FIFA Arab Cup 2021 – Quarter-finals

10 December 2021

Tunisia – Oman
Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
Fourth Official: Matt Conger (NZL)
Reserve AR: Tevita Makasini (TGA)
VAR: Christian Dingert (GER)
AVAR 1: Kevin Blom (NED)
AVAR 2: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)
AVAR 3: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)

Qatar – UAE
Referee: Andres Matonte (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Soppi (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Barreiro (URU)
Fourth Official: Janny Sikazwe (ZAM)
Reserve AR: Zakhele Siwela (RSA)
VAR: Leodan Gonzalez (URU)
AVAR 1: Juan Soto (VEN)
AVAR 2: Ezequiel Brailovsky (ARG)
AVAR 3: Hiroyuki Kimura (JPN)

11 December 2021
Egypt – Jordan
Referee: Said Martinez (HON)
Assistant Referee 1: Walter Lopez (HON)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Ramirez (HON)
Fourth Official: Fernando Hernandez (MEX)
Reserve AR: Karen Diaz (MEX)
VAR: Fernando Guerrero (MEX)
AVAR 1: Jair Marrufo (USA)
AVAR 2: Gabriel Chade (ARG)
AVAR 3: Shaun Evans (AUS)

Morocco – Algeria
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Danilo Manis (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Pires (BRA)
Fourth Official: Ryuji Sato (JPN)
Reserve AR: Jun Mihara (JPN)
VAR: Rafael Traci (BRA)
AVAR 1: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez (ESP)
AVAR 2: Jerson Dos Santos (ANG)
AVAR 3: Adonai Escobedo (MEX)

FIFA President supports “number one team” of Arab Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has visited the headquarters of the FIFA Arab Cup Match Officials in Doha, offering words of encouragement to FIFA’s “number one team” at the tournament and thanking their group for their commitment, professionalism and responsibility both on and off the pitch.

The 12 referees, 24 assistant referees and 16 video match officials of the tournament represent all six FIFA confederations and are closely accompanied by a diverse team of technical specialists, including FIFA referee and video match official instructors, fitness coaches, physiotherapists and sports scientists, all of whom were addressed by Mr. Infantino ahead of the third round of group stage matches in Qatar. “You are the first team for FIFA”, Mr. Infantino encouraged. “You are our first team because without you, there is no FIFA Arab Cup, there is no FIFA World Cup, there is no football. With the introduction of VAR and all of the work that you are doing - which is extremely professional and thorough – the whole refereeing category has moved to a different level and you are part of the elite in the world of refereeing. That is why it is so important that you realise the responsibility that you have”, he continued. “That responsibility is to referee games in the best possible way with your conscience and your preparation, but it is also towards football; towards the billions of boys and girls who love the game, who believe in the game and the honesty and transparency of the game. It is a game where there are rules and where there is somebody who makes sure that these rules are respected. As the elite of the refereeing movement, it is crucial to transmit this message.”

The Match Officials are working together for the best possible arbitration between the 16 teams competing for glory in Doha. The FIFA President was eager to emphasise the importance of that teamwork throughout the tournament. “Football is much more than just a sport; football is truly a life skill for children because by playing, you learn”, he added. “I think you are also part of a team, and you know better than me how important it is to be able to count on your teammates. I can only thank you all for the great work that you are doing by being role models and examples together with the team here under the leadership of [Chairman of FIFA Referees Committee] Pierluigi Collina.”

Source: FIFA

UEFA Europa Conference League 2021/22 – Group Stage (Matchday 6)

9 December 2021

CFR Cluj – FK Jablonec
Referee: Harm Osmers (GER, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Kempter (GER)
Fourth Official: Robert Schröder (GER)
Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo (LVA)

LASK – HJK Helsinki
Referee: Igor Pajac (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Goran Pataki (CRO)
Fourth Official: Tihomir Pejin (CRO)
Referee Observer: Asim Khudiyev (AZE)

Alashkert FC – Maccabi Tel Aviv
Referee: Gergő Bogár (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Péter Kóbor (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szert (HUN)
Fourth Official: Ferenc Karakó (HUN)
Referee Observer: Viktor Shvetsov (UKR)

Partizan – Anorthosis Famagusta
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 2: Zaza Pipia (GEO)
Fourth Official: Davit Kharitonashvili (GEO)
Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos (CRO)

KAA Gent – Flora Tallinn
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Allheim (SWE)
Fourth Official: Bojan Pandzic (SWE)
Referee Observer: Kenneth Clark (SCO)

CSKA Sofia – AS Roma
Referee: Nicolas Walsh (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Graeme Stewart (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Calum Spence (SCO)
Fourth Official: Colin Steven (SCO)
Referee Observer: Martin Hansson (SWE)

Zorya Luhansk – Bodo Glimt
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Jakub Winkler (POL)
Fourth Official: Zbigniew Dobrynin (POL)
Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP)

AZ Alkmaar – Randers FC
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (MLT)
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Duncan Sultana (MLT)
Fourth Official: Ishmael Barbara (MLT)
Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov (BUL)

Union Berlin – Slavia Praha
Referee: Rade Obrenovic (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordez (SVN)
Fourth Official: Alen Borosak (SVN)
Referee Observer: Björn Kuipers (NED)

Feyenoord – Maccabi Haifa
Referee: Mykola Balakin (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Viktor Matyash (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandr Zhukov (UKR)
Fourth Official: Vitali Romanov (UKR)
Referee Observer: Christos Nicolaides (CYP)

FC Copenhagen – Slovan Bratislava
Referee: Istvan Vad (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Toth (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Istvan Albert (HUN)
Fourth Official: Peter Solymosi (HUN)
Referee Observer: Marco Borg (MLT)

PAOK FC – Lincoln Red Imps
Referee: Rohit Saggi (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Geir Isaksen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Morten Jensen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Tom Hagen (NOR)
Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann (SUI)

Tottenham Hotspur – Stade Rennais
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Avram (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei (ROU)
Fourth Official: Marian Barbu (ROU)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)

Vitesse – Mura
Referee: Filip Glova (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Peter Bednar (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Polacek (SVK)
Fourth Official: Michal Ocenas (SVK)
Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)

Omonia FC – Kairat Almaty
Referee: Genc Nuza (KOS)
Assistant Referee 1: Fatlum Berisha (KOS)
Assistant Referee 2: Bujar Selimaj (KOS)
Fourth Official: Visar Kastrati (KOS)
Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson (ISL)

FC Basel – Qarabağ FK
Referee: Fran Jovic (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Hrvoje Radic (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Luka Pusic (CRO)
Fourth Official: Ivana Martincic (CRO)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)

UEFA Europa League 2021/2022 – Group Stage (Matchday 6)

9 December 2021

Olympique Lyonnais – Rangers FC
Referee: Radu Petrescu (ROU, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mihai Marica (ROU)
Fourth Official: Marcel Birsan (ROU)
VAR: Fedayi San (SUI)
AVAR: Lionel Tschudi (SUI)
Referee Observer: Jouni Hyytia (FIN)

Sparta Praha – Brondby IF
Referee: Craig Pawson (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin (ENG)
Fourth Official: Robert Jones (ENG)
VAR: Peter Bankes (ENG)
AVAR: Neil Davies (ENG)
Referee Observer: Zbigniew Przesmycki (POL)

Sturm Graz – AS Monaco
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Fredrik Klyver (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Robin Wilde (SWE)
Fourth Official: Fredrik Klitte (SWE)
VAR: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoechea (ESP)
AVAR: Javier Estrada Fernandez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif (ISR)

Real Sociedad – PSV Eindhoven
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Achmülller (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Mike Pickel (GER)
Fourth Official: Sven Jablonski (GER)
VAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
AVAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Referee Observer: Stavros Tritsonis (GRE)

Legia Warszawa – Spartak Moskva
Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Zunic (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Vukan (SVN)
Fourth Official: Dragoslav Peric (SVN)
VAR: Jose Sanchez Martinez (ESP)
AVAR: Raul Cabanero Martinez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)

SSC Napoli – Leicester City
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrian Devis (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Diaz Perez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Jose Munuera Montero (ESP)
VAR: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
AVAR: Willy Delajod (FRA)
Referee Observer: Goran Mihaljević (MNE)

Royal Antwerp – Olympiacos FC
Referee: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni (ITA)
Fourth Official: Rosario Abisso (ITA)
VAR: Michael Fabbri (ITA)
AVAR: Fabio Maresca (ITA)
Referee Observer: Lucilio Batista (POR)

Fenerbahçe SK – Eintracht Frankfurt
Referee: Srdjan Jovanovic (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Uros Stojkovic (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlovic (SRB)
Fourth Official: Momcilo Markovic (SRB)
VAR: Mario Zebec (CRO)
AVAR: Duje Strukan (CRO)
Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek (AUT)

Lazio – Galatasaray
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Yuste Jimenez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernandez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Cesar Soto Grado (ESP)
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
AVAR: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Referee Observer: Marian Ružbarsky (SVK)

Olympique de Marseille – Lokomotiv Moskva
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: David McGeachie (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Francis Connor (SCO)
Fourth Official: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
VAR: Allard Lindhout (NED)
AVAR: Rob Dieperink (NED)
Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller (AUT)

PFC Ludogorets – FC Midtjylland
Referee: Tobias Stieler (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marcel Unger (GER)
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER)
VAR: Günter Perl (GER)
AVAR: Katrin Rafalski (GER)
Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci (ALB)

SC Braga – Crvena Zvezda
Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Luca Pairetto (ITA)
VAR: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
AVAR: Amaury Delerue (FRA)
Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP)

Celtic FC – Real Betis
Referee: Daniel Stefanski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Michal Obukowicz (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Krzysztof Myrmus (POL)
Fourth Official: Damian Sylwestrzak (POL)
VAR: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
AVAR: Tomasz Musial (POL)
Referee Observer: Neale Barry (ENG)

Ferencvarosi TC – Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Egor Bolkhovitin (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Andrei Vereteshkin (RUS)
Fourth Official: Vladislav Bezborodov (RUS)
VAR: Vitali Meshkov (RUS)
AVAR: Sergei Ivanov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Igor Pristovnik (CRO)

KRC Genk – Rapid Wien
Referee: Tiago Martins (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Campos (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Mota (POR)
Fourth Official: Helder Malheiro (POR)
VAR: Luis Godinho (POR)
AVAR: Fabio Verissimo (POR)
Referee Observer: Matteo Trefoloni (ITA)

West Ham United – GNK Dinamo
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Stefano Alassio (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Giovanni Baccini (ITA)
Fourth Official: Daniele Chiffi (ITA)
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
AVAR: Jerôme Brisard (FRA)
Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson (SWE)

Concacaf League Final 2021 (First Leg)

8 December 2021

Motagua – Comunicaciones
Referee: Oshane Nation (JAM, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Ojay Duhaney (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Stephanie Yee Sing (JAM)
Fourth Official: Daneon Parchment (JAM)

IFFHS World’s Best Referee 2021: Brych (GER)

German Referee Felix Brych, winner of the IFFHS Award as the World's Best Referee of the Decade (2011-2020), is crowned for the second time as IFFHS World's Best Referee of the year 2021, after 2017. A consecration and a confirmation of the quality of Felix Brych, who will end his international career this week. He won with 15 points more than Netherland’s Björn Kuipers, who also ended his great career this summer. Italian Daniele Orsato, the award winner of 2020, took the third place. (Source: IFFHS)

IFFHS World’s Best Referees 2021

1. Felix Brych (GER, photo) - 110p

2. Bjorn Kuipers (NED) - 95p

3. Daniele Orsato (ITA) - 40p

4. Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP) - 30p

5. Anthony Taylor (ENG) - 20p

IFFHS World’s Best Woman Referee 2021: Frappart (FRA)

Since 2019, Stephanie Frappart dominates the ranking of the Women's World Best Referees. In 2021, she won again the IFFHS Award by a large margin before Russia's top referee Anastasia Pustovoitova. Frappart became in 2021 the first woman to officiate at an UEFA Men's Euro final stage. She was already the first for the UEFA Super Cup final Liverpool - Chelsea and for the Men's Champions League match Juventus - Kyiv. Her example gave the opportunity for other women referees in the world to officiate in the greatest men competitions in all continents. (Source: IFFHS)

IFFHS World’s Best Women Referees 2021

1. Stephanie Frappart (FRA, photo) - 155p

2. Anastasia Pustovoitova (RUS) - 60p

3. Esther Staubli (SUI) - 25p

4. Kateryna Monzul (UKR) - 20p

5. Edina Alves (BRA) - 15p

UEFA Women’s Champions League 2021/22 – Group Stage (Matchday 5)

8-9 December 2021

Chelsea FCW – Juventus
Referee: Sara Persson (SWE, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahić (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Jilan Taher (SWE)
Fourth Official: Lovisa Johansson (SWE)
Referee Observer: Katarzyna Wierzbowska (POL)

Servette Chênois – VfL Wolfsbug
Referee: Henrikke Nervik (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Monica Lokkeberg (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Elisabeth Thoresen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Ingvild Aarland (NOR)
Referee Observer: Blaženka Logarušić (CRO)

WFC Kharkiv – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Frida Nielsen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Fie Bruun (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Nanna Andersen (DEN)
Fourth Official: Jorgen Burchardt (DEN)
Referee Observer: Ana Minić (SRB)

Breidablik – Real Madrid
Referee: Desiree Grundbacher (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Emilie Aubry (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Nadine Reichmuth (SUI)
Fourth Official: Michele Schmölzer (SUI)
Referee Observer: Jenny Palmqvist (SWE)

HB Koge – TSG Hoffenheim
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Chrysoula Kourompylia (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Sofia Athanasopoulou (GRE)
Fourth Official: Eirini Pingiou (GRE)
Referee Observer: Caroline de Boeck (BEL)

BK Häcken – Bayern München
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Petruta Iugulescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mihaela Tepusa (ROU)
Fourth Official: Cristina Trandafir (ROU)
Referee Observer: Miroslava Migalova (SVK)

Arsenal WFC – FC Barcelona
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Ekaterina Kurochkina (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Iulia Petrova (RUS)
Fourth Official: Nadezhda Gorinova (RUS)
Referee Observer: Kirsi Heikkinen (FIN)

SL Benfica – Olympique Lyonnais
Referee: Rebecca Welch (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Natalie Aspinall (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Lisa Rashid (ENG)
Fourth Official: Emily Heaslip (ENG)
Referee Observer: Eleni Kiriou (GRE)

Hoyzer Affair explained

Borussia Dortmund's Jude Bellingham has been fined €40,000 by the German Football Association (DFB), which judged his post-Klassiker remarks about referee Felix Zwayer to be "unsporting behavior." "If you give a referee who's match-fixed before the biggest game in Germany, what do you expect?" the English teenager had told Norwegian broadcaster Viaplay after his team's 3-2 defeat to Bayern Munich. German football magazine Kicker rated Zwayer's performance 5.5 on a 6-point scale, almost the lowest mark possible, after the 40-year-old had awarded Bayern Munich a controversial penalty but failed to even consult with VAR on a Borussia Dortmund penalty claim. But Bellingham's post-match comments referred to more than just the previous 90 minutes. What exactly was Jude Bellingham referring to?

Back in 2005, German football was rocked by a match-fixing scandal when it emerged that referee Robert Hoyzer had manipulated a series of matches in 2004 in the second division, third tier and German Cup on behalf of a Berlin-based Croatian betting mafia. According to Spiegel magazine, Hoyzer, then 24, made around €67,000 (roughly $75,000 at the current exchange rate) in premiums from fixing matches upon which his Croatian controllers had betted. He was sentenced to two years and five months in prison and banned for life from refereeing. Most infamously, Hoyzer had helped ensure that SC Paderborn knocked Bundesliga side Hamburg out of the German Cup on 21 August 2004, by awarding the amateur side a controversial penalty and sending off a HSV player for remonstrating, helping Paderborn to come from 0-2 down to win 4-2. HSV were subsequently awarded €500,000 in compensation.

What does Zwayer have to do with it?

On another occasion, Hoyzer had unsuccessfully attempted to influence another Paderborn game, a league match against Chemnitz, but his assistant referee had flagged up a dodgy penalty decision as incorrect. Partly as a result, Hoyzer began enlisting the help of refereeing colleagues, including Felix Zwayer, then a 23-year-old assistant referee. Ahead of a match between Wuppertal and Werder Bremen's reserves, Hoyzer gave Zwayer €300, which the latter accepted. Wuppertal won 1-0, as planned by Hoyzer's Croatian controllers, but not as a result of any decision made or assisted by Zwayer.

How was the scandal uncovered?

In January 2005, Zwayer and three other referees, including former Bundesliga referee Manuel Gräfe, informed the DFB of their suspicions. Hoyzer did not come clean and was sentenced. In 2006, the DFB also sentenced Zwayer for his involvement — although his ban was limited to six months in recognition of his contribution to the uncovering the affair. The actual details of the verdict, however, remained secret, with the DFB allegedly concerned about the reputation of German football shortly before it hosted the 2006 World Cup.

How much did the DFB really know?

In 2014, Die Zeit revealed documents detailing the DFB's verdict on Zwayer, which confirmed that the governing body had reached the following conclusions:

- Zwayer had behaved in a "grossly unsporting" manner

- That "it can be assumed that Zwayer didn't reject Hoyzer's initial approach in the manner which would be expected of an honest referee and took the money."

- Zwayer "failed to report his knowledge of Hoyzer's match manipulations to the DFB for a prolonged period of time."

- Zwayer had accepted €300 from Hoyzer ahead of the game between Wuppertal and Werder Bremen "in order to avoid critical situations for Wuppertal in his role as assistant referee."

Although there is no evidence that Zwayer ever actually made any intentionally incorrect decisions in Wuppertal's favor, the verdict revealed that the DFB had explicitly disciplined Zwayer for taking a bribe and for failing to report match-fixing. But he hadn't been banned for life.

How has this been seen in Germany?

Jude Bellingham is not the first person to criticize Zwayer with regards to his involvement in the Hoyzer Affair. Zwayer's former colleague Manuel Gräfe has frequently criticized his continued appointment in Bundesliga, telling Zeit Magazin this summer: "If you accept money once and then cover up Hoyzer's manipulation for six months, you shouldn't be refereeing professional football." Following Saturday's game between Dortmund and Bayern, Gräfe told broadcaster ZDF that he could "absolutely understand Dortmund's anger. The decisions went against BVB and were unfortunately decisive." He added that Zwayer "did not get the balance right."

What's happened to Bellingham?

After submitting a written statement, Bellingham has been fined €40,000 but has avoided a ban, meaning he is eligible to face Bochum in the Bundesliga at the weekend. The DFB's official referee observer Marco Haase has also pressed libel charges against Bellingham, telling a local newspaper: "These comments affect all referees right down to the grassroots." Speaking to Kicker, lawyer Dr. Ingo Bott postulated: "Only the victim, in other words the person again whom a libelous insult is directed, may sue for libel. Since Mr. Zwayer has not filed charges himself, there ought not to be any serious investigation."

Source: DW

UEFA Champions League 2021/2022 – Group Stage (Matchday 6)

7 December 2021

Real Madrid – Inter Milano

Referee: Felix Brych (GER, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager (GER)
VAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
AVAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)

Paris St. Germain – Club Brugge
Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Inigo Prieto Lopez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Angel Nevado Rodriguez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Santiago Jaime Latre (ESP)
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
AVAR: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
Referee Observer: Francesco Bianchi (SUI)

RB Leipzig – Manchester City
Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Stephane De Almeida (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Bekim Zogaj (SUI)
Fourth Official: Alain Bieri (SUI)
VAR: Fedayi San (SUI)
AVAR: Lionel Tschudi (SUI)
Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman (NED)

AC Milan – Liverpool FC
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries (NED)
Fourth Official: Dennis Higler (NED)
VAR: Pol van Boekel (NED)
AVAR: Rob Dieperink (NED)
Referee Observer: Jorn West Larsen (DEN)

FC Porto – Atletico de Madrid
Referee: Clement Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
VAR: Jerôme Brisard (FRA)
AVAR: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Referee Observer: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)

Borussia Dortmund – Beşiktaş JK
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jeremy Stinat (FRA)
VAR: Willy Delajod (FRA)
AVAR: Amaury Delerue (FRA)
Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef (NED)

AFC Ajax – Sporting CP
Referee: Davide Massa (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Matteo Passeri (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA)
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca (ITA)
VAR: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
AVAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav (BIH)

Shakhtar Donetsk – Sheriff Tiraspol
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radius (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis (LTU)
Fourth Official: Robertas Valikonis (LTU)
VAR: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetchea (ESP)
AVAR: Xavier Estrada Fernandez (ESP)
Referee Observer: David Fernandez Borbalan (ESP)

8 December 2021
Juventus – Malmö FF
Referee: Irfan Peljto (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Davor Beljo (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Senad Ibrisimbegovic (BIH)
Fourth Official: Milos Gigovic (BIH)
VAR: Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP)
AVAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Peter Sippel (GER)

FC Zenit – Chelsea FC
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Joost van Zuilen (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder (NED)
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
VAR: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
AVAR: Clay Ruperti (NED)
Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)

SL Benfica – Dynamo Kyiv
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Dietz (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Markus Sinn (GER)
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel (GER)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (GER)
AVAR: Marco Fritz (GER)
Referee Observer: Gylfi Orrason (ISL)

Bayern München – FC Barcelona
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Grigoriu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)
Fourth Official: Andrei Chivulete (ROU)
VAR: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
AVAR: Jerôme Brisard (FRA)
Referee Observer: Stefan Messner (AUT)

Manchester United – BSC Young Boys
Referee: Benoît Bastien (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Aurelien Berthomieu (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jeremie Pignard (FRA)
VAR: Benoît Millot (FRA)
AVAR: Willy Delajod (FRA)
Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev (BUL)

Atalanta BC – Villarreal CF
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG)
Fourth Official: Darren England (ENG)
VAR: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
AVAR: Constantine Hatzidakis (ENG)
Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson (SWE)

FC Salzburg – Sevilla FC
Referee: Slavko Vincic (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaz Klancnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraz Kovacic (SVN)
Fourth Official: David Smajc (SVN)
VAR: Paul Tierney (ENG)
AVAR: Nejc Kajtazovic (SVN)
Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)

VfL Wolfsburg – LOSC Lille
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Fabiano Preti (ITA
Fourth Official: Daniele Doveri (ITA)
VAR: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
AVAR: Fedayi San (SUI)
Referee Observer: Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)