UEFA has appointed referees for the match of the 6th round of the main phase of the Europa League between the Spanish team “Real Sociedad” and Kiev’s “Dynamo”, which will take place next Thursday, December 12, in San Sebastián.

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All referees come from Germany. The referee on the field is Harm Osmers. He is supported on the lines by Dominik Schaal and Stefan Lupp. The video assistant referee (VAR) system will also be used under the direction of Florian Exner, who also comes from Germany.

As for the chief referee of the upcoming meeting, 39-year-old Osmers has only been officiating international matches since 2020 and during this time he has only worked on 36 such matches (combined at club and national team level). in competitions of all age groups).

Osmers received his first appointment for a European competition match (UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying) just over four years ago – in September 2020.

This is the first time that Osmers has officiated a match with a Ukrainian team (at both club and national team level).