Champions League - Referee Appointments - Matchday 5 (Wednesday)

These are the referee appointments for Wednesday's matches of UEFA Champions League featuring Scottish William Collum and Norway's Svein Oddvar Moen appointed for two of this matchday's top clashes. Additionally, Turkish Firat Aydınus will give his 2013/14 debut in CL.

Group A, 27 November 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: BayArena, Leverkusen (GER)
Bayer Leverkusen - Manchester United
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Thomas Haglund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Frank Andås (NOR)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Ken Henry Johnsen (NOR)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Sven Erik Midthjell (NOR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jørn-West Larsen (DEN)
UEFA Delegate: Nodar Akhalkatsi (GEO)
Blog Referee Observer: Roger R. (SUI)

Group A, 27 November 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Donbass Arena, Donetsk (UKR)
Shakhtar Donetsk - Real Sociedad
Referee: Olegário Benquerença (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Santos (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Rui Tavares (POR)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Manuel De Sousa (POR)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Taborda Xistra (POR)
Fourth Official: João Santos (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Zbigniew Przesmycki (POL)
UEFA Delegate: Roland Coquard (FRA)
Blog Referee Observer: Nur H. (ENG)

Group B, 27 November 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid (ESP)
Real Madrid - Galatasaray Istanbul
Referee: William Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Cryans (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: William Conquer (SCO)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Robert Madden (SCO)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: John Beaton (SCO)
Fourth Official: Graham Chambers (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Bertrand Layec (FRA)
UEFA Delegate: Dr. Rainer Koch (GER)
Blog Referee Observer: Niclas (GER)

Group B, 27 November 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Juventus Stadium, Turin (ITA)
Juventus Turin - FC København
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Wärnmark (SWE)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Markus Strömbergsson (SWE)
Fourth Official: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Christakis Skapoullis (CYP)
UEFA Delegate: Scott Struthers (SCO)
Blog Referee Observer: Philipp (GER)

Group C, 26 November 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels (BEL)
RSC Anderlecht - Benfica SL
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Andrea De Marco (ITA)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Antonio Damato (ITA)
Fourth Official: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)
UEFA Delegate: Pat Quigley (IRL)
Blog Referee Observer: Edward (GRE)

Group C, 26 November 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Parc des Princes, Paris (FRA)
Paris SG - Olympiakos
Referee: Craig Thomson (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Mulvanny (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Derek Rose (SCO)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Steven McLean (SCO)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Fourth Official: David McGeachie (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Eugen Strigel (GER)
UEFA Delegate: Sándor Berzi (HUN)
Blog Referee Observer: Connor M. (ENG)

Group D, 26 November 2013, 18:00 CET
Stadium: Arena Khimki, Khimki (RUS)
CSKA Moskva - FC Bayern München
Referee: Antony Gautier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Laurent Stien (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Laurent Duhamel (FRA)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Benoît Bastien (FRA)
Fourth Official: Stephan Luzi (FRA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Messner (AUT)
UEFA Delegate: Jan Damgaard (DEN)
Blog Referee Observer: Chefren (ITA)

Group D, 26 November 2013, 20:45 CET
Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Manchester (ENG)
Manchester City - Viktoria Plzen
Referee: Firat Aydınus (TUR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Serkan Ok (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleks Tascioglu (TUR)
Additional Assistant Referee 1: Mete Kalkavan (TUR)
Additional Assistant Referee 2: Tolga Özkalfa (TUR)
Fourth Official: Çem Satman (TUR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Wilfried Heitmann (GER)
UEFA Delegate: Sergio Di Cesare (ITA)
Blog Referee Observer: Niclas (GER)