Monday, 19 October 2026

Champions League 2026/27 - Referee Appointments - Matchday 3 (II)

2026/27 UEFA Champions League. Please find below the referee appointments for the second set of MD3 games, to be played on Wednesday 21 October 2026.  



Wednesday 21 October 2026

18:45 CET - Villeneuve d'Ascq (Stade Pierre Mauroy)
LOSC LILLE (FRA) - GALATASARAY (TUR) 
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN 
Assistant Referee 2: Matej Žunič SVN
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN
Video Assistant Referee:Matej Jug SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione ITA 

18:45 CET - Como (Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia) 
COMO 1907 (ITA) - MANCHESTER UNITED FC (ENG) 
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER 
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Kempter GER 
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA
UEFA Delegate: Carlos Filipe de Sá Lucas POR

21:00 CET - Munich (Allianz Arena) 
FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER) - ARSENAL FC (ENG)
Referee: Davide Massa ITA 
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Berti ITA
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca ITA 
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA 
UEFA Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM
UEFA Delegate: João Morais POR

21:00 CET - Madrid (Estadio Santiago Bernabéu)
REAL MADRID CF (ESP) - RB LEIPZIG (GER) 
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius FIN
UEFA Delegate: Per Svärd SWE

21:00 CET - Milan (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza) 
FC INTERNAZIONALE (ITA) - SHAKHTAR DONETSK (UKR) 
Referee: Harm Osmers GER 
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2:Christian Dietz GER 
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Emil Bozinovski MKD
UEFA Delegate: Michal Mertinyák SVK

21:00 CET - Lisbon (Estádio José Alvalade)
SPORTING CP (POR) - LASK LINZ (AUT)
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO 
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN
UEFA Delegate: Pat Duffy IRL 

21:00 CET - Birmingham (Villa Park) 
ASTON VILLA FC (ENG) - VIKING FK (NOR) 
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA
UEFA Delegate: Lennart Vestervall SWE

21:00 CET - Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)
CLUB BRUGGE KV (BEL) - RC LENS (FRA)
Referee: Luis Godinho POR 
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Gonçalo Nuno Soares Vaz Freire POR
Fourth Official: Miguel Nogueira POR
Video Assistant Referee: André Narciso POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL 
UEFA Delegate: Styrbjörn Oskarsson FIN

21:00 CET - Seville (La Cartuja de Sevilla) 
REAL BETIS BALOMPIÉ (ESP)  - FEYENOORD ROTTERDAM (NED) 
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA 
Assistant Referee 1: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA 
Fourth Official: Andrea Colombo ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: László Vagner HUN
UEFA Delegate: Tarik Shamel ENG
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15 comments:

  1. Insider19 October 2026 at 10:11

    lille vs. gala Rade Obrenovič

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  2. edward19 October 2026 at 10:14

    Massa at Munich
    Kovacs at Madrid

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  3. RefGERcologne19 October 2026 at 10:21

    Osmers with second CL appointment

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  4. RefGERcologne19 October 2026 at 10:22

    Next game for Jablonski: Como - Man Utd

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  5. HB230019 October 2026 at 10:26

    After that playoff fiasco, Mariani has still not received a match appointment in Champions league... Jablonski, on the other hand, makes it three in a row

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  6. ayomaju19 October 2026 at 10:29

    Elite referees who had no matches until MD 3:
    - Erik Lambrechts (BEL)
    - Alejandro Hernández (ESP)
    - Orel Grinfeld (ISR)
    - Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
    - Danny Makkelie (NED)
    - João Pinheiro (POR)
    - Srđan Jovanović (SRB)

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    1. HB230019 October 2026 at 10:48

      "Pinheiro, Lambrechts, srdan and Orel got assignments in the Europa League. The ones who haven't been assigned to any competition so far—except for the Nations League—are Mariani, Makkelie, and Hernández... Makkelie and Hernández will likely get assigned in the Europa League this week, but I can't say the same for Mariani. My guess is that Webb, the referee observer for the Lyon-Fener match, gave him a low mark.

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  7. Referee fifa19 October 2026 at 10:37

    Some fairly insignificant observers put this game day. Surprised that some of the more important observers aren’t out given the return of Kovacs

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  8. fidelio19 October 2026 at 10:47

    Some AR, VAR, AVAR and RO missing

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  9. MARIO19 October 2026 at 10:48

    Now, I'm almost sure that there's something personal between Rosetti and Makkelie. I do not have in mind a so harsh and unfair treatment for the dutch in the latest 3/4 years, different respect to FIFA assignment I guess it cannot be justified by performance. Jablonski confirmed as new top elite at level of Marciniak, Oliver, Turpin, etc, Important match for Walsh under Sajn's eyes. Sonorous match for Massa who is now more trusted respect to the past, probably due to bad Mariani's moment and the decline of Guida. Happy to see Kovacs back

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  10. Abdiaziz ahmed yousuf19 October 2026 at 10:51

    I am not understand untill now why joao pinheiro and other elite referee like makellei and does not get any match in champions league is there some one have any intepretation for that

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    1. HB230019 October 2026 at 11:02

      Pinheiro is out of form. I think Rosetti has a personal issue with Makkelie, he’s the only referee who hasn’t been appointed to any UEFA competitions so far.
      İ think Mariani, won't be assigned to any matches for a long time after that playoff match between Lyon vs Fenerbahce

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    2. Abdiaziz ahmed yousuf19 October 2026 at 11:08

      The issue is not the way you see or read

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  11. Neil19 October 2026 at 10:57

    Big Match for massa

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  12. Matadorfelix19 October 2026 at 11:04

    JUSTICE FOR MAKKELIE

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