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Going one step further Martinez got a yellow card in the first leg and then received another in normal play tonight, if the yellow card received in the penalty shoot out counts against him is he suspended for the first leg of the semi final under the 3 yellow card rule?

As i said in the appointments thread oh dear Kruzliak.
Kruzliak was quite poor throughout with his random foul detection and couldnt wait to wave the card to match that of his shirt and that of quite a few other officials tonight who are gathered on missy bmbs naughty step, she must have upset someone in uefa this week lol.
In fact that step looks more like driveway.

A mixed bag of sorts by Orsato tonight on two or three occasions he and his AR’s mixed deflections for GK or CK basic stuff really

He let the game flow for the vast majority of it then seemed to give FK’s for everything and also proceeded on a few occasions to frustrate players and fans he gave FK one way then changed his mind and awarded it the other way I didn’t think he wa fully focused / his usual self and I got this impression aswell when the TNT cameras were on him when captains gathered at the coin toss prior to kick off

Think the giving free kicks one way then the other was a classic of forgetting momentarily which way teams were kicking. We used to have a local referee who often screamed blue ball and pointed the wrong way just after half time, something i am sure we have all been guilty of.

After tonights results think Mr Taylor will be a contender for the final along with messrs Kovacs and Makkelie

Absolute masterclass from Kovacs, he was always in full control, all major decisions and sanctions correct. A breath of fresh air for refereeing, something the pgmol could learn from.
The look on his face from early on showed he was extremely well focused and in the zone.
Fitness levels excellent.
On this performance for me a worthy candidate for the final.

That dont mess with me face reminded me a little of Collina.

One last thing, not happy that red card recipients are allowed on the field after the final whistle and xavi if still full of anger would have been better advised to avoid speaking to the referee.

Thursday 18 April 2024

18:45 CET - Villeneuve-d’Ascq (Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy)
LOSC Lille (FRA) [1-2] Aston Villa FC (ENG)
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Ján Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Kráľovič SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
UEFA Referee Observer: Lutz Michael Fröhlich GER
UEFA Delegate: Knut Bjřrn Nordheim NOR

18:45 CET - Florence (Stadio Artemio Franchi)
ACF Fiorentina (ITA) [0-0] FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Ángel Nevado Rodríguez ESP
Fourth Official: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Emil Božinovski MKD
UEFA Delegate: Tormod Larsen NOR

21:00 CET - Thessaloniki (OPAP Arena)
PAOK (GRE) [0-1] Club Brugge (BEL)
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Marco Di Bello ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Hansson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Milovan Đukanović MNE

21:00 CET - Istanbul (Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi)
Fenerbahçe (TUR) [2-3] Olymbiakós SFP (GRE)
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager GER
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín ESP
UEFA Delegate: David McDowell Zor SVN

Oh dear Kruzliak with van Boekel on var.

Was an obvious penalty kick.  Just merely trying to find out the record for penalties awarded to one team in a single season.  Their penalties per touches inside opposition penalty box is also hard to believe!

Penalty kicks awarded per touches inside the box are irrelevant.

Another Chelsea penalty!!  Good grief when will it end?!?!  Does anyone know the record penalties won in a 38 match season?  They must be on for the record?!

Stats mean nothing if an offence by a defender is committed in the penalty area then a penalty kick should be awarded regardless of the teams involved. This was a stonewall penalty kick.