Real Madrid vs Man City referee: Who will officiate the Champions League semi-final first leg

05-09-2023
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Manchester City continue their hunt for a treble as they face Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final, with the first leg in Spain on Tuesday.

They are currently leading the Premier League by one point, with a game in hand on nearest rivals Arsenal, and will face Manchester United in the FA Cup final in June.

Real Madrid secured their first silverware of the season as they beat Osasuna 2-1 in the Copa del Rey final. However, they will want to win the Champions League to make up for their disappointing league campaign, currently in third place with Barcelona set to wrap up their La Liga title victory.

Here's the latest information on the officials for the first leg between Real Madrid and Man City in the UEFA Champions League.

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Who is the referee for Real Madrid vs City?

Artur Dias has been put in charge of the Champions League semi-final clash at the Bernabeu. He is the youngest Portuguese FIFA referee and has already taken charge of three Champions League games this season, handing out a red card in each game.

Referee Artur Dias
Assistants Paulo Soares, Pedro Ribeiro
Fourth Official Daniele Orsato
VAR  Massimiliano Irrati
Assistant VAR Tiago Martins

Dias officiated City's goalless draw against FC Copenhagen in the group stage earlier this campaign. He showed a red card to Sergio Gomez, disallowed a goal for the English side but also awarded them a penalty, which was missed by Riyad Mahrez. He also recently took charge of Manchester United's Europa League defeat to Sevilla.

This will be the fourth time Dias will take charge of a Real Madrid fixture, with the most recent match coming in the 2019/20 season when they drew 2-2 with PSG at the Bernabeu.

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Real Madrid vs Man City kickoff time

This Champions League match between Real Madrid and Man City will be played at the Bernanbeu and will kick off at 21:00 local time in Spain.

Here’s how that time translates in time zones across the world:

Real Madrid vs Man City date, time

  Date Kickoff time
USA Tue, May 9 15:00 ET
Canada Tue, May 9 15:00 ET
UK Tue, May 9 20:00 BST
Australia Wed, May 10 05:00 AEST
India Wed, May 10 00:30 IST
Hong Kong Wed, May 10 03:00 HKT
Malaysia Wed, May 10 03:00 MYT
Singapore Wed, May 10 03:00 SGT
New Zealand Wed, May 10 07:00 NZST

Real Madrid vs Man City live stream, TV channel

The match will be streamed or televised by the following outlets around the world:

  TV channel Streaming
Australia Stan Sport
Canada DAZN
Hong Kong beIN Sports 3 beIN Sports Connect
India - JioTV, Sony LIV
Malaysia beIN Sports 3 beIN Sports Connect, sooka
New Zealand Spark Sport
Singapore beIN Sports 3 beIN Sports Connect, StarHubTV+
UK BT Sport 1 BT Sport site/app
USA CBS, Univision, TUDN Fubo, Paramount+, ViX+, TUDN app/website

UK: The match will be broadcast on BT Sport 1 and streamed on BT Sport platforms.

USA: This match will be televised on CBS (English) and on Univision and TUDN (Spanish), with each broadcast streamed on Fubo. Paramount+ will also carry the English-language stream for subscribers, as will ViX+ in Spanish.

Canada: Every Champions League game streams live on DAZN.

Australia: Every UEFA Champions League match streams ad-free on Stan Sport, live and on demand.