UEFA Champions League Match Officials, League Phase, Matchday 1
2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Referees Appointments, Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 September 2025.
Referees, Assistants, Fourth Official, Video Assistant Referee, UEFA Referee Observer, UEFA Delegate
Tuesday 16 September 2025
PSV EINDHOVEN (NED) – ROYALE UNION SAINT-GILLOISE (BEL)
Philips Stadion
18:45 CET – Eindhoven.
Referee: Anthony Taylor ENG.
>Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick ENG.
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn ENG.
Fourth Official: Robert Jones ENG.
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS/ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo ESP.
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione ITA.
ATHLETIC CLUB (ESP) – ARSENAL FC (ENG)
Estadio de San Mamés
18:45 CET – Bilbao.
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU.
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU.
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU.
Fourth Official: Robertas Valikonis LTU.
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL.
UEFA Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers NED.
UEFA Delegate: Emmanuelle Puttaert BEL.
REAL MADRID CF (ESP) – OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE (FRA)
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
21:00 CET – Madrid
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH.
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH.
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH.
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigović BIH.
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER.
UEFA Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA.
UEFA Delegate: Tobias Wolf GER.
SL BENFICA (POR) – QARABAĞ FK (AZE)
Estádio do SL Benfica
21:00 CET – Lisbon.
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: Bram Van Driessche BEL.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI.
UEFA Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakır TUR.
UEFA Delegate: Patrick Dempsey IRL.
JUVENTUS (ITA) – BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER)
Allianz Stadium
21:00 CET – Turin.
Referee: François Letexier FRA.
>Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA.
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA.
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA.
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA.
UEFA Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas SCO.
UEFA Delegate: Colin MacDonald SCO.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC (ENG) – VILLARREAL CF (ESP)
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
21:00 CET – London.
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN.
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN.
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN.
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN.
Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER.
UEFA Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR.
UEFA Delegate: Jacques Antenen SUI.
Wednesday 17 September 2025
OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE) – PAFOS FC (CYP)
Stádio Geórgios Karaïskákis
18:45 CET – Piraeus.
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: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marcel Bîrsan ROU.
UEFA Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman NED.
UEFA Delegate: Artur Azaryan ARM.
SK SLAVIA PRAHA (CZE) – FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR)
Fortuna Arena
18:45 CET – Prague
Referee: Marian Alexandru Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: George Florin Neacșu ROU
Fourth Official: Constantin Sebastian Colțescu ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hațegan ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín ESP
UEFA Delegate: Aristídis Stavrópoulos GRE
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (FRA) – ATALANTA BC (ITA)
Parc des Princes
21:00 CET – Paris
Referee: Sandro Schärer SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Stéphane De Almeida SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni SUI
Fourth Official: Lionel Tschudi SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG
UEFA Delegate: Iain Blair SCO
FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER) – CHELSEA FC (ENG)
Allianz Arena
21:00 CET – Munich
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Íñigo Prieto López de Ceraín ESP
Fourth Official: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL
UEFA Delegate: Könül Mehdiyeva AZE
LIVERPOOL FC (ENG) – CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP)
Anfield
21:00 CET – Liverpool
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA.
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA.
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA.
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA.
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL.
UEFA Delegate: João Morais POR.
AFC AJAX (NED) – FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA)
Johan Cruijff ArenA
21:00 CET – Amsterdam
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS/ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM
UEFA Delegate: Claude Runavot FRA
Thursday 18 September 2025
CLUB BRUGGE (BEL) – AS MONACO FC (FRA)
Jan Breydelstadion
18:45 CET – Bruges
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Alessio Berti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA
Fourth Official: Davide Massa ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG
UEFA Delegate: Patricia González García ESP
FC KØBENHAVN (DEN) – BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN (GER)
Parken
18:45 CET – Copenhagen
Referee: Əliyar Ağayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Əmirəli AZE
Fourth Official: Elçin Məsiyev AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH
UEFA Delegate: Paul Daniel Zaharia ROU
MANCHESTER CITY FC (ENG) – SSC NAPOLI (ITA)
Etihad Stadium
21:00 CET – Manchester
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK
UEFA Delegate: Nils Øyvind Fisketjønn NOR
EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER) – GALATASARAY (TUR)
Deutsche Bank Park
21:00 CET – Frankfurt am Main
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Eilif Skjervold NOR
UEFA Delegate: István Huszár HUN
SPORTING CP (POR) – QAİRAT FK (KAZ)
Estádio José Alvalade
21:00 CET – Lisbon
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Kochanek POL
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo ESP
UEFA Delegate: Dane Jošt SVN
NEWCASTLE UNITED FC (ENG) – FC BARCELONA (ESP)
St. James’ Park
21:00 CET – Newcastle upon Tyne
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan Willem Wegereef NED
UEFA Delegate: Arturs Gaidels LVA
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By Anna Italia
