UEFA Champions League 2013/14 - Referee Appointments - MD4 (Wednesday)

These are the referee appointments for the Wednesday matches of UEFA Champions League matchday 3, featuring Björn Kuipers and Milorad Mažić (SRB) for the two most relevant ties of this matchday.

(ENG) CHELSEA FC			SCHALKE 04 (GER)
Wednesday, 06 November 2013, 20:45 CET, Stamford Bridge, London (ENG) Group E
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR) Assistant Referee 1: Kim Thomas Haglund (NOR) Assistant Referee 2: Frank Andås (NOR) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (NOR) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Ola Hobber Nilsen (NOR) Fourth Official: Leif Erik Opland (NOR) UEFA Referee Observer: Marc Batta (FRA) UEFA Delegate: Andrey Medintsev (BUL) Blog Referee Observer: Chefren (ITA)

(SUI) FC BASEL			STEAUA (ROU)
Wednesday, 06 November 2013, 20:45 CET, St. Jakob-Park, Basel (SUI) Group E
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (POR) Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Santos (POR) Assistant Referee 2: Rui Tavares (POR) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Manuel De Sousa (POR) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Artur Soares Dias (POR) Fourth Official: João Santos (POR) UEFA Referee Observer: Manuel López Fernández (ESP) UEFA Delegate: Benny Jacobsen (DEN) Blog Referee Observer: Nur (ENG)

(GER) BORUSSIA DORTMUND			ARSENAL FC (ENG)
Wednesday, 06 November 2013, 20:45 CET, Westfalenstadion, Dortmund (GER) Group F
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED) Assistant Referee 1: Sander van Roekel (NED) Assistant Referee 2: Erwin E. J. Zeinstra (NED) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Pol van Boekel (NED) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Richard Liesveld (NED) Fourth Official: Angelo Boonman (NED) UEFA Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas (GRE) UEFA Delegate: Dag Steinar Vestlund (NOR) Blog Referee Observer: Edward (GRE)

(ITA) SSC NAPOLI			OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE (FRA)
Wednesday, 06 November 2013, 20:45 CET, San Paolo, Naples (ITA) Group F
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS) Assistant Referee 1: Tikhon Kalugin (RUS) Assistant Referee 2: Anton Averianov (RUS) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Maksim Layushkin (RUS) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Vitaly Meshkov (RUS) Fourth Official: Nikolay Golubev (RUS) UEFA Referee Observer: Wilfried Heitmann (GER) UEFA Delegate: Danijel Jošt (SVN) Blog Referee Observer: Nur H. (ENG)

(RUS) ZENIT ST PETERSBURG			FC PORTO (POR)
Wednesday, 06 November 2013, 18:00 CET, Petrovskiy Stadion, St Petersburg (RUS) Group G
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (NOR) Assistant Referee 1: Dag-Roger Nebben (NOR) Assistant Referee 2: Jan Erik Engan (NOR) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Ken Henry Johnsen (NOR) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Dag Vidar Hafsås (NOR) Fourth Official: Sven Erik Midthjell (NOR) UEFA Referee Observer: Christos Skapoullis (CYP) UEFA Delegate: Teuvo Holopainen (FIN) Blog Referee Observer: Niclas (GER)

(ESP) ATLÉTICO MADRID			AUSTRIA WIEN (AUT)
Wednesday, 06 November 2013, 20:45 CET, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid (ESP) Group G
Referee: István Vad (HUN) Assistant Referee 1: István Albert (HUN) Assistant Referee 2: Vencel Tóth (HUN) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Tamás Bognar (HUN) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Mihaly Fabián (HUN) Fourth Official:  László Viszokai (HUN) UEFA Referee Observer: Alan Freeland (SCO) UEFA Delegate: Jacob Erel (ISR) Blog Referee Observer: Niclas (GER)

(NED) AJAX AMSTERDAM			CELTIC GLASGOW (SCO)
Wednesday, 06 November 2013, 20:45 CET, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam (NED) Group H
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (GER) Assistant Referee 1: Guido Kleve (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Markus Häcker (GER) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Tobias Welz (GER) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Bastian Dankert (GER) Fourth Official:  Holger Henschel (GER) UEFA Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST) UEFA Delegate: Luca Zorzi (SUI) Blog Referee Observer: Chefren (ITA)

(ESP) FC BARCELONA			AC MILAN (ITA)
Wednesday, 06 November 2013, 20:45 CET, Camp Nou, Barcelona (ESP) Group H
Referee: Milorad Mažić (SRB) Assistant Referee 1: Milovan Ristić (SRB) Assistant Referee 2: Dalibor Djurdjević (SRB) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Danilo Grujić (SRB) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Miodrag Gogić (SRB) Fourth Official: Milan Minić (SRB) UEFA Referee Observer: Vlado Sajn (SVN) UEFA Delegate: Janis Mežeckis (LVA)  Blog Referee Observer: Nikos (ENG)

UEFA Champions League 2013/14 - Referee Appointments - MD4 (Tuesday)

UEFA Referee Committee have appointed six Elite Group officials, one Elite Development Group and one First Group referee who will take charge of Tuesday's matches in UEFA Champions League matchday 3.

(ESP) REAL SOCIEDAD			MANCHESTER UTD.
Tuesday, 05 November 2013, 20:45 CET, Anoeta, San Sebastián (ESP) Group A
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA) Assistant Referee 1: Renato Faverani (ITA) Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Stefani (ITA) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Andrea De Marco (ITA) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Paolo Valeri (ITA) Fourth Official: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA) UEFA Referee Observer: Michel Vautrot (FRA) UEFA Delegate: Gunther De Saedeleer (BEL) Blog Referee Observer: Niclas (GER)

(UKR) SHAKHTAR DONETSK			BAYER LEVERKUSEN (GER)
Tuesday, 05 November 2013, 20:45 CET, Donbass Arena, Donetsk (UKR) Group A
Referee: William Collum (SCO) Assistant Referee 1: Martin Cryans (SCO) Assistant Referee 2: William Conquer (SCO) Additional Assistant Referee 1: John Beaton (SCO) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Clancy (SCO) Fourth Official: Graham Chambers (SCO) UEFA Referee Observer: Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE) UEFA Delegate: Ivan Borissov Lekov (BUL) Blog Referee Observer: Nur H. (ENG)

(ITA) JUVENTUS			REAL MADRID (ESP)
Tuesday, 05 November 2013, 20:45 CET, Juventus Stadium, Turin (ITA) Group B
Referee: Howard Webb (ENG) Assistant Referee 1: Michael Mullarkey (ENG) Assistant Referee 2: Darren Cann (ENG) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Anthony Taylor (ENG) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Michael Jones (ENG) Fourth Official: Jake Collin (ENG) UEFA Referee Observer: Paul Allaerts (BEL) UEFA Delegate: Pierino Lardi (SUI) Blog Referee Observer: Edward (GRE)

(DEN) FC KØBENHAVN			GALATASARAY (TUR)
Tuesday, 05 November 2013, 20:45 CET, Parken Stadion, Copenhagen (DEN) Group B
Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG) Assistant Referee 1: Peter Kirkup (ENG) Assistant Referee 2: Simon Long (ENG) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Andre Marriner (ENG) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Friend (ENG) Fourth Official: Stuart Burt (ENG) UEFA Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen (NOR) UEFA Delegate: Dennis Cruise (IRL) Blog Referee Observer: Niclas (GER)

(GRE) OLYMPIACOS			SL BENFICA (POR)
Tuesday, 05 November 2013, 20:45 CET, Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus (GRE) Group C
Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN) Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Ul (SVN) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Ponis (SVN) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Dragoslav Perič (SVN) Fourth Official: Primož Arhar (SVN) UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Riley (ENG) UEFA Delegate: Wolfgang Thierrichter (AUT) Blog Referee Observer: Chefren (ITA)

(FRA) PARIS SG			RSC ANDERLECHT (BEL)
Tuesday, 05 November 2013, 20:45 CET, Parc des Princes, Paris (FRA) Group C
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (CRO) Assistant Referee 1: Siniša Premužaj (CRO) Assistant Referee 2: Igor Krmar (CRO) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović Jr. (CRO) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Igor Pristovnik (CRO) Fourth Official: Ivica Modrić (CRO) UEFA Referee Observer: Charles Agius (MLT) UEFA Delegate: Markus Stenger (GER) Blog Referee Observer: Philipp (GER)

(ENG) MANCHESTER CITY			CSKA MOSKVA (RUS)
Tuesday, 05 November 2013, 20:45 CET, City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester (ENG) Group D
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP) Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP) Assistant Referee 2: Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (ESP) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Javier Estrada Fernández (ESP) Fourth Official: Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar (ESP)   UEFA Referee Observer: Donald McVicar (SCO) UEFA Delegate: Isak Mikladal (FRO) Blog Referee Observer: Philipp (GER)

(CZE) VIKTORIA PLZEN			FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER)
Tuesday, 05 November 2013, 20:45 CET, Štruncovy Sady Stadión, Plzen (CZE) Group D
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP) Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrián Devis (ESP) Assistant Referee 2: Javier Aguilar Rodríguez (ESP) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Clos Gómez (ESP) Additional Assistant Referee 2: David Fernández Borbalán (ESP) Fourth Official: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (ESP) UEFA Referee Observer: Jaap Uilenberg (NED) UEFA Delegate: Milovan Djukanović (MNE) Blog Referee Observer: Chefren (ITA)

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)