German referee Felix Zwayer has been assigned to Inter’s Champions League showdown with Liverpool, whereas Atalanta vs. Chelsea will probably be officiated by Spaniard Alejandro Hernandez.
They each kick off on Tuesday night at 21.00 GMT in Matchday 6 of the Champions League.
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Champions League referees picked for giant video games
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 18: Referee Felix Zwayer gestures as he speaks to Erling Haaland of Manchester Metropolis through the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD1 match between Manchester Metropolis and SSC Napoli at Metropolis of Manchester Stadium on September 18, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photograph by Dan Istitene/Getty Photographs)
UEFA have chosen Zwayer for this check, assisted by Robert Kempter and Christian Dietz, with Martin Petersen because the fourth official.
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The VAR group are additionally German, Soren Storks and Christian Dingert.
Zwayer likes a purple card, flashing one in every of his three Champions League video games this season, together with Manchester Metropolis 2-0 Napoli and Chelsea 5-1 Ajax.
Inter are unbeaten with Zwayer, seeing three victories and a 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven.
Liverpool gained two of their three video games below this referee, shedding 1-0 at Actual Madrid in 2023.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 26: Referee Alejandro Hernandez reacts earlier than awarding a penalty to PSV Eindhoven through the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD5 match between Liverpool FC and PSV Eindhoven at Anfield on November 26, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photograph by Carl Recine/Getty Photographs)
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, as it’s now known as, in Bergamo below new coach Raffaele Palladino.
Spanish referee Alejandro Hernandez takes the whistle, with assistants Jose Naranjo, Diego Sanchez Rojo, and fourth official Alejandro Muniz.
The VAR officers are additionally Spanish, Cesar Soto Grado and Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez.
His solely recreation with Atalanta was a 2-1 Europa League win away to Sporting CP in October 2023.
However, Chelsea misplaced their match with this referee, 2-1 at residence to Legia Warsaw within the Convention League quarter-final in April 2025.