{"id":6802,"date":"2026-01-26T21:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/benoit-bastien-will-referee-barcelona-copenhagen-champions-league-match_315845_102\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T21:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:35:00","slug":"benoit-bastien-will-referee-barcelona-copenhagen-champions-league-match_315845_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/benoit-bastien-will-referee-barcelona-copenhagen-champions-league-match_315845_102.html","title":{"rendered":"UEFA appoints Benoit Bastien as referee for Bar\u00e7a-Copenhagen"},"content":{"rendered":"
FC Barcelona<\/strong> returns to action this Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26<\/strong>, hosting FC Copenhagen (9:00 PM)<\/strong> for the eighth and final matchday of the league phase. The game, to be played at Spotify Camp Nou, will have Frenchman Benoit Bastien<\/strong> as the main referee, who only has one previous European encounter with Bar\u00e7a.<\/p> This season, the 42-year-old referee, a UEFA professional since 2009, officiated two Champions League group stage matches, with a high tally of bookings (10) and penalties awarded (4)<\/strong>. The Frenchman officiated Galatasaray’s victory on Ajax’s ground (0-3) and Tottenham’s win in London against Slavia Prague (3-0).<\/p> In both matches, Bastien awarded two penalties in favor of the teams that ended up winning. In addition, he has officiated ten matchdays in Ligue 1<\/strong> and another pair of matches in the qualifying rounds of the Champions and Europa League<\/strong>, the latter tournament where he refereed Bar\u00e7a for the only time.<\/p> Benoit Bastien was the main figure in the 0-0 draw between Barcelona and Galatasaray (0-0)<\/a> played on March 10, 2022, at Camp Nou. The match was the first leg of the Europa League round of 16 and ended with a couple of yellow cards per side and a goalless draw. In the second leg in Turkey, the Blaugrana team won by the narrowest of margins (1-2<\/a>) with goals from Pedri and Aubameyang.<\/p> In the case of Copenhagen, the Danes only played a couple of matches in Europe officiated by the French referee. The record is one draw and one loss for the ‘white and blue’ team, which notably occurred on Spanish soil (3-0 against Sevilla<\/strong>), in the group stage of the 22\/23 Champions League.<\/p> Facing the duel against Copenhagen, Bar\u00e7a will not be able to count on **Frenkie de Jong** due to suspension. The Dutchman received his third yellow card in the match against Slavia Prague (2-4), where **Lamine Yamal** also served a suspension for accumulating cards<\/p> Bar\u00e7a’s only precedent with Benoit Bastien as referee<\/h2>
Barcelona must win convincingly to secure direct qualification for the round of 16<\/h2>