UEFA Champions League - Referee Appointments (MD3)

Europe's football governing body UEFA has published the first package of referee appointments for the next matchday of UEFA Champions League.

Milorad Mažić will experience the "Theatre of Dreams" (c) ZIMBIO

(RUS) Spartak Moskva			Benfica (POR)
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 18:00 CET, Luzhniki Stadion, Moscow (RUS) Group G
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG) Assistant Referee 1: Simon Beck (ENG) Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Child (ENG) Fourth Official: Darren Cann (ENG) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Michael Jones (ENG) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Friend (ENG) UEFA Delegate: Adrian Ixari (MDA) UEFA Referee Observer: Athanassios Briakos (GRE) Referee Liaison Officer: Vyacheslav Kharlamov (RUS)

(DEN) Nordsjælland			Juventus (ITA)
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 20:45 CET, Parken, Copenhagen (DEN) Group E
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (GER) Assistant Referee 1: Guido Kleve (GER) Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER) Fourth Official: Holger Henschel (GER) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Marco Fritz (GER) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Guido Winkmann (GER) UEFA Delegate: David Griffiths (WAL) UEFA Referee Observer: Ilkka Koho (FIN) Referee Liaison Officer: Bill René Hansen (DEN)

(UKR) Shakhtar Donetsk			Chelsea London (ENG)
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 20:45 CET, Donbass Arena, Donetsk (UKR) Group E
Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN) Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN) Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Ul (SVN) Fourth Official: Primož Arhar (SVN) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Ponis (SVN) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Dragoslav Perič (SVN) UEFA Delegate: Harry Been (NED) UEFA Referee Observer: Michel Vautrot (FRA) Referee Liaison Officer: Viktor Paradnikov (UKR)

(FRA) OSC Lille			Bayern München (GER)
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 20:45 CET, Lille Métropole, Villeneuve D'Ascq (FRA) Group F
Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG) Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG) Assistant Referee 2: Jake Collin (ENG) Fourth Official: Mike Mullarkey (ENG) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Michael Oliver (ENG) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Anthony Taylor (ENG) UEFA Delegate: Adonis Procopiou (CYP) UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Jeurissen (BEL) Referee Liaison Officer: Claude Cauvet (FRA)

(BLR) BATE			Valencia CF (ESP)
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 20:45 CET, Dinamo Stadion, Minsk (BLR) Group F
Referee: Craig Thomson (SCO) Assistant Referee 1: Derek Rose (SCO) Assistant Referee 2: Alasdair Ross (SCO) Fourth Official: Graham Chambers (SCO) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Steven McLean (SCO) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Paul Robertson (SCO) UEFA Delegate: Orkhan Huseynzade (AZE) UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA) Referee Liaison Officer: Vadim Zhuk (BLR)

(ESP) FC Barcelona			Celtic (SCO)
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 20:45 CET, Camp Nou, Barcelona (ESP) Group G
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA) Assistant Referee 1: Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA) Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Cariolato (ITA) Fourth Official: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Mauro Bergonzi (ITA) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Andrea De Marco (ITA) UEFA Delegate: Petr Fousek (CZE) UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Castro (POR) Referee Liaison Officer: Antonio Uzcudun Gómez (ESP)

(TUR) Galatasaray			CFR Cluj (ROU)
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 20:45 CET, Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul (TUR) Group H
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA) Assistant Referee 1: Mauro Tonolini (ITA) Assistant Referee 2: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA) Fourth Official: Andrea Stefani (ITA) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Luca Banti (ITA) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Antonio Damato (ITA) UEFA Delegate: Ainar Leppänen (EST) UEFA Referee Observer: Michel Piraux (BEL) Referee Liaison Officer: Unur Efe (TUR)

(ENG) Man. United			Braga (POR)
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 20:45 CET, Old Trafford, Manchester (ENG) Group H
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: Miodrag Gogić (SRB) UEFA Delegate: Roland Tis (BEL) UEFA Referee Observer: Johannes Reijgwaart (NED) Referee Liaison Officer: Allison David (ENG)

(RUS) Zenit			Anderlecht (BEL)
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 18:00 CET, Petrovskiy Stadion, St.Petersburg (RUS) Group C
Referee: Ivan Bebek (CRO) Assistant Referee 1: Tomislav Petrović (CRO) Assistant Referee 2: Miro Grgić (CRO) Fourth Official: Dalibor Conjar (CRO) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Domagoj Vučkov (CRO) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Goran Gabrilo (CRO) UEFA Delegate: José Aguiar (POR) UEFA Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE) Referee Liaison Officer: Aleksander Kudryavtsev (RUS)

(POR) FC Porto			Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 20:45 CET, Estadio do Dragão, Porto (POR) Group A
Referee: Pavel Královec (CZE) Assistant Referee 1: Roman Slyško (SVK) Assistant Referee 2: Martin Wilczek (CZE) Fourth Official: Antonin Kordula (CZE) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Radek Přihoda (CZE) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Michal Patak (CZE) UEFA Delegate: Paul Krähenbühl (SUI) UEFA Referee Observer: Stephen Bennett (ENG) Referee Liaison Officer: Antonio Garrido Da Silva (POR)

(CRO) Dinamo Zagreb			PSG (FRA)
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 20:45 CET, Maksimir, Zagreb (CRO) Group A
Referee: Firat Aydinus (TUR) Assistant Referee 1: Serkan Ok (TUR) Assistant Referee 2: Aleks Tascioglu (TUR) Fourth Official: Serkan Gençerler (TUR) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Tolga Özkalfa (TUR) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Koray Gençerler (TUR) UEFA Delegate: Mark Blackbourne (ENG) UEFA Referee Observer: Vítor Melo Pereira (POR) Referee Liaison Officer: Zeljko Grgeć (CRO)

(ENG) Arsenal			Schalke 04 (GER)
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 20:45 CET, Emirates, London (ENG) Group B
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE) Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE) Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Wärnmark (SWE) Fourth Official: Stefan Wittberg (SWE) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Johannesson (SWE) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Martin Strömbergsson (SWE) UEFA Delegate: Rudolf Repka (CZE) UEFA Referee Observer: Alfredo Trentalange (ITA) Referee Liaison Officer: Olivier Ray (ENG)

(FRA) Montpellier HSC			Olympiacos (GRE)
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 20:45 CET, La Mosson, Montpellier (FRA) Group B
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA) Assistant Referee 1: Luca Maggiani (ITA) Assistant Referee 2: Massimiliano Grilli (ITA) Fourth Official: Renato Faverani (ITA) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Paolo Valeri (ITA) UEFA Delegate: Dennis Cruise (IRL) UEFA Referee Observer: Manuel López Fernández (ESP) Referee Liaison Officer: Alain Chiab (FRA)

(ESP) Málaga			AC Milan (ITA)
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 20:45 CET, La Rosaleda, Málaga (ESP) Group C
Referee: Pedro Proença (POR) Assistant Referee 1: Tiago Trigo (POR) Assistant Referee 2: Bertino Miranda (POR) Fourth Official: Venâncio Raposo Tomé (POR) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Duarte Gomes (POR) Additional Assistant Referee 2: João Capela (POR) UEFA Delegate: Michal Listkiewicz (POL) UEFA Referee Observer: Rodger Gifford (WAL) Referee Liaison Officer: Raúl Masso Zambudio (ESP)

(GER) Borussia Dortmund			Real Madrid (ESP)
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 20:45 CET, Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund (GER) Group D
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN) Assistant Referee 1: Gabor Erös (HUN) Assistant Referee 2: György Ring (HUN) Fourth Official: Robert Kispál (HUN) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Tamás Bognar (HUN) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Mihály Fabián (HUN) UEFA Delegate: Sune Hellströmer (SWE) UEFA Referee Observer: Oguz Sarvan (TUR) Referee Liaison Officer: Günter Risse (GER)

(NED) Ajax			Man. City (ENG)
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 20:45 CET, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam (NED) Group D
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR) Assistant Referee 1: Kim Thomas Haglund (NOR) Assistant Referee 2: Frank Andås (NOR) Fourth Official: Sven Erik Midthjell (NOR) Additional Assistant Referee 1: Tommy Skjerven (NOR) Additional Assistant Referee 2: Brage Sandmoen (NOR) UEFA Delegate: Jozef Krula (SVK) UEFA Referee Observer: Charles Agius (MLT) Referee Liaison Officer: Peter van Dongen (NED)