UEFA has approved the refereeing teams for the second qualifying round of the Champions League, in which SC Dnipro-1 will play against Greek side Panathinaikos.
The first match of the confrontation, which will take place on 25 July at 21 pm Kyiv time in Kosice, will be refereed by Italian Daniele Kiffi. He has 88 matches in Serie A and 2 games in European competitions. He will be assisted on the line by his compatriots Alberto Tegoni and Valerio Colarossi. The fourth referee is Ermanno Feliciani. The arbitration observer is the Spaniard David Fernandez Borbalan. The UEFA delegate is the Hungarian Atilla Tomi.
The second leg, which will take place in Athens on 1 August and kick-off at 20.30 Kyiv time, will be refereed by a German panel of referees. The head referee is Bastian Dankert. He has played 147 matches in the Bundesliga and 9 games in European competitions. The linesmen are Dominik Schaal and Markel Junger. The fourth referee is Daniel Schlager.