Ukrainian referee Mykola Balakin has been appointed as the main referee for the first match of the Round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League between "Bodø/Glimt" and "Olympiacos". This is reported by the official UEFA website.
Mykola Balakin (photo: gettyimages.com)It is reported that besides Balakin, the match will also feature Oleksandr Berkut and Dmytro Zaporozhenko (line assistants). Vitaliy Romanov will serve as the fourth official.
As is tradition for the match, there will also be a VAR system in place. The main VAR referee will be Marco Di Bello (Italy), with VAR assistant referee Viktor Kopiyevskyi (Ukraine).
Recall that the match "Bodø/Glimt" - "Olympiacos" will take place on Thursday, March 6.
