UEFA announces the refereeing staff for Chelsea VS Barcelona in the Champions League: Slovenian referee Vincic will serve as referee
6:24pm, 23 November 2025
At 4 a.m. on November 26, Chelsea will face Barcelona at home in the fifth round of the UEFA Champions League. UEFA announced today the referee team, led by the Slovenian + German referee team.
Head referee:
Slavko Vincic (Slovenia)
Assistant referee:
Tomas Krančnik (Slovenia)
Andráz Kovacic (Slovenia)
Video Assistant Referee Referee (VAR):
Christian Dingert (Germany)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee (AVAR):
Benjamin Brand (Germany)
Fourth official:
David Šmajc (Slovenia)