Champions League - Referee Appointments - Matchday 1 (Tuesday)

UEFA has revealed the first eight referee appointments of this season's Champions League group stage, starting on Tuesday, 17 September. 

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Among others, Manuel Gräfe will face a decisive task (Benfica SL - Anderlecht) having been injured during last season's group stage phase and having been in Elite Development Group since June 2011. He is experienced in Estádio da Luz: his last Champions League match was Benfica SL - Otelul Galati under the eyes of Dutch committee member Jaap Uilenberg. Also this time, Uilenberg will assess Gräfe.

Additionally, UEFA has nominated a mixed team for Bayern München vs CSKA Moskva. Gianluca Rocchi's Italian crew will be completed by Suisse Sandro Pozzi as AR2.

Group A, 17 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Old Trafford, Manchester, England
Manchester United - Bayer Leverkusen
Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Bojan Ul (SVN)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Ponis (SVN)
Fourth Official: Primož Arhar (SVN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Murat Ilgaz (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: Cornel Cristian Bivolaru (ROU)
Blog Referee Observer: Albin A. (SWE)

Group A, 17 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain
Real Sociedad - Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hategan (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Nica (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Octavian Sovre (ROU)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Alexandru Tudor (ROU)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Coltescu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Miklos István Nagy (ROU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Bo Karlsson (SWE)
UEFA Delegate: René Eberle (SUI)
Blog Referee Observer: Niclas (GER)

Group B, 17 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Parken, Copenhagen (DEN)
FC København - Juventus Turin
Referee: Ivan Bebek (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomislav Petrović (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Miro Grgić (CRO)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Domagoj Vučkov (CRO)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Goran Gabrilo (CRO)
Fourth Official: Dalibor Conjar (CRO)
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young (SCO)
UEFA Delegate: Dumitru Mihalache (ROU)
Blog Referee Observer: Hagi (GER)

Group B, 17 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul (TUR)
Galatasaray - Real Madrid
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Beck (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen Child (ENG)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Lee Probert (ENG)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Jonathan Moss (ENG)
Fourth Official: Michael Mullarkey (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Horst Brummeier (AUT)
UEFA Delegate: Johan van Kouterik (NED)
Blog Referee Observer: Chefren (ITA)

Group C, 17 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon (POR)
Benfica SL - RSC Anderlecht
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Thorsten Schiffner (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Guido Kleve (GER)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Guido Winkmann (GER)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Fourth Official: Holger Henschel (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jaap Uilenberg (NED)
UEFA Delegate: Svein Johannessen (NOR)
Blog Referee Observer: Edward (GRE)

Group C, 17 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus (GRE)
Olympiakos - Paris SG
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Tobias Welz (GER)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Tobias Stieler (GER)
Fourth Official: Markus Häcker (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Patrick Kelly (IRL)
UEFA Delegate: Luis Cuervas Del Real (ESP)
Blog Referee Observer: Dino (CRO)

Group D, 17 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Struncovy Sady Stadium, Plzen (CZE)
Viktoria Plzen - Manchester City
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Andrea De Marco (ITA)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Fourth Official: Nicola Nicoletti (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Bernardino González (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: George Koumas (CYP)
Blog Referee Observer: Niclas (GER)

Group D, 17 September 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Allianz Arena, Munich (GER)
Bayern München - CSKA Moskva
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Gianluca Cariolato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Sandro Pozzi (SUI)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Luca Banti (ITA)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Antonio Damato (ITA)
Fourth Official: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Sándor Piller (HUN)
UEFA Delegate: Stanislaw Speczik (POL)
Blog Referee Observer: Nur H. (ENG)