Rizzoli found himself facing huge criticism for his failure to issue a penalty and red card for Hector Moreno's horror tackle.
15th Minute: United's Luke Shaw is running towards goal when he is slide-tackled hard by Hector Moreno of PSV. The United defender would leave the match with a horrific leg injury, but I think he should have at least won his team a penalty and red card in the act. When I watch the replay, Moreno gets enough of the leg for it to be a penalty and it certainly warranted a red for serious foul play. Big mistake by both Rizzoli and AAR Antonio Damato.
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| Rizzoli signals medical personel on after Shaw was hurt |
Skomina and his crew were mediocre in this match, missing a foul on the City goal by Vincent Kompany, but also getting a key offside call to disallow a goal for Juventus right in the 12th Minute. Overall, the key point to work on from the match for this crew is foul detection.
Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Malmo FF Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
Karasev and his crew were reasonably strong in a pretty quiet match for him and his crew in Paris. Overall, it was a good job by the Russian referee, who looks to be a strong Euro 2016 and WC 2018 candidate.
Galatasaray 0-2 Atletico Madrid Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Marciniak continued a run of strong performances in his first UCL group stage match as a UEFA elite referee. Nice work by him and his crew.
Sevilla 3-0 Borussia Monchengladbach Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic)
Kralovec called an incredible three penalties in the second half in Sevilla, and I agreed with two of the three decisions.
46th Minute: Sevilla's Vitolo goes down at the slightest of touches from keeper Yann Sommer as the Borussia keeper attempts to knock the ball away. For me, this isn't a penalty since Sommer was in a natural motion as well as the fact that there wasn't any contact. Soft penalty from Kralovec if you ask me.
49th Minute: Vitolo is making a run at the top of the box when he is tripped up by Roel Brouwers. He goes down easily again and earns a penalty, but this time I think that there was enough contact to warrant a penalty. Good call by Kralovec.
66th Minute: Borussia's Tony Jantschke clearly trips up Kevin Gameiro of Sevilla in the box. This was a relatively easy call for Kralovec, who correctly whistled for a spot kick.
Benfica 2-0 Astana Referee: Tasos Sidiropoulos (Greece)
It was a quiet game for the Greek crew, who looked strong in what was a pretty quiet match in Portugal.
Real Madrid 4-0 Shakhtar Donetsk Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Bebek called two penalties and showed a red card in this match and I agree with two of the three calls.
50th Minute: Shakhtar's Taras Stepanenko is already booked when he makes a low lunge on Sergio Ramos. Bebek shows him a second yellow and I agree since the challenge was reckless enough to deserve a yellow.
54th Minute: Cristiano Ronaldo's shot deflects off the back off Darijo Srna's back, but Bebek shockingly calls a penalty for a hand ball. Big mistake by both Bebek and the AAR, who should have seen where the ball hit.
63rd Minute: Shakhtar's Marcio Azevedo controls the ball with his hand, and Bebek's AAR informs him of the infraction. Bebek changes his original decision of a hand ball against Madrid and points to the spot. Good work by the team to get it right.
Wolfsburg 1-0 CSKA Moscow Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Moen and crew put in a strong performance with little controversy. Nothing to look at here.
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