Referee & VAR confirmed for Club Brugge vs Rangers

Felix Zwayer is the referee for Club Brugge vs Rangers <i>(Image: SNS)</i>
Felix Zwayer is the referee for Club Brugge vs Rangers (Image: SNS)
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UEFA have confirmed the match officials for the Champions League showdown between Club Brugge and Rangers.

German referee Felix Zwayer will be the man in the middle for the second leg of the play-off round tie.

He will be assisted by a team of German officials on the ground and in the VAR room.

Robert Kempter and Christian Dietz will run the line as assistant referees, with Florian Badstubner acting as fourth official.

Christian Dingert is on VAR for the crucial Champions League match with Johann Pfeifer assistant VAR.

Brugge take a 3-1 lead into the contest after victory at Ibrox last week.

Romeo Vermant, Jorne Spileers and Brandon Mechele all netted in the first 20 minutes before Danilo pulled a goal back for Rangers in the second half.


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Ref Zwayer has never been in charge of a match involving Rangers before.

However, he has taken charge of three matches involving Celtic and one Scotland national team match.

He was the ref when Scotland beat the Czech Republic 1-0 back in 2020 in Nations League action.

Zwayer officiated Celtic draws against Dinamo Zagreb and Atletico Madrid and their Europa League loss to Ajax.

In the two matches Zwayer has refereed Club Brugge, the Belgian club have won once and lost once.

They lost 3-1 to AC Milan in 2024 - where Zwayer sent off Raphael Onyedinka for Brugge - and then triumphed over Atalanta in Italy in the Champions League lasts season.

Club Brugge vs Rangers Champions League match officials

Referee: Felix Zwayer

Assistant referees: Robert Kempter & Christian Dietz

Fourth official: Florian Badstubner

VAR: Christian Dingert

Assistant VAR: Johann Pfeifer

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