UEFA Champions League 2012/13 - Referee Appointments (Group Stage MD1)

UEFA has published the first package of referee appointments for the first matchday of 2012/13 UEFA Champions League season including absolute top clashes like Real Madrid - Manchester City that will be handled by Slovenian official Damir Skomina.

(CRO) Dinamo Zagreb 0			2 FC Porto (POR)
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 20:45 CET, Maksimir, Zagreb (CRO)
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA) Assistant Referee 1: Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA) Assistant Referee 2: Massimiliano Grilli (ITA) Fourth Official: Luca Maggiani (ITA) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Paolo Valeri (ITA) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA) UEFA Delegate: Jaroslav Dudl (CZE) UEFA Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)

(FRA) PSG 4			1 Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 20:45 CET, Parc des Princes, Paris (FRA)
Referee: Björn Kuipers (NED) Assistant Referee 1: Sander van Roekel (NED) Assistant Referee 2: Erwin E. J. Zeinstra (NED) Fourth Official: Berry Simons (NED) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Richard Liesveld (NED) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Ed Janssen (NED) UEFA Delegate: Dane Jost (SVN) UEFA Referee Observer: Levan Panishvili (GEO) 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0)

(FRA) Montpellier HSC 1			2 Arsenal (ENG)
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 20:45 CET, La Mosson, Montpellier (FRA)
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP) Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP) Assistant Referee 2: Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (ESP) Fourth Official: Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar (ESP) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Carlos Clos Gómez (ESP) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP) UEFA Delegate: Rene Eberle (SUI) UEFA Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas (GRE) 3 (2-1) 1 (1-0)

(GRE) Olympiacos 1			2 Schalke 04 (GER)
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 20:45 CET, Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus (GRE)
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (ESP) Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez (ESP) Assistant Referee 2: Jesús Calvo Guadamuro (ESP) Fourth Official: José Fernández Miranda (ESP) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (ESP) Additional Assistant Referee 2: César Muñiz Fernández (ESP) UEFA Delegate: Geir Thorsteinsson (ISL) UEFA Referee Observer: László Vagner (HUN) 6 (2-4) 1 (0-1)

(ESP) Málaga 3			0 Zenit (RUS)
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 20:45 CET, La Rosaleda, Málaga (ESP)
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG) Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Child (ENG) Assistant Referee 2: Simon Beck (ENG) Fourth Official: Mike Mullarkey (ENG) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Anthony Taylor (ENG) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Lee Mason (ENG) UEFA Delegate: Janis Mezeckis (LVA) UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA) 3 (2-1)

(ITA) AC Milan 0			0 RSC Anderlecht (BEL)
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 20:45 CET, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano (ITA)
Referee: William Collum (SCO) Assistant Referee 1: William Conquer (SCO) Assistant Referee 2: Alan Mulvanny (SCO) Fourth Official: Martin Cryans (SCO) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Robert Madden (SCO) Additional Assistant Referee 2: John Beaton (SCO) UEFA Delegate: Adrian Titcombe (ENG) UEFA Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen (NOR) 4 (2-2)

(GER) Borussia Dortmund 1			0 Ajax Amsterdam (NED)
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 20:45 CET, Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund (GER)
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA) Assistant Referee 1: Mauro Tonolini (ITA) Assistant Referee 2: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA) Fourth Official: Nicola Nicoletti (ITA) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Andrea De Marco (ITA) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Mauro Bergonzi (ITA) UEFA Delegate: Alan Mcrae (SCO) UEFA Referee Observer: Jörn West Larsen (DEN) 2 (0-2) 1 (1-0)

(ESP) Real Madrid 3			2 Manchester City (ENG)
Tuesday, 18 September 2012, 20:45 CET, Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid (ESP)
Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN) Assistant Referee 1: Primož Arhar (SVN) Assistant Referee 2: Matej Žunič (SVN) Fourth Official: Bojan Ul (SVN) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Slavko Vinčić (SVN) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Matej Jug (SVN) UEFA Delegate: Dag Vestlund (NOR) UEFA Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange (ITA) 3 (0-3)

(UKR) Shakhtar Donetsk 2			0 Nordsjælland (DEN)
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 20:45 CET, Donbass Arena, Donetsk (UKR)
Referee: Pawel Gil (POL) Assistant Referee 1: Piotr Sadczuk (POL) Assistant Referee 2: Marcin Borkowski (POL) Fourth Official: Konrad Sapela (POL) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Robert Malek (POL) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Hubert Siejewicz (POL) UEFA Delegate: Teuvo Holopainen (FIN) UEFA Referee Observer: Christas Skapoullis (CYP) 7 (2-5)

(ENG) Chelsea 2			2 Juventus (ITA)
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 20:45 CET, Stamford Bridge, London (ENG)
Referee: Pedro Proença (POR) Assistant Referee 1: Bertino Miranda (POR) Assistant Referee 2: Tiago Trigo (POR) Fourth Official: Rui Tavares (POR) Additional Assistant Referee 1: João Capela (POR) Additional Assistant Referee 2: João Ferreira (POR) UEFA Delegate: Jean-Louis Piette (FRA) UEFA Referee Observer: Wilfried Heitmann (GER) 2 (1-1)

(FRA) Lille 1			3 BATE (BLR)
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 20:45 CET, Métropole, Lille (FRA)
Referee: Marcin Borski (POL) Assistant Referee 1: Rafal Rostkowski (POL) Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL) Fourth Official: Maciej Wierzbowski (POL) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Dawid Piasecki (POL) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Stefanski (POL) UEFA Delegate: George Lüchinger (LIE) UEFA Referee Observer: Manuel Diaz Vega (ESP) 8 (4-4)

(GER) FC Bayern 2			1 Valencia CF (ESP)
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 20:45 CET, Allianz Arena, München (GER)
Referee: Firat Aydinus (TUR) Assistant Referee 1: Serkan Ok (TUR) Assistant Referee 2: Aleks Tascioglu (TUR) Fourth Official: Tarik Ongun (TUR) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Halis Özkahya (TUR) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Baris Simsek (TUR) UEFA Delegate: Jack Grundie (NIR) UEFA Referee Observer: Bo Karlsson (SWE) 3 (0-3) 1 (0-1) 1 (1-0)

(ESP) FC Barcelona 3			2 Spartak Moskva (RUS)
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 20:45 CET, Camp Nou, Barcelona (ESP)
Referee: Milorad Mažić (SRB) Assistant Referee 1: Milovan Ristić (SRB) Assistant Referee 2: Igor Radojčić (SRB) Fourth Official: Vladimir Jovanović (SRB) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Milenko Vukadinović (SRB) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Danilo Grujić (SRB) UEFA Delegate: Philip Pritchard (WAL) UEFA Referee Observer: Dr. Vaclav Krondl (CZE) 6 (1-5)

(SCO) Celtic 0			0 Benfica (POR)
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 20:45 CET, Celtic Park, Glasgow (SCO)
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (ITA) Assistant Referee 1: Renato Faverani (ITA) Assistant Referee 2: Andrea Stefani (ITA) Fourth Official: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Luca Banti (ITA) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Antonio Damato (ITA) UEFA Delegate: Markus Stenger (GER) UEFA Referee Observer: Jean Lemmer (LUX) 6 (3-3)

(ENG) Manchester United 1			0 Galatasaray (TUR)
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 20:45 CET, Old Trafford, Manchester (ENG)
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (GER) Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Hendrik Salver (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Mike Pickel (GER) Fourth Official: Markus Häcker (GER) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Tobias Welz (GER) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Christian Dingert (GER) UEFA Delegate: Eduard Dervishaj (ESP) UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold (NOR) 4 (3-1) 1 (1-0)

(POR) Braga 0			2 CFR Cluj (ROU)
Wednesday, 19 September 2012, 20:45 CET, Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga (POR)
Referee: Peter Rasmussen (DEN) Assistant Referee 1: Henrik Sønderby (DEN) Assistant Referee 2: Lars Rix (DEN) Fourth Official: Lars Hummelgaard (DEN) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Kenn Hansen (DEN) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Michael Tykgaard (DEN) UEFA Delegate: Joel Wolff (LUX) UEFA Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE) 3 (1-2)