Club Brugge 0-0 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
No controversy for Skomina.
Overview: I have no criticisms of Skomina's performance in this match. He was spot on with one minor penalty appeal in the 84th minute and he continues to show himself as a very strong UEFA referee. I would give him a very positive mark on his match work today.
Sevilla 2-1 Zenit St. Petersburg Referee: Bas Nijihus (Netherlands)
No controversy for the Dutch referee.
Overview: Very similar to Skomina. Not much to deal with besides one penalty appeal in the 77th Minute. I agree with Nijihus' decision to play on since it seemed like two players just collided trying to get the ball. Overall, another positive mark for a referee.
Wolfsburg 1-4 Napoli Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Lahoz was pretty good but I think he missed one key call.
15th Minute: Not only is Gonzalo Higuain offsides on Napoli's first goal, he also seems to deliberately handle the ball before setting up his shot. More on the AR and the AAR than Lahoz though since neither call was really at a good angle for him.
Overview: Lahoz deserves a good mark for his effort, not only because the crew's biggest mistake was not his, but because I think he had a strong match with my only criticism being his leniency. Nice work by the Spaniard.
Dynamo Kiev 1-1 Fiorentina Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Marciniak was excellent in this match in my opinion.
13th Minute: Fiorentina want a penalty after a shot hits the arm of a Kiev defender sliding in front. No way for me! I don't see any way he could have moved his hand. Outstanding call by Marciniak.
92nd Minute: Kiev wanted a high boot on Fiorentina's equalizer, but I disagree. The scorer was just going for the ball. Another good call by Marciniak.
Overview: Easily the best refereed match of the day. Marcinak did a very good job putting himself in good position to make the right call. Great job from Marciniak in a difficult match.
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