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Matchday 8

Thursday  29 January 2026

21:00 CET - Porto (Estádio do Dragăo)
FC PORTO (POR) - RANGERS FC (SCO)
Referee: Jasper Vergoote BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Geerolf BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Martijn Tiesters BEL
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Drago Kos SVN
UEFA Delegate: Cristiano Ascari SMR

21:00 CET - Villeneuve-d’Ascq (Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre Mauroy)
LOSC LILLE (FRA) - SC FREIBURG (GER)
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Łukasz Kuźma POL
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Haim Jakov ISR
UEFA Delegate: Outi Saarinen FIN

21:00 CET - Seville (Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla)
REAL BETIS BALOMPIÉ (ESP) - FEYENOORD ROTTERDAM (NED)
Referee: Nikola Dabanović MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Vladan Todorović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Srđan Jovanović MNE
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković MNE
Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Peter Sippel GER
UEFA Delegate: Damien Mollard SUI

21:00 CET - Birmingham (Villa Park)
ASTON VILLA FC (ENG) - FC SALZBURG (AUT)
Referee: Rohit Saggi NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Anders Olav Dale NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Jřrgen Rřnning Valstadsve NOR
Fourth Official: Daniel Higraff NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO
UEFA Delegate: Loukás Siótropos GRE

21:00 CET - Belgrade (Stadion Rajko Mitić)
FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB) - RC CELTA DE VIGO (ESP)
Referee: Andrea Colombo ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Alessio Berti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale ITA
Fourth Official: Giuseppe Collu ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Doveri ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Meßner AUT
UEFA Delegate: Aliaksandr Aliejnik BLR

21:00 CET - Décines-Charpieu (Groupama Stadium)
OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS (FRA) - PAOK (GRE)
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iván Massó Granado ESP
Fourth Official: Adrián Cordero Vega ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange ITA
UEFA Delegate: Aurel Mihail Ionescu ROU

21:00 CET - Glasgow (Celtic Park)
CELTIC FC (SCO) - FC UTRECHT (NED)
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Turkka Joonas Valjakka FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Mika Lamppu FIN
Fourth Official: Peiman Simani FIN
Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER
UEFA Delegate: Siim Juks EST

21:00 CET - Bačka Topola, SRB (TSC Arena)
MK MAKKABI TEL AVIV (ISR) - BOLOGNA FC 1909 (ITA)
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Bakari Bregadze GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Matthew Donohue ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Kassai HUN
UEFA Delegate: Luka Steiner SVN

21:00 CET - Basel (St. Jakob-Park)
FC BASEL 1893 (SUI) - FC VIKTORIA PLZEŇ (CZE)
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Elikashvili GEO
Fourth Official: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Ante Vučemilović CRO
UEFA Delegate: Evángelos Moúskos CYP

21:00 CET - Herning (MCH Arena)
FC MIDTJYLLAND (DEN) - GNK DINAMO (CRO)
Referee: Elçin Məsiyev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Elşad Abdullayev AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Pərvin Talıbov AZE
Fourth Official: Kamal Umudlu AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Michal Beneš CZE
UEFA Delegate: Vignir Már Ţormóđsson ISL

21:00 CET - Razgrad (Huvepharma Arena)
PFK LUDOGORETS 1945 (BUL) - OGC NICE (FRA)
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Kamil Hájek CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Matěj Vlček CZE
Fourth Official: Ondřej Pechanec CZE
Video Assistant Referee: Tomáš Kocourek CZE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Miroslav Zelinka CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Mihai Marius Andrieș ROU
UEFA Delegate: Mihai Marius Andrieș ROU

21:00 CET - West Bridgford (The City Ground)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC (ENG) - FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN)
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Walter Altmann AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
UEFA Referee Observer:  Alberto Undiano Mallenco ESP
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione ITA

21:00 CET - Graz (Merkur Arena)
SK STURM GRAZ (AUT) - SK BRANN (NOR)
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Arbër Zalla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Rejdi Avdo ALB
Fourth Official: Olsion Yzeiraj ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA
UEFA Delegate: Ţórir Ţormar Hákonarson ISL

21:00 CET - Bucharest (Arena Națională)
FC FCSB (ROU) - FENERBAHÇE (TUR)
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jelena Cvetković SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: László Vagner HUN
UEFA Delegate: Rudolf Řepka CZE

21:00 CET - Stuttgart (MHP Arena Stuttgart)
VFB STUTTGART (GER) - BSC YOUNG BOYS (SUI)
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Marcos Cerdán Aguilar ESP
Fourth Official: Víctor García Verdura ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold NOR
UEFA Delegate: Volodymyr Heninson UKR

21:00 CET - Athens (Olymbiakó Athlitikó Kéntro Athinón "Spýros Loúis")
PANATHINAĎKÓS AO (GRE) - AS ROMA (ITA)
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Álvarez Fernández ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Miguel Martínez Munuera ESP
Fourth Official: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro Muńiz Ruiz ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Könül Mehdiyeva AZE

21:00 CET - Deventer (Stadion De Adelaarshorst)
GO AHEAD EAGLES (NED) - SC BRAGA (POR)
Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Erwan Finjean FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Évrard FRA
Fourth Official: Marc Bollengier FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Doychin Bahov BUL
UEFA Delegate: Doychin Bahov BUL

21:00 CET - Genk (Cegeka Arena)
KRC GENK (BEL) - MALMÖ FF (SWE)
Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Gabriel Avram ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei ROU
Fourth Official: Rareș George Vidican ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Sorin Popa ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marcel Bîrsan ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI
UEFA Delegate: Róbert Kispál HUN

Semi Finals (2nd Legs)

Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Arsenal (First Team) v Chelsea (First Team)
EFL Cup   
Referee: Bankes, Peter
Assistant Referee: Smart, Edward
Assistant Referee: Antrobus, Blake
Fourth Official: Bramall, Thomas
Video Assistant Referee: Bell, James
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Robathan, Daniel

Wednesday 4th February 2026

Manchester City FC (First Team) v Newcastle United FC (First Team)
EFL Cup   
Referee: Harrington, Tony
Assistant Referee: Betts, Lee
Assistant Referee: Massey-Ellis, Sian
Fourth Official: Smith, Lewis
Video Assistant Referee: Howard, Paul
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy

Saturday 31st January 2026

Brighton & Hove Albion FC (First Team) v Everton FC (First Team)
Premier League   
Referee: Kavanagh, Christopher
Assistant Referee: Cook, Dan
Assistant Referee: Smith, Wade
Fourth Official: Robinson, Tim
Video Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy

Chelsea (First Team) v West Ham United (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports Premier League
Premier League   
Referee: Taylor, Anthony
Assistant Referee: Beswick, Gary
Assistant Referee: Nunn, Adam
Fourth Official: Jones, Robert
Video Assistant Referee: Salisbury, Michael
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Massey-Ellis, Sian

Leeds United AFC (First Team) v Arsenal (First Team)
Premier League   
Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Hatzidakis, Constantine
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Craig
Fourth Official: Ward, Gavin
Video Assistant Referee: Gillett, Jarred
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Meredith, Steven

Liverpool FC (First Team) v Newcastle United FC (First Team)  Live on TNT Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Hooper, Simon
Assistant Referee: Holmes, Adrian
Assistant Referee: Long, Simon
Fourth Official: Barrott, Sam
Video Assistant Referee: Pawson, Craig
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Betts, Lee

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (First Team) v AFC Bournemouth (First Team)
Premier League   
Referee: Oliver, Michael
Assistant Referee: Burt, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Mainwaring, James
Fourth Official: Bell, James
Video Assistant Referee: Bankes, Peter
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Perry, Marc

Sunday 1st February 2026

Aston Villa FC (First Team) v Brentford FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports Premier League
Premier League   
Referee: Robinson, Tim
Assistant Referee: Hussin, Ian
Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
Fourth Official: Kirk, Thomas
Video Assistant Referee: Tierney, Paul
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Beswick, Gary

Manchester United FC (First Team) v Fulham (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports Main Event
Premier League   
Referee: Brooks, John
Assistant Referee: Bennett, Simon
Assistant Referee: Wilkes, Matthew
Fourth Official: England, Darren
Video Assistant Referee: Bell, James
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Smart, Edward

Nottingham Forest F.C. (First Team) v Crystal Palace FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports+
Premier League   
Referee: Salisbury, Michael
Assistant Referee: Perry, Marc
Assistant Referee: Nelson, Alistair
Fourth Official: Linington, James
Video Assistant Referee: Harrington, Tony
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Robathan, Daniel

Tottenham Hotspur (First Team) v Manchester City FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports Premier League
Premier League   
Referee: Jones, Robert
Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Assistant Referee: Greenhalgh, Nick
Fourth Official: Madley, Andrew
Video Assistant Referee: Gillett, Jarred
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Antrobus, Blake

Monday 2nd February 2026

Sunderland AFC (First Team) v Burnley FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports Premier League
Premier League   
Referee: Tierney, Paul
Assistant Referee: West, Richard
Assistant Referee: Scholes, Mark
Fourth Official: Harrington, Tony
Video Assistant Referee: Attwell, Stuart
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Hopton, Nick




SG1 in the Championship

Blackburn Rovers FC (First Team) v Hull City (First Team)
Football League Championship   
Referee: Bramall, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Assistant Referee: Howson, Akil
Fourth Official: Backhouse, Anthony

Matchweek 8

Wednesday 28 January 2026

21:00 CET - Paris (Parc des Princes)
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (FRA) - NEWCASTLE UNITED FC (ENG)
Referee: Slavko Vinčić SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič SVN
Fourth Official: Christian Dingert GER
Video Assistant Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: David Šmajc SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: David Fernández Borbalán ESP
UEFA Delegate: Aleksandra Pejkovska MKD

21:00 CET - Manchester (Etihad Stadium)
MANCHESTER CITY FC (ENG) - GALATASARAY (TUR)
Referee: Alejandro Hernández ESP
Assistant Referee 1: José Naranjo ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Diego Sánchez Rojo ESP
Fourth Official: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: José Luis Munuera ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT
UEFA Delegate: Romano Clavadetscher SUI

21:00 CET - Liverpool (Anfield Stadium)
LIVERPOOL FC (ENG) - QARABAĞ FK (AZE)
Referee: Ivan Kruzliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Kralović SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Pol Van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
UEFA Referee Observer:  Alain Hamer LUX
UEFA Delegate: Roxana Berceanu ROU

21:00 CET - Dortmund (Signal Iduna Park)
BORUSSIA DORTMUND (GER) - FC INTERNAZIONALE MILANO (ITA)
Referee: Istvan Kovacs ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Mihai Marica ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Ferencz Tunyogi ROU
Fourth Official:  Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR
UEFA Delegate: Iain Blair SCO

21:00 CET - Barcelona (Spotify Camp Nou)
FC BARCELONA (ESP) - FC KŘBENHAVN (DEN)
Referee: Benoît Bastien FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Hicham Zakrani FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Leonard FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bert Put BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Uno Tutk EST
UEFA Delegate: Michael O’Brien ENG

21:00 CET - London (Emirates Stadium)
ARSENAL FC (ENG) - QAİRAT FK (KAZ)
Referee: Urs Schnyder SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher SUI
Fourth Official: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP
UEFA Delegate: Jeroen Roest NED

21:00 CET - Leverkusen (BayArena)
BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN (GER) - VILLARREAL CF (ESP)
Referee: Espen Eskĺs NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Erik Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Elias Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras GRE
UEFA Delegate: Giórgos Fandáros CYP

21:00 CET - Madrid (Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano)
CLUB ATLÉTICO DE MADRID (ESP) - FK BODŘ/GLIMT (NOR)
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Federico La Penna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Lutz Michael Fröhlich GER
UEFA Delegate: Manuel Huber SUI

21:00 CET - Lisbon (Estádio do SL Benfica)
SL BENFICA (POR) - REAL MADRID CF (ESP)
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Luca Pairetto ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Gianluca Aureliano ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN
UEFA Delegate: Vilmos Szabó HUN

21:00 CET - Frankfurt am Main (Deutsche Bank Park)
EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER) - TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC (ENG)
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Ángel Nevado ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Fourth Official: Francisco José Hernandez Maeso ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Valentín Gómez ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Sars FRA
UEFA Delegate: Oljas Abraev KAZ

21:00 CET - Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)
CLUB BRUGGE KV (BEL) - OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE (FRA)
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marcenaro ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif ISR
UEFA Delegate: Nils Řyvind Fisketjřnn NOR

21:00 CET - Eindhoven (Philips Stadion)
PSV EINDHOVEN (NED) - FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (GER)
Referee: Joăo Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano Maia POR
Fourth Official: Tiago Martins POR
Video Assistant Referee: Fábio Oliveira Melo POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Joăo Gonçalves POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Nobs SUI
UEFA Delegate: István Huszár HUN

21:00 CET - Amsterdam (Johan Cruijff ArenA)
AFC AJAX (NED) - OLYMBIAKÓS SFP (GRE)
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mathieu Vernice FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR
UEFA Delegate: Adrian Ixari MDA

21:00 CET - Naples (Stadio Diego Armando Maradona)
SSC NAPOLI (ITA) - CHELSEA FC (ENG)
Referee: Clément Turpin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pages FRA
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM
UEFA Delegate: Irakli Nakaidze GEO

21:00 CET - Monaco (Stade Louis II)
AS MONACO FC (FRA) - JUVENTUS (ITA)
Referee: José María Sánchez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabańero ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Ińigo Prieto ESP
Fourth Official: Mateo Busquets Ferrer ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Cesar Soto Grado ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: André Narciso POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis CYP
UEFA Delegate: Ánna Kapásoglou GRE

21:00 CET - Brussels (Lotto Park)
ROYALE UNION SAINT-GILLOISE (BEL) - ATALANTA BC (ITA)
Referee: Michael Oliver ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Darren England ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Milorad Mažić SRB
UEFA Delegate: David Moran IRL

21:00 CET - Bilbao (Estadio de San Mamés)
ATHLETIC CLUB (ESP) - SPORTING CP (POR)
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Kempter GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dietz GER
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner GER
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pascal Müller GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi SMR
UEFA Delegate: Maria Mifsud MLT

21:00 CET - Limassol (Alphamega Stadium)
PAFOS FC (CYP) - SK SLAVIA PRAHA (CZE)
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Matthias Jöllenbeck GER
Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU
UEFA Delegate: Angelo Chetcuti MLT

Matchday 7

Thursday 22nd January 2026

18:45 CET - Rotterdam (Stadion Feijenoord "De Kuip")
FEYENOORD ROTTERDAM (NED) - SK STURM GRAZ (AUT)
Referee: Halil Umut Meler TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Abdullah Bora Özkara TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Bersan Duran TUR
Fourth Official: Cihan Aydın TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev BUL
UEFA Delegate: Kimmo J. Lipponen FIN


18:45 CET - Istanbul (Chobani Stadyumu - Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi)
FENERBAHÇE (TUR) - ASTON VILLA FC (ENG)
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Miguel Martins Teixeira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Nuno Almeida da Mota POR
Fourth Official: Fábio José da Costa Veríssimo POR
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Marinus Koopman NED
UEFA Delegate: Thibault De Gendt BEL


18:45 CET - Thessaloniki (Stádio Toúmbas)
PAOK (GRE) - REAL BETIS BALOMPIÉ (ESP)
Referee: Simone Sozza ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giovanni Baccini ITA
Fourth Official: Luca Zufferli ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Lucílio Cardoso Cortez Batista POR
UEFA Delegate: Jan Kořínek CZE


18:45 CET - Plzěn (Doosan Arena)
FC VIKTORIA PLZEŇ (CZE) - FC PORTO (POR)
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
Video Assistant Referee: Michael Fabbri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
UEFA Referee Observer: Gylfi Ţór Orrason ISL
UEFA Delegate: Bozhil Grozdanov BUL
Mentor for Delegate: Scott Struthers SCO


18:45 CET - Bern (Stadion Wankdorf)
BSC YOUNG BOYS (SUI) - OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS (FRA)
Referee: Əliyar Ağayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Əmirəli AZE
Fourth Official: Tural Qurbanov AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicat İsmayıllı AZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG
UEFA Delegate: Sergei Hohlov-Simson EST


18:45 CET - Freiburg im Breisgau (Europa-Park Stadion)
SC FREIBURG (GER) - MK MAKKABI TEL AVIV (ISR)
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE
Fourth Official: Granit Maqedonci SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Malec POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Paweł Gil POL
UEFA Delegate: Felix Grigore ROU


18:45 CET - Bologna (Stadio Renato Dall'Ara)
BOLOGNA FC 1909 (ITA) - CELTIC FC (SCO)
Referee: Vasílios Fotiás GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Andréas Meďndanás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Michaíl Papadákis GRE
Fourth Official: Aléxandros Tsakalídis GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan Willem Wegereef NED
UEFA Delegate: Otar Dolidze GEO
Mentor for Delegate: Loukás Siótropos GRE


18:45 CET - Malmö (Eleda Stadion)
MALMÖ FF (SWE) - FK CRVENA ZVEZDA (SRB)
Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christof Günsch GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
Video Assistant Referee: Pascal Müller GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Cortus GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK
UEFA Delegate: Eugčne Westerink NED


18:45 CET - Bergen (Brann Stadion)
SK BRANN (NOR) - FC MIDTJYLLAND (DEN)
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev BUL
Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov BUL
Video Assistant Referee: Dragomir Draganov BUL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nikola Popov BUL
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Dāvids Isakovs LVA

21:00 CET - Rome (Stadio Olimpico)
AS ROMA (ITA) - VFB STUTTGART (GER)
Referee: John Brooks ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Bennett ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Neil Davies ENG
Fourth Official: Darren England ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Stávros Tritsónis GRE
UEFA Delegate: Knut Bjřrn Nordheim NOR


21:00 CET - Glasgow (Ibrox Stadium)
RANGERS FC (SCO) - PFK LUDOGORETS 1945 (BUL)
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Mangirdas Mirauskas LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandras Stepanovas LTU
Fourth Official: Mindaugas Jackus LTU
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Robert Schröder GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Joăo Francisco Lopes Ferreira POR
UEFA Delegate: Dirk Gilon BEL


21:00 CET - Zagreb (Stadion Maksimir)
GNK DINAMO (CRO) - FC FCSB (ROU)
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan de Groot NED
Fourth Official: Joey Kooij NED
Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO
UEFA Delegate: Attila Tömő HUN


21:00 CET - Salzburg (Red Bull Arena)
FC SALZBURG (AUT) - FC BASEL 1893 (SUI)
Referee: Anastásios Papapétrou GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Trýfon Petrópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Iordánis Aptósoglou GRE
Fourth Official: Fótios Polychrónis GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Athanásios Tzílos GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Spyrídon Zambalás GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL
UEFA Delegate: Victor Marius Radu ROU


21:00 CET - Braga (Estádio Municipal de Braga)
SC BRAGA (POR) - NOTTINGHAM FOREST FC (ENG)
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: Matej Jug SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA
UEFA Delegate: Borja Bilbao Vizcaíno ESP


21:00 CET - Budapest (Groupama Aréna)
FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN) - PANATHINAĎKÓS AO (GRE)
Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Berkut UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Denys Shurman UKR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
UEFA Referee Observer: Pascal Garibian FRA
UEFA Delegate: Paul Lyon GIB


21:00 CET - Nice (Allianz Riviera)
OGC NICE (FRA) - GO AHEAD EAGLES (NED)
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinsʹkyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksiy Myronov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Hrushko UKR
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Konrad Plautz AUT
UEFA Delegate: Andrew Dickson SCO


21:00 CET - Vigo (Abanca Balaídos)
RC CELTA DE VIGO (ESP) - LOSC LILLE (FRA)
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal GER
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Gittelmann GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Johann Pfeifer GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Michális Argyroú CYP
UEFA Delegate: Antonio Talarico ITA


21:00 CET - Utrecht (Stadion Galgenwaard)
FC UTRECHT (NED) - KRC GENK (BEL)
Referee: Robert Hennessy IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Dermot Broughton IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Emmett Dynan IRL
Fourth Official: Kevin O’Sullivan IRL
Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB
UEFA Delegate: Radenko Mijatović SVN

Saturday 24th January 2026

AFC Bournemouth (First Team) v Liverpool FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Salisbury, Michael
Assistant Referee: Perry, Marc
Assistant Referee: Long, Simon
Fourth Official: Kitchen, Andrew
Video Assistant Referee: Brooks, John
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Bennett, Simon

Burnley FC (First Team) v Tottenham Hotspur (First Team)
Premier League   
Referee: Bankes, Peter
Assistant Referee: Smart, Edward
Assistant Referee: Antrobus, Blake
Fourth Official: Taylor, Anthony
Video Assistant Referee: Pawson, Craig
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Betts, Lee

Fulham (First Team) v Brighton & Hove Albion FC (First Team)
Premier League   
Referee: Oliver, Michael
Assistant Referee: Burt, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Mainwaring, James Beswick, Gary
Fourth Official: Busby, John
Video Assistant Referee: Harrington, Tony
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Smith, Wade

Manchester City FC (First Team) v Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (First Team)
Premier League   
Referee: Hallam, Farai
Assistant Referee: Hussin, Ian
Assistant Referee: Cook, Dan
Fourth Official: Robinson, Tim
Video Assistant Referee: England, Darren
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Barrott, Sam

West Ham United (First Team) v Sunderland AFC (First Team)  Live on TNT Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Bramall, Thomas
Assistant Referee: Hatzidakis, Constantine
Assistant Referee: Dallison, Andrew
Fourth Official: Ricardo, Ruebyn
Video Assistant Referee: Wood, Timothy
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Donohue, Matthew

Sunday 25th January 2026

Arsenal (First Team) v Manchester United FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Pawson, Craig
Assistant Referee: Betts, Lee
Assistant Referee: Wilkes, Matthew
Fourth Official: Bramall, Thomas
Video Assistant Referee: Tierney, Paul
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Robathan, Daniel

Brentford FC (First Team) v Nottingham Forest F.C. (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Barrott, Sam
Assistant Referee: Nunn, Adam
Assistant Referee: Smith, Wade
Fourth Official: Whitestone, Dean
Video Assistant Referee: Kavanagh, Christopher
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Massey-Ellis, Sian

Crystal Palace FC (First Team) v Chelsea (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports
Premier League   
Referee: England, Darren
Assistant Referee: Ledger, Scott
Assistant Referee: Howson, Akil
Fourth Official: Harrington, Tony
Video Assistant Referee: Donohue, Matthew
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Hatzidakis, Constantine

Newcastle United FC (First Team) v Aston Villa FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Gillett, Jarred
Assistant Referee: Davies, Neil
Assistant Referee: Meredith, Steven
Fourth Official: Jones, Robert
Video Assistant Referee: Brooks, John
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Beswick, Gary

Monday 26th January 2026

Everton FC (First Team) v Leeds United AFC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports
Premier League   
Referee: Hooper, Simon
Assistant Referee: Holmes, Adrian
Assistant Referee: West, Richard
Fourth Official: Attwell, Stuart
Video Assistant Referee: Bell, James
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Smart, Edward




SG1 in the Championship

MIDDLESBROUGH (First Team) v Preston North End FC (First Team)  Live on Sky Sports+
Football League Championship   
Referee: Madley, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Taylor, Craig
Assistant Referee: Scholes, Mark
Fourth Official: Toner, Ben

Premier League PAR: (Please predict the referee, fourth official and VAR – 3pm K/O unless stated)

Saturday 24th January 2026

West Ham United v Sunderland (12.30pm) – Pawson, Toner, Brooks
Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur – Oliver, Langford, Wood
Fulham v Brighton & Hove Albion – Gillett, Robinson, Bankes
Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers – England, Jones, Howard
Bournemouth v Liverpool (5.30pm) – Harrington, Allison, Kavanagh

Sunday 25th January 2026

Brentford v Nottingham Forest (2pm) – Kirk, Kavanagh, Bankes
Crystal Palace v Chelsea (2pm) – Taylor, Bramall, Madley
Newcastle United v Aston Villa (2pm) – Attwell, Tierney, Bell
Arsenal v Manchester United (4.30pm) – Brooks, Salisbury, Donohue

Official Line: (Please predict all appointments below for this one fixture)

Everton v Leeds United (Monday, 8pm)
Referee: Bramall
Assistant Referee: Wilkes
Assistant Referee: Hatzidakis
Fourth Official: Backhouse
VAR: Salisbury
AVAR: West


EFL PAR: (Please predict the referee for the following games - matches 24th January, 3pm K/O unless stated)

Championship:

Derby County v West Bromwich Albion (Friday, 8pm) – Doughty
Middlesbrough v Preston North End (12.30pm) – Linington

League One:

Port Vale v Exeter City – Joyce
Reading v Barnsley – Swabey

League Two:

MK Dons v Shrewsbury Town – Breakspear
Salford City v Bristol Rovers – Woods

The Randomiser:

Please predict an official who will be an answer to the following questions

1) How many SG1 referees will be appointed as an AVAR? 1

2) Who will issue a first half red card? Stockbridge

3) Which referee will be appointed in a team of officials including a female? Attwell