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)