The uncalled penalty on Griezmann during the Arsenal-Atletico match, due to an alleged prior foul by Pubill, and the subsequent complaints from the Colchonero club to UEFA have not resulted in any consequences for the German referee Daniel Siebert. Quite the opposite. The official has been rewarded with the final of the tournament, which will see Arsenal face PSG on May 30 in Budapest. This decision comes as a surprise, as it is rare for a referee who handled a semifinal to also officiate the final.
Alongside the Champions League final referee, the officials for the Europa League, Conference League, and Women’s Champions League finals were also announced. Francois Letexier of France will referee the Aston Villa-Fribourg Europa League final; Maurizio Mariani of Italy will take charge of the Rayo-Crystal Palace match in Leipzig for the Conference League; and Sweden’s Tess Olofsson will officiate the Women’s Champions League final between Barcelona and Lyon.
Spanish referees are absent from the main appointments, though in the case of the Conference League and Women’s Champions League, this was not possible due to Spanish teams being involved. The only Spanish official to feature in a lead role is Alejandro Hernández Hernández, who will serve as the fourth official in the Europa League final.
Here are the full officiating crews:
**UEFA Champions League Final 2026**
– Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
– Assistants: Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn (both Germany)
– Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
– Reserve Referee: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso (Spain)
– VAR: Bastian Dankert (Germany)
– Assistant VAR: Robert Schröder (Germany)
– Support VAR: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (Spain)
**UEFA Europa League Final 2026**
– Referee: François Letexier (France)
– Assistants: Cyril Mugnier and Mehdi Rahmouni (both France)
– Fourth Official: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
– Reserve Referee: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez (Spain)
– VAR: Jérôme Brisard (France)
– Assistant VAR: Willy Delajod (France)
– Support VAR: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
**UEFA Conference League Final 2026**
– Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
– Assistants: Daniele Bindoni and Alberto Tegoni (both Italy)
– Fourth Official: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
– Reserve Referee: Mahbod Beigi (Sweden)
– VAR: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
– Assistant VAR: Daniele Chiffi (Italy)
– Support VAR: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
**UEFA Women’s Champions League Final 2026**
– Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
– Assistants: Almira Spahic (Sweden) and Monika Løkkeberg (Norway)
– Fourth Official: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
– Reserve Referee: Tilde Hedberg (Sweden)
– VAR: Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)
– Assistant VAR: Fedayi San (Switzerland)
– Support VAR: Michael Fabbri (Italy)
