Zwayer to referee Man City v Napoli, full officials list | OneFootball

On Thursday the 18th at 8:45 PM, Antonio Conte’s Napoli will make their Champions League debut. The first opponent in the Azzurri’s group is Guardiola’s City, which, despite various injuries, defeated Amorim’s United 3-0 in the Manchester derby over the weekend. UEFA has released the official referee assignments for Thursday’s European matches, with the game at the Etihad Stadium to be officiated by the German Zwayer.

Manchester City-Napoli, Zwayer will officiate the match

The first round of the 2025/2026 Champions League is here. Antonio Conte’s Napoli returns to the competition, after a year’s absence, for the first time with the new format. The first opponent in the Azzurri’s group is immediately Guardiola’s City, one of the two top-seeded teams drawn with Napoli, along with Maresca’s Chelsea, whom Napoli will only face on the final matchday. The Citizens are coming off a not-so-positive period, due to several injuries affecting Guardiola’s squad. Nonetheless, the Manchester club managed to beat United in the Premier League over the weekend 3-0, thanks to a superb Haaland.

Meanwhile, UEFA has released the referee assignments for all the matches to be played on Thursday, including Manchester City-Napoli. The match will be officiated by German Felix Zwayer, with Christian Dingert on VAR, in an all-German officiating team.

Below is the full refereeing team that will officiate Manchester City-Napoli, valid for the first round of the Champions League group stage:

Referee Felix Zwayer GER

Assistants Robert Kempter GER Christian Dietz GER

Fourth official Florian Badstübner GER

Video Assistant Referee Christian Dingert GER

Assistant Video Assistant Referee Bastian Dankert GER

Francesco Landi

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