UEFA Champions League Match Officials, League Phase, Matchday 7: Tuesday, 20, and Wednesday, 21, January 2026
Match Officials Champions League Matchday 7
2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Referees Appointments, Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21, January 2026
Referees, Assistants, Fourth Official, Video Assistant Referee, UEFA Referee Observer, UEFA Delegate
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Tuesday 20 January 2026
16:30 CET – Astana (Astana Arena)
QAİRAT FK (KAZ) – CLUB BRUGGE KV (BEL)
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU
Fourth Official: Robertas Valikonis LTU
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Pskit POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín ESP
UEFA Delegate: Alojzije Šupraha CRO
18:45 CET – Bodø (Aspmyra Stadion)
FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR) – MANCHESTER CITY 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: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Domenico Messina ITA
UEFA Delegate: Stijn Hutsebaut BEL
21:00 CET – Madrid (Estadio Santiago Bernabéu)
REAL MADRID CF (ESP) – AS MONACO FC (FRA)
Referee: Espen Andreas Eskås NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Erik Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Elias Skjeseth Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Smehus Kringstad NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER
UEFA Delegate: Peadar Ryan IRL
21:00 CET – Milan (Stadio San Siro)
FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA) – ARSENAL FC (ENG)
Referee: João Pedro da Silva Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Miguel Alves de Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano António Gomes Maia POR
Fourth Official: João António Ferreira Gonçalves POR
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakır TUR
UEFA Delegate: Pat Duffy IRL
21:00 CET – Vila-real (Estadi de la Cerámica)
VILLARREAL CF (ESP) – AFC AJAX (NED)
Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Hansson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Thomas Grimm SUI
21:00 CET – London (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC (ENG) – BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER)
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Karlsson SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA
UEFA Delegate: Maksims Krivuņecs LVA
21:00 CET – Lisbon (Estádio José Alvalade)
SPORTING CP (POR) – PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (FRA)
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG
Fourth Official: Robert Jones ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS/ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Mehmet Murat Ilgaz TUR
UEFA Delegate: Emil Ubias CZE
21:00 CET – Piraeus (Stádio Geórgios Karaïskákis)
OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE) – BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN (GER)
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Kenneth William Clark SCO
UEFA Delegate: Peter Palenčík SVK
21:00 CET – Copenhagen (Parken)
FC KØBENHAVN (DEN) – SSC NAPOLI (ITA)
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigović BIH
Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Matej Jug SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo ESP
UEFA Delegate: Rainer Koch GER
Wednesday 21 January 2026
18:45 CET – Istanbul (Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi – Rams Park)
GALATASARAY (TUR) – CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP)
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marius Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Roland Kovacs ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov CRO
UEFA Delegate: Andrey Medintsev BUL
18:45 CET – Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)
QARABAĞ FK (AZE) – EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER)
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni SUI
Fourth Official: Johannes von Mandach SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Per Eliasson SWE
21:00 CET – London (Stamford Bridge)
CHELSEA FC (ENG) – PAFOS FC (CYP)
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo De Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Vítor Manuel de Melo Pereira POR
UEFA Delegate: Philipp Mergenthaler GER
21:00 CET – Bergamo (New Balance Arena)
ATALANTA BC (ITA) – ATHLETIC CLUB (ESP)
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO
UEFA Delegate: Tibor Vámos HUN
21:00 CET – Turin (Allianz Stadium)
JUVENTUS (ITA) – SL BENFICA (POR)
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük NED
Assistant Referee 1: Patrick Inia NED
Assistant Referee 2: Rogier Honig NED
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot NED
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski POL
UEFA Delegate: Garry O’Hagan SCO
21:00 CET – Prague (Fortuna Arena)
SK SLAVIA PRAHA (CZE) – FC BARCELONA (ESP)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR
UEFA Delegate: João Morais POR
21:00 CET – Marseille (Orange Vélodrome)
OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE (FRA) – LIVERPOOL FC (ENG)
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: Ivan Bebek CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov UKR
UEFA Delegate: Per Svärd SWE
21:00 CET – Newcastle upon Tyne (St James’ Park)
NEWCASTLE UNITED FC (ENG) – PSV EINDHOVEN (NED)
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ward IRL
UEFA Delegate: Michal Mertinyák SVK
21:00 CET – Munich (Allianz Arena)
FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER) – ROYALE UNION SAINT-GILLOISE (BEL)
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: Martin Matoša SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Matej Jug SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS/ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez ESP
UEFA Delegate: Diana Bulgaru MDA
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