Monday, 16 February 2026

Champions League 2025/26 - Referee Appointments - KO Play-Offs (First Legs, II)

First legs of 2025-26 UEFA Champions League KO Play-offs, second set of games, 18 February 2026. 


Wednesday 18 February 2026

18:45 CET - Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)
QARABAĞ FK (AZE) - NEWCASTLE UNITED FC (ENG) 
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UEFA Referee Observer: Matteo Simone Trefoloni ITA 
UEFA Delegate: Ignas Marcinkevičius LTU 

21:00 CET - Piraeus (Stadio Geōrgios Karaiskakīs)
OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE) - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN (GER) 
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UEFA Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL
UEFA Delegate: Iveta Bankova BUL 

21:00 CET - Bodø (Aspmyra)
FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR) - FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA) 
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UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH
UEFA Delegate: Mirosław Ryszka POL

21:00 CET - Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)
CLUB BRUGGE KV (BEL) - CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP) 
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UEFA Referee Observer: Barış Şimşek TUR
UEFA Delegate: Balázs Makray HUN

7 comments:

  1. 18:45 CET - Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)
    QARABAĞ FK (AZE) - NEWCASTLE UNITED FC (ENG)
    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: Rob Dieperink NED
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Higler NED
    UEFA Referee Observer: Matteo Simone Trefoloni ITA
    UEFA Delegate: Ignas Marcinkevičius LTU

    21:00 CET - Piraeus (Stadio Geōrgios Karaiskakīs)
    OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE) - BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN (GER)
    Referee: João Pinheiro POR
    Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
    Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
    Fourth Official: João Gonçalves POR
    Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Martins POR
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fábio Oliveira Melo POR
    UEFA Referee Observer: Edward Foley IRL
    UEFA Delegate: Iveta Bankova BUL

    21:00 CET - Bodø (Aspmyra)
    FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR) - FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA)
    Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
    Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
    Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
    Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
    Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
    UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH
    UEFA Delegate: Mirosław Ryszka POL

    21:00 CET - Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)
    CLUB BRUGGE KV (BEL) - CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP)
    Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
    Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
    Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
    Fourth Official: Kristoffer Karlsson SWE
    Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
    UEFA Referee Observer: Barış Şimşek TUR
    UEFA Delegate: Balázs Makray HUN

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  2. I think a pretty good set of appointments, they are probably keeping the big elite names for the return legs.
    Very happy to see the rise of Siebert overall, he's getting a lot of attention, and maybe he gets his WC spot

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    1. Siebert is not among the 16 referees at the seminar for the World Cup, so he has no chance of being in contention.

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    2. Oh, I thought he was for sure there ... That's disappointing :/

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  3. No debuts for the new elites? Seems a bit surprising to me...

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    1. They will probably officiate in the Europa League. There are also tough matches there

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    2. I expect Walsh to appear on Thursday, as he has worked with his usual international assistants this week, which is usually a sign.

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