UEFA have confirmed that Romanian official Radu Petrescu will take cost of proceedings on the Etihad Stadium between Manchester Metropolis and Feyenoord this week.
Manchester Metropolis will likely be hoping to return to profitable type this week having succumbed to 5 defeats in a row throughout competitions, with the newest of these outcomes coming within the Premier League and by the hands of a 0-4 loss to Tottenham at house on Saturday night.
That defeat was preceded by an additional two losses within the English top-flight by the hands of Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion away from house, with Spurs additionally defeating Metropolis within the Carabao Cup fourth spherical final month.
Within the UEFA Champions League, it was additionally defeat for Metropolis final day out, with Ruben Amorim’s Sporting issuing a heavy 4-1 scoreline on the Premier League champions in Lisbon, in what could be the 39-year-old’s last European match earlier than becoming a member of Manchester United.
As for Manchester Metropolis’s opponents Feyenoord this week, the Dutch giants discover themselves in twenty first place within the league section format of Europe’s premier membership competitors, with two wins and two attracts from their opening 4 matches.
Forward of the assembly between Manchester Metropolis and Feyenoord, European soccer’s governing physique UEFA have now introduced the record of match officers to supervise proceedings on the Etihad Stadium!
Match Referee
Romania’s 42-year-old match official Radu Petrescu has been appointed as match referee for the conflict between Manchester Metropolis and Feyenoord on matchday 5 of the UEFA Champions League’s league section this week.
Will probably be his first encounter involving Manchester Metropolis throughout his profession, and solely his second Champions League assembly of the continued marketing campaign having issued 5 yellow playing cards in Aston Villa’s historic 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in early October.
Throughout the course of the season to this point, Petrescu has taken cost of 14 matches throughout all competitions, handing out a complete of 53 yellow playing cards, one second yellow card dismissal, and having awarded 4 penalties, too.
Assistant Referees
Accompanying Radu Petrescu on the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday evening within the UEFA Champions League will likely be fellow Romanian assistant referees, Radu Ghinguleac and Mircea Mihail Grigoriu.
Video Assistant Referees
Overseeing the motion and providing assist and steerage from the VAR centre, Bastian Dankert of Germany will take up the function of Video Assistant Referee, with assist from Switzerland’s Fedayi San within the place of Assistant Video Assistant Referee.
Fourth Official
Taking management of proceedings between the 2 dugouts contained in the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night, and finishing a full Romanian praise of match officers, will likely be Marcel Birsan – making certain all is effectively between Pep Guardiola and Arne Slot’s successor, Brian Priske.