18 May 2024 ES Tunis – Al Ahly Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (ALG, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Mokrane Gourari (ALG) Assistant Referee 2: Abbas Zerhouni (ALG) Fourth Official: Mutaz Ibrahim (LBY) VAR: Dahane Beida (MTN ..read more

Borussia Dortmund defeated Paris SG (1-0) in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final for the 2023/24 season, securing their spot in the final for the third time in their history. After the final whistle, Italian referee Daniele Orsato was unable to hold back tears, surprising many people. Later, it became known that this was Orsato's last match in the UEFA Champions League, as the renowned 48-year-old referee plans to retire after Euro 2024. Throughout his career, Orsato refereed 55 UEFA Champions League matches, including the final of the 2019/20 season between PSG and Bayern ..read more

11 May 2024 Yokohama Mariners – Al Ain Referee: Salman Falahi (QAT, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Ramzan Al-Naemi (QAT) Assistant Referee 2: Majid Al-Shammari (QAT) Fourth Official: Mohamad Al-Shammari (QAT) VAR: Khamis Al-Marri (QAT) AVAR: Abdulla Al-Marri (QAT ..read more

9 May 2024 Indonesia – Guinea Referee: François Letexier FRA (photo) Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA Fourth Official: Pierre Gaillouste FRA Referee Observer: Markus Nobs SUI ..read more

Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week across Europe, and it even crops up in the Champions League. On Wednesday night, in the second leg of the semifinal between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, the Bundesliga club were desperately searching for an equaliser. Real Madrid led 2-1, giving them a 3-2 aggregate lead, in the 13th minute of added time (only nine had been signalled). Bayern had to score, but they were thwarted by the offside flag and the referee blew his whistle. Bayern lost 2-1 and were eliminated. Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel was raging, calling it a "a disastrous de ..read more

9 May 2024 Bayer Leverkusen – AS Roma Referee: Danny Makkelie NED (photo) Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED Fourth Official: Serdar Gözübüyük NED VAR: Rob Dieperink NED AVAR: Pol van Boekel NED Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB Atalanta BC – Olympique de Marseille Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano ESP Assistant Referee 1: Diego Barbero Sevilla ESP Assistant Referee 2: Angel Nevado Rodriguez ESP Fourth Official: Mykola Balakin UKR VAR: Juan Martinez Munuera ESP AVAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez ESP Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM ..read more

8 May 2024 Club Brugge – ACF Fiorentina Referee: Halil Meler TUR (photo) Assistant Referee 1: Mustafa Eyisoy TUR Assistant Referee 2: Kerem Ersoy TUR Fourth Official: Irfan Peljto BIH VAR: Marco Fritz GER AVAR: Alper Ulusoy TUR Referee Observer: Bernardino Gonzalez Vazquez ESP 9 May 2024 Olympiakos – Aston Villa Referee: Felix Zwayer GER Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Lupp GER Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER Fourth Official: Glenn Nyberg SWE VAR: Bastian Dankert GER AVAR: Tiago Martins POR Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR ..read more

7 May 2024 Paris St. Germain – Borussia Dortmund Referee: Daniele Orsato ITA (photo) Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone ITA Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini ITA Fourth Official: Davide Massa ITA VAR: Massimiliano Irrati ITA AVAR: Paolo Valeri ITA Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR 8 May 2024 Real Madrid – Bayern München Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL Fourth Official: Ivan Kružliak SVK VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL AVAR: Bartosz Frankowski POL Referee Observer: Michael Riley ENG ..read more

5 May 2024 Al Ahed – Central Coast Mariners Referee: Omar Al-Ali (UAE, photo) Assistant Referee 1: Mohamed Al-Hammadi (UAE) Assistant Referee 2: Jasem Al-Ali (UAE) Fourth Official: Sultan Al-Hammadi (UAE) VAR: Adel Al-Naqbi (UAE) AVAR: Ahmed Darwish (UAE ..read more

7 May 2024 Paris St. Germain – Borussia Dortmund Referee: Daniele Orsato ITA (photo) Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone ITA Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini ITA Fourth Official: Davide Massa ITA VAR: Massimiliano Irrati ITA AVAR: Paolo Valeri ITA Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR ..read more