Blair SCO

21:00 CET - Barcelona (Spotify Camp Nou)
FC BARCELONA (ESP) - FC KØBENHAVN (DEN)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Michael O’Brien ENG

21:00 CET - London (Emirates Stadium)
ARSENAL FC (ENG) - QAİRAT FK (KAZ)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Jeroen Roest NED

21:00 CET - Leverkusen (BayArena)
BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN (GER) - VILLARREAL CF (ESP)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Giórgos Fandáros CYP

21:00 CET - Madrid (Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano)
CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP) - FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Manuel Huber SUI

21:00 CET - Lisbon (Estádio do SL Benfica)
SL BENFICA (POR) - REAL MADRID CF (ESP)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Vilmos Szabó HUN

21:00 CET - Frankfurt am Main (Deutsche Bank Park)
EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER) - TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC (ENG)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Oljas Abraev KAZ

21:00 CET - Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)
CLUB BRUGGE KV (BEL) - OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE (FRA)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Nils Øyvind Fisketjønn NOR

21:00 CET - Eindhoven (Philips Stadion)
PSV EINDHOVEN (NED) - FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: István Huszár HUN

21:00 CET - Amsterdam (Johan Cruijff ArenA)
AFC AJAX (NED) - OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Adrian Ixari MDA

21:00 CET - Naples (Stadio Diego Armando Maradona)
SSC NAPOLI (ITA) - CHELSEA FC (ENG)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Irakli Nakaidze GEO

21:00 CET - Monaco (Stade Louis II)
AS MONACO FC (FRA) - JUVENTUS (ITA)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Ánna Kapásoglou GRE

21:00 CET - Brussels (Lotto Park)
ROYALE UNION SAINT-GILLOISE (BEL) - ATALANTA BC (ITA)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: David Moran IRL

21:00 CET - Bilbao (Estadio de San Mamés)
ATHLETIC CLUB (ESP) - SPORTING CP (POR)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Maria Mifsud MLT

21:00 CET - Limassol (Alphamega Stadium)
PAFOS FC (CYP) - SK SLAVIA PRAHA (CZE)
Referee:
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2:
Fourth Official:
Video Assistant Referee:
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Angelo Chetcuti MLT
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  1. Euro Soccer Ref26 January 2026 at 10:28

    Wednesday 28 January 2026

    21:00 CET - Paris (Parc des Princes)
    PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (FRA) - NEWCASTLE UNITED FC (ENG)
    Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
    Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
    Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
    Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
    Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
    UEFA Referee Observer:
    UEFA Delegate: Aleksandra Pejkovska MKD

    21:00 CET - Manchester (Etihad Stadium)
    MANCHESTER CITY FC (ENG) - GALATASARAY (TUR)
    Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
    Assistant Referee 1: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez ESP
    Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
    Fourth Official: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
    Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
    UEFA Referee Observer:
    UEFA Delegate: Romano Clavadetscher SUI

    21:00 CET - Liverpool (Anfield Stadium)
    LIVERPOOL FC (ENG) - QARABAĞ FK (AZE)
    Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
    Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
    Assistant Referee 2: Ján Pozor SVK
    Fourth Official: Peter Kráľovič SVK
    Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
    UEFA Referee Observer:
    UEFA Delegate: Roxana Berceanu ROU

    21:00 CET - Dortmund (Signal Iduna Park)
    BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER) - FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA)
    Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
    Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marius Marica ROU
    Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
    Fourth Official: Szabolcs Roland Kovacs ROU
    Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
    UEFA Referee Observer:
    UEFA Delegate: Iain Blair SCO

    21:00 CET - Barcelona (Spotify Camp Nou)
    FC BARCELONA (ESP) - FC KØBENHAVN (DEN)
    Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
    Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
    Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
    Fourth Official: Thomas Léonard FRA
    Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bert Put BEL
    UEFA Referee Observer:
    UEFA Delegate: Michael O’Brien ENG

    21:00 CET - London (Emirates Stadium)
    ARSENAL FC (ENG) - QAİRAT FK (KAZ)
    Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
    Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
    Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
    Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
    Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
    UEFA Referee Observer:
    UEFA Delegate: Jeroen Roest NED

    21:00 CET - Leverkusen (BayArena)
    BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN (GER) - VILLARREAL CF (ESP)
    Referee: Espen Andreas Eskås NOR
    Assistant Referee 1: Jan Erik Engan NOR
    Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Elias Skjeseth Bashevkin NOR
    Fourth Official: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad NOR
    Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
    UEFA Referee Observer:
    UEFA Delegate: Giórgos Fandáros CYP

    21:00 CET - Madrid (Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano)
    CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP) - FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR)
    Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
    Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
    Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
    Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
    Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Federico La Penna ITA
    UEFA Referee Observer:
    UEFA Delegate: Manuel Huber SUI

    21:00 CET - Lisbon (Estádio do SL Benfica)
    SL BENFICA (POR) - REAL MADRID CF (ESP)
    Referee: Davide Massa ITA
    Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
    Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
    Fourth Official: Luca Pairetto ITA
    Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
    UEFA Referee Observer:
    UEFA Delegate: Vilmos Szabó HUN

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    1. Euro Soccer Ref26 January 2026 at 10:28

      21:00 CET - Frankfurt am Main (Deutsche Bank Park)
      EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER) - TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC (ENG)
      Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
      Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
      Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
      Fourth Official: Francisco José Hernández Maeso ESP
      Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
      Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
      UEFA Referee Observer:
      UEFA Delegate: Oljas Abraev KAZ

      21:00 CET - Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)
      CLUB BRUGGE KV (BEL) - OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE (FRA)
      Referee: Marco Guida ITA
      Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
      Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
      Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
      Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
      Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
      UEFA Referee Observer:
      UEFA Delegate: Nils Øyvind Fisketjønn NOR

      21:00 CET - Eindhoven (Philips Stadion)
      PSV EINDHOVEN (NED) - FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER)
      Referee: João Pedro da Silva Pinheiro POR
      Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Miguel Alves de 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: Fábio Oliveira de Melo POR
      UEFA Referee Observer:
      UEFA Delegate: István Huszár HUN

      21:00 CET - Amsterdam (Johan Cruijff ArenA)
      AFC AJAX (NED) - OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE)
      Referee: François Letexier FRA
      Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
      Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
      Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
      Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS/ENG
      Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mathieu Vernice FRA
      UEFA Referee Observer:
      UEFA Delegate: Adrian Ixari MDA

      21:00 CET - Naples (Stadio Diego Armando Maradona)
      SSC NAPOLI (ITA) - CHELSEA FC (ENG)
      Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
      Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
      Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès FRA
      Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
      Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
      Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
      UEFA Referee Observer:
      UEFA Delegate: Irakli Nakaidze GEO

      21:00 CET - Monaco (Stade Louis II)
      AS MONACO FC (FRA) - JUVENTUS (ITA)
      Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez ESP
      Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
      Assistant Referee 2: Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain ESP
      Fourth Official: Mateo Busquets Ferrer ESP
      Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP
      Assistant Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso POR
      UEFA Referee Observer:
      UEFA Delegate: Ánna Kapásoglou GRE

      21:00 CET - Brussels (Lotto Park)
      ROYALE UNION SAINT-GILLOISE (BEL) - ATALANTA BC (ITA)
      Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
      Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
      Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
      Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
      Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
      Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Darren England ENG
      UEFA Referee Observer:
      UEFA Delegate: David Moran IRL

      21:00 CET - Bilbao (Estadio de San Mamés)
      ATHLETIC CLUB (ESP) - SPORTING CP (POR)
      Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
      Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
      Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
      Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
      Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
      Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pascal Müller GER
      UEFA Referee Observer:
      UEFA Delegate: Maria Mifsud MLT

      21:00 CET - Limassol (Alphamega Stadium)
      PAFOS FC (CYP) - SK SLAVIA PRAHA (CZE)
      Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
      Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
      Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
      Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
      Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
      Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
      UEFA Referee Observer:
      UEFA Delegate: Angelo Chetcuti MLT

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