2026/27 UEFA Champions League, League Phase, Matchday 1. Second set of referee appointments, Wednesday 9 September 2026.
9 September 2026
18:45 CET - Barcelona (Camp Nou)
FC BARCELONA (ESP) - FEYENOORD (NED)
Referee: Sven Jablonski GERAssistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Eric Müller GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA
UEFA Delegate: Alojzije Šupraha CRO
18:45 CET - Stuttgart (MHPArena)
VFB STUTTGART (GER) - VIKING FK (NOR)
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRBAssistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Danilo Nikolić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CROAssistant Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP
UEFA Delegate: Neil Morrow NIR
21:00 CET - Paris (Parc des Princes)
PARIS SAINT GERMAIN (FRA) - ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA (SVK)
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKRAssistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Matej Jug SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Lutz Michael Fröhlich GER
UEFA Delegate: Mark Blackbourne ENG
21:00 CET - Liverpool (Anfield)
LIVERPOOL FC (ENG) - CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP)
Referee: Davide Massa ITAAssistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Meßner AUT
UEFA Delegate: Thomas Grimm SUI
21:00 CET - Lisbon (Estádio José Alvalade)
SPORTING CP (POR) - GALATASARAY (TUR)
Referee: Espen Eskås NORAssistant Referee 1: Jan Erik Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Alf Olav Rossland NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB
UEFA Delegate: Mark Evans WAL
21:00 CET - Naples (Stadio Diego Armando Maradona)
SSC NAPOLI (ITA) - ARSENAL FC (ENG)
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWEAssistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Parreira De Castro POR
UEFA Delegate: Haris Gvozden BIH
Nenad Minaković? I heard his name for the first time... there are big surprises appointments.
ReplyDeleteIf you never heard Minakovic, you should study more in order to write on this blog :)
Delete😀😀 I generally follow the referees who officiate Champions League matches..it's going to be a debut for him. :)
DeleteYou are hearing Nenad Minakovic for the first time? Did you start following this blog today?
DeleteHe is only 36 years old. He has a total of just 8 matches in UEFA competitions. I don't follow the Serbian league
DeleteBarcelona - Feyenoord: Jablonski (GER)
ReplyDeleteStuttgart - Viking: Minakovic (SRB)
PSG - Slovan Bratislava: Balakin (UKR)
Liverpool - Atlético: Massa (ITA)
Sporting CP - Galatasaray: Eskas (NOR)
Napoli - Arsenal: Nyberg (SWE)
CL GS debut for the Serbian referee.
Congrats to Minakovic. After good officiating at eternal derby, ready for next step. Hope he will be top. Under eye for possible elite promotion in January!
ReplyDeleteGood? He had bad performance. VAR correction for penalty, not giving clears YCs to both sides. From what we know from him he didnt had good game.
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