Azerbaijani referees to control Champions League match for first time in history

Azerbaijani FIFA football referee Aliyar Aghayev will be the chief referee of the match of the sixth round of Group G of the UEFA Champions League between Danish "Copenhagen" football club and German “Borussia Dortmund” football club, to be held on November 2, 2022.

UEFA made such a decision, according to Azerisport.com.

Linesmen Zeynal Zeynalov and Akif Amrali, as well as fourth referee Kamal Umudlu from the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) will assist Aghayev.

For the first time, an arbitrator from Azerbaijan was appointed to control the match of the group stage of the Champions League.