2025-26 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Match Officials Matchday 3: Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 October 2025. The list includes referees, assistants, fourth officials, VAR, AVARs, referee observer, and UEFA delegate.
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Tuesday 21 October 2025
FC BARCELONA (ESP) – OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE)
18:45 CET – Barcelona (Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys)
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti ITA
UEFA Delegate: Nils Øyvind Fisketjønn NOR
QAİRAT FK (KAZ) – PAFOS FC (CYP)
18:45 CET – Almaty (Almaty Ortalyq Stadion)
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: Konrad Plautz AUT
UEFA Delegate: Aurel Mihail Ionescu ROU
ARSENAL FC (ENG) – CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP)
21:00 CET – London (Emirates Stadium)
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Alexandre Parreira de Castro POR
UEFA Delegate: Knut Bjørn Nordheim NOR
BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN (GER) – PARIS SAINT GERMAIN FC (FRA)
21:00 CET – Leverkusen (BayArena)
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Fourth Official: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG/AUS
UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Hamer LUX
UEFA Delegate: Romano Clavadetscher SUI
VILLARREAL CF (ESP) – MANCHESTER CITY FC (ENG)
21:00 CET – Vila-real (Estadi de la Ceràmica)
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyuk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin Zeinstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Patrick Inia NED
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot NED
Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís CYP
UEFA Delegate: Renáta Tomášová SVK
PSV EINDHOVEN (NED) – SSC NAPOLI (ITA)
21:00 CET – Eindhoven (Philips Stadion)
Referee: Daniel Siebert GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP
UEFA Delegate: Thura Win ENG
FC KØBENHAVN (DEN) – BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER)
21:00 CET – Copenhagen (Parken – Connected by 3)
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: Pol van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR
UEFA Delegate: Gijs de Jong NED
ROYALE UNION SAINT-GILLOISE (BEL) – FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA)
21:00 CET – Brussels (Lotto Park)
Referee: Glenn Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist SWE
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Kýros Vassáras GRE
UEFA Delegate: Ádonis Prokopíou CYP
NEWCASTLE UNITED FC (ENG) – SL BENFICA (POR)
21:00 CET – Newcastle (St. James’ Park)
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Paweł Raczkowski POL
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR
UEFA Delegate: Antonio Talarico ITA
Wednesday 22 October 2025
GALATASARAY SK (TUR) – FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR)
18:45 CET – Istanbul (RAMS Park)
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG.
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG.
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG.
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG.
Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED.
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young SCO.
UEFA Delegate: Frédéric Veraghaenne BEL.
ATHLETIC CLUB (ESP) – FK QARABAĞ AĞDAM (AZE)
18:45 CET – Bilbao (Estadio de San Mamés)
Referee: Igor Pajač CRO.
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO.
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj CRO.
Fourth Official: Zdenko Lovrić CRO.
Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI.
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN.
UEFA Delegate: David Findlay SCO.
CHELSEA FC (ENG) – AFC AJAX (NED)
21:00 CET – London (Stamford Bridge)
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER.
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER.
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER.
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER.
Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER.
>UEFA Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi ITA.
>UEFA Delegate: Vilmos Szabó HUN.
ATALANTA BC (ITA) – SK SLAVIA PRAHA (CZE)
21:00 CET – Bergamo (Stadio di Bergamo)
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea ESP.
Assistant Referee 1: Iker De Francisco Grijalba ESP.
Assistant Referee 2: Alfredo Rodriguez Moreno ESP.
Fourth Official: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP.
Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande ESP.
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG.
UEFA Delegate: Kimmo J. Lipponen FIN.
EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER) – LIVERPOOL FC (ENG)
21:00 CET – Frankfurt Am Main (Deutsche Bank Park)
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: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL.
UEFA Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR.
UEFA Delegate: Charles Schaack LUX.
SPORTING CP (POR) – OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE (FRA)
21:00 CET – Lisbon (Estádio José Alvalade)
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: Bram Van Driessche BEL.
UEFA Referee Observer: Lutz Michael Fröhlich GER.
UEFA Delegate: Bakar Jordania GEO.
AS MONACO (FRA) – TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC (ENG)
21:00 CET – Monaco (Stade Louis II)
Referee: Marco Guida ITA.
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA.
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA.
Fourth Official: Simone Sozza ITA.
Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA.
>UEFA Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić SRB.
>UEFA Delegate: Luca Zorzi SUI.
REAL MADRID CF (ESP) – JUVENTUS FC (ITA)
21:00 CET – Madrid (Estadio Santiago Bernabéu)
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN.
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN.
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN.
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN.
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER.
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR.
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE.
UEFA Delegate: Peter Palencik SVK.
FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER) – CLUB BRUGGE (BEL)
21:00 CET – Munich (Alliaz Arena)
Referee: Donatas Rumšas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis LTU
Fourth Official: Robertas Valikonis LTU
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett AUS
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis GRE
UEFA Delegate: Iveta Bankova BUL
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