UEFA Champions League 2013/14 - Referee Appointments - MD3 (Wednesday)

"Always expect the unexpected" - UEFA Referee Committee have taken this slogan to heart and surprised us with their referee appointments for Wednesday's UEFA Champions League matches. Manuel Gräfe from Germany will face a crucial match at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu between Real Madrid and Juventus Turin under the supervision of Vice Chief Officer Hugh Dallas of Scotland. They furthermore have proven some sense of tact by appointing Irish Alan Kelly for a match in Munich - one of the last chances to bid farewell to UEFA refereeing before he is going to move to the United States. 

(ENG) MANCHESTER UTD.			REAL SOCIEDAD (ESP)
Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 20:45 CET, Old Trafford, Manchester (ENG) Group A
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED) Assistant Referee 1: Rob van de Ven (NED) Assistant Referee 2: Charles John Schaap (NED) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Ed Janssen (NED) Fourth Official: Hessel Steegstra (NED) UEFA Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti (ITA) UEFA Delegate: Antoine Portelli (MLT) Blog Referee Observer: Niclas (GER)

(GER) BAYER LEVERKUSEN			SHAKHTAR DONETSK
Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 20:45 CET, BayArena, Leverkusen (GER) Group A
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (FRA) Assistant Referee 1: Frédéric Cano (FRA) Assistant Referee 2: Michael Annonier (FRA) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Fredy Fautrel (FRA) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Ruddy Buquet (FRA) Fourth Official: Eric Dansault (FRA) UEFA Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO) UEFA Delegate: Gijs De Jong (NED) Blog Referee Observer: Edward (GRE)

(ESP) REAL MADRID			JUVENTUS (ITA)
Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 20:45 CET, Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid (ESP) Group B
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (GER, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Guido Kleve (GER) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Marco Fritz (GER) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Tobias Stieler (GER) Fourth Official: Christian Fischer (GER) UEFA Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO) UEFA Delegate: Harry Been (NED) Blog Referee Observer: Carlos (COL), Niclas (GER)

(TUR) GALATASARAY			FC KØBENHAVN (DEN)
Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 20:45 CET, Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul (TUR) Group B
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD) Assistant Referee 1: Marjan Kirovski (MKD) Assistant Referee 2: Dejan Kostadinov (MKD) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Dimitar Meckarovski (MKD) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Goran Spirkoski (MKD) Fourth Official: Nikola Karakolev (MKD) UEFA Referee Observer: László Vagner (HUN) UEFA Delegate: Christian Mutschler (SUI) Blog Referee Observer: Edward (GRE)

(POR) SL BENFICA			OLYMPIACOS (GRE)
Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 20:45 CET, Estádio da Luz, Lisbon (POR) Group C
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP) Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (ESP) Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar (ESP) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Clos Gómez (ESP) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Javier Estrada Fernández (ESP) Fourth Official: Pau Cebrián Devis (ESP) UEFA Referee Observer: Rene Temmink (NED) UEFA Delegate: Michael Appleby (ENG) Blog Referee Observer: Chefren (ITA)

(BEL) RSC ANDERLECHT			PARIS SG (FRA)
Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 20:45 CET, Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels (BEL) Group C
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (ESP) Assistant Referee 1: Jesús Calvo Guadamuro (ESP) Assistant Referee 2: José Fernández Miranda (ESP) Additional Assistant Referee 1: César Muñiz Fernández (ESP) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP) Fourth Official: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP) UEFA Referee Observer: Francesco Bianchi (SUI) UEFA Delegate: Michele Uva (ITA) Blog Referee Observer: Niclas (GER)

(RUS) CSKA MOSKVA			MANCHESTER CITY (ENG)
Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 18:00 CET, Arena Khimki, Moscow (RUS) Group D
Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hategan (ROU) Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Nica (ROU) Assistant Referee 2: Octavian Sovre (ROU) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Pavel Cristian Balaj (ROU) Additional Assistant Referee 2: István Kovács (ROU) Fourth Official: Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe (ROU) UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Castro (POR) UEFA Delegate: Tormod Larsen (NOR) Blog Referee Observer: Chefren (ITA)

(GER) BAYERN MÜNCHEN			VIKTORIA PLZEN (CZE)
Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 20:45 CET, Allianz Arena, Munich (GER) Group D
Referee: Alan Kelly (IRL) Assistant Referee 1: Damien MacGraith (IRL) Assistant Referee 2: Dermot Broughton (IRL) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Neil Doyle (IRL) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Padraigh Sutton (IRL) Fourth Official: Allen Lynch (IRL) UEFA Referee Observer: Ilkka Koho (FIN) UEFA Delegate: Eggert Magnusson (ISL) Blog Referee Observer: Johnny (SRB)