Michael Oliver to referee Sporting Braga - Madrid UCL clash

UEFA confirmed on Sunday the refereeing assignments for the Champions League matches to be played on Tuesday 24th, with England's Michael Oliver officiating Braga - Real Madrid and Sweden's Glenn Nyberg for Sevilla - Arsenal.

In the Sporting Braga - Real Madrid Group C match (21.00 CET), Michael Oliver will be assisted by his compatriot Stuart Attwell on the VAR, with German Christian Dingert as assistant referee. Englishmen Stuart Burt and Daniel Cook will be on the sidelines and Andrew Madley will be the fourth official.

Sevilla - Arsenal (21.00h CET), in Group B, will be refereed by German Marco Fritz, assisted by Slovenian Nejc Kajtazovic. The refereeing team led by Glenn Nyber will be completed by Swedish assistants Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Soderqvist and fourth official Adam Ladeback.

The 'Merengues' will be looking for their third consecutive win to move one step closer to the last 16. For their part, the Gunners will be looking to claim three crucial points against the Andalusian club who sit third on two points, one behind the second-placed English club.

 

October 20, 2023