2025/26 UEFA Women's Champions League, referee assignments for quaterfinals, first legs.
Tuesday 24 March 2026
18:45 CET - Wolfsburg (Volkswagen Arena)
VFL WOLFSBURG (GER) - OL LYONNES (FRA) Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Mirjeta Salla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Nicoleta Ramona Bria ENG
Fourth Official: Iuliana Demetrescu ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Luca Cibelli SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Sofia Karagiorgi CYP
UEFA Delegate: Jenni Kennedy ENG
21:00 CET - London (Emirates)
ARSENAL WOMEN FC (ENG) - CHELSEA WOMEN FC (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Anita Vad HUN
Fourth Official: Michalina Diakow POL
Video Assistant Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Lucie Ratajová CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Caroline De Boeck BEL
UEFA Delegate: Pramila Olsen Matthiasen NOR
Wednesday 25 March 2026
18:45 CET - Madrid (Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano)
REAL MADRID CF (ESP) - FC BARCELONA FEMENÍ (ESP) Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Emily Carney ENG
Fourth Official: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Emilie Torkelsen NOR
UEFA Referee Observer: Snježana Fočić CRO
UEFA Delegate: Anna Bordiugova UKR
21:00 CET - Manchester (Old Trafford)
MANCHESTER UNITED FC (ENG) - FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Iragartze Fernández Esesúmaga ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Fourth Official: Marta Huerta De Aza ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Judit Romano García ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Irina Mirț ROU
UEFA Delegate: Ginta Pēce LVA
Here the mentioned challenge in Darren England game:
ReplyDeletehttps://streambug.org/cv/f46c78
It's worthy of being discussed, for underlining how different can be in terms of perception the same foul if the fouled player has a reaction or another. In this case, the fouled player tries to resist to the challenge and he continues for a while without any clue of what has happened. This is why the original perception of referee is absolutely wrong, and indeed if you watch live sequence without knowing, you can't immediately think about something like that.
That said, paradoxically this is another case in which a player trying to continue action (this can happen only in English and other similar football cultures) goes against him in terms of possible decisions by referee. Indeed I think that if the player had immediately "shown" the injury, there would have been a different approach by both referee and VAR. Surely referee would have whistled the foul, then I think VAR would have analyzed more. But on the contrary, as it happened, no foul by referee and rather late control by VAR, the perception was distorted and in the end they cleared it without any action (not a scandal, but extremely controversial).
After 22 years, the Turkish female referee officiated matches at the highest level, but I think she gave a very bad performance.
ReplyDeleteDo you especially watch the penalty position? https://beinsports.com.tr/haber/goztepe-corendon-alanyaspor-2
DeleteWhat is Peter Banks (ARS vs MCI) doing? Kepa commits a foul, Doku has the ball, the referee stops play, gives a foul, and only shows a YELLOW card??? If he already called the foul and stopped the attack, it has to be a red card.
ReplyDeleteDon't think its DOGSO but clearly he should have given an advantage and not whistled.
DeleteNo major issues for Bankes in the EFL Cup final...Probably a harsh yellow for Hincape in the first half and not playing the advantage for the Kepa foul were the only issues.
ReplyDeleteAnthony Taylor with a flawless display in the Newcastle v Sunderland game.
ReplyDeleteFor me a crystal clear penalty to Atletico not given
ReplyDeleteMinut 9 Atletico Madrid. Unbelievable penalty not called. Blatant reckless challenge. Seems like pro refs think that as long as the shot is made, you can tackle however you want. Ridiculous call. 100 % penalty.
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DeleteHere the incident.
It's once again interesting to underline that we will never get rid of this story that attacker has already shot on goal.
The Italian commentators didn't notice that at first glance, indeed one of them said that maybe the player from Atlético Madrid had physical issues. Then they realized he had been "touched" only after a few replays...
I think that heads of refereeing should solve this issue because it always leads to very "random" decisions, when it is a reckless action, like this one, it must be always penalty.
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DeleteI think a soft penalty to real imo
ReplyDeleteExpected decision. Almost no penalty is a real penalty in pro football. Except the one not called at minute 0.
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DeleteNever a RC imo, and no OFR
ReplyDeleteBorderline
DeleteWe have very different definitions of "borderline"... that is a very *harsh* RC
DeleteNot a RC agree
DeleteClearly not caring about the ball. Just kicks the opponent. Excessive force is in the opinion of a referee. Yellow is smarter. Red is not 100 % wrong.
Delete"Clearly not caring".... that is a textbook LATE challenge... sometimes i honestly wonder about some of you people... so it's VC? It was smiply a poorly timed tackle, not even direct/studs up... Definition of a YC... Simple
DeleteYK: stop being biased and emotional. If you think that’s a challenge for the ball than question yourself. Blatantly wrong. It’s not even close to trying to play the ball what so ever.
DeleteI'm biased because I disagree with you... That is never a RC... and I can guarantee we won't be seeing more like that for a long time... Clear YELLOW CARD.... Simple...
DeleteYou can think it’s a yellow for the force. But if you think that was a challenge for the ball. Just laugh at yourself.
DeleteWell it's clearly just a yellow... despite you people attempting to convince people with eyes and critical thinking that a RC is 50:50 or even correct...
DeleteJose Munuera sends off Valverde, it’s a very 50-50 decision for me, one that Var in Spain certainly isn’t going to overturn. I could be wrong.
ReplyDeleteAfter watching it countless times, the most important factor is the speed and force Valverde uses, this is the only reason why Munuera reached for red.
DeleteNo attempt to play the ball and reckless so can understand why Munuera has given it. Obviously it's not a clear RC.
ReplyDeleteValverde red card:
ReplyDeletehttps://streambug.org/cv/2e9cbb
I read the discussion above, the reason for giving it by Munuera is surely because he thinks player can't reach the ball, so he makes this action in a very easy and dangerous way against opponent. Similar to a violent conduct. Very rare red card in today football, but not wrong.
At same time, most people, given that the ball is not far away, can't see this argument and think about a normal YC challenge with a late attempt to play ball. YC would have been more accepted, given how refereeing is perceived today, but the decision taken by the Spanish referee has its arguments.
Another angle of the incident:
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This angle, in my opinion, proves why "most people" would disagree with that argument of "no attempt/can't reach/similar to VC"... The ball appears to be in the player's reach until the last minute and he arrives a fraction late... A RC in such a decision is rare nowadays for a reason imo.
This is indeed a very rare decision, which, as I wrote, no longer belongs to modern refereeing. It is seen only sporadically. In Italy, there is an old-school referee, not often used in Serie A, who in recent times has made decisions of this kind, issuing straight red cards for challenges where, in his view, there was absolutely no possibility of playing the ball, regardless of the intensity or the point of contact.
DeletePersonally, I believe that modern refereeing is moving in a different direction, and therefore making this kind of decision becomes something rather extemporaneous. For the sake of consistency, it is certainly impossible to accept i, on its own, it would still have its arguments, but by now it remains very marginal, and honestly anyone who makes such a decision nowadays could only be accused of trying to be in the spotlights...
There’s no universe where that tackle warrants a red card..
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