Monday, 23 February 2026

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

2025/26 UEFA Champions League, KO Play-Offs: second legs, second set of games, 25 February 2026. 


Wednesday 25 February 2026

18:45 CET - Bergamo (New Balance Arena) 
ATALANTA BC (ITA)  - BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER)
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain ESP
Fourth Official: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger SUI 

21:00 CET - Paris (Parc des Princes) 
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN (FRA) - AS MONACO (FRA)
Referee: István Kovács ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU 
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB 
UEFA Delegate: Charles Schaack LUX

21:00 CET - Turin (Juventus Stadium) 
JUVENTUS (ITA) - GALATASARAY (TUR) 
Referee: João Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: João Gonçalves POR
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWE 
UEFA Delegate:  Neil Morrow NIR

21:00 CET - Madrid (Estadio Santiago Bernabéu) 
REAL MADRID CF (ESP)  - SL BENFICA (POR)
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: Daniele Chiffi ITA 
UEFA Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman NED
UEFA Delegate: Mauro Tonolini ITA 

2 comments:

  1. A few interesting decisions in the Scottish Premiership yesterday:

    Livingston v Rangers https://youtu.be/n8a3MAoEueo?si=G7lF0dOirhihVuxV

    2:20 - straight forward DOGSO red card.
    4:25 - a lot of controversy. Nothing given on field, VAR judges it to be outside the penalty area (correctly) but not DOGSO red card so ultimately it was a play on.

    There has been a number of DOGSO red cards in Scotland the last few weeks so I was surprised this wasn't.

    Celtic v Hibernian https://youtu.be/VzMwxiT7eP0?si=cSeoaF8dxuVen0mJ

    3:05 - OFR for violent conduct. Good intervention. Then immediately from the restart a penalty claim for holding (dismissed due to it being fleeting would be my guess).

    Also from Saturday.

    St Mirren v Motherwell https://youtu.be/VzMwxiT7eP0?si=cSeoaF8dxuVen0mJ

    2.15 - RC for SFP overturned after OFR.
    4.00 - RC on field for violent conduct supported by VAR.

    Finally, Aberdeen vs Dundee. https://youtu.be/YFc5S7UtI7E?si=-EGBzyVRHgJfASJF

    0.55 - penalty given on field, reviewed for inside outside. Decided it was inside but OFR for DOGSO red card as no intent to play the ball

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    1. https://youtu.be/0CVshHWeS9k?si=8G4gJh29LA-Amjv1

      Correct link to St Mirren v Motherwell

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