Because Spanish referees have been banned from the Champions League for the last two rounds

While many Spanish fans could jokingly point out that they are not missing, the officials of Spain in general are in charge of the matches in the European competition were not present in the last round of the Champions League, and they are not in this. The reason goes back to a fall with Uefa.

According to Chain CopeUEFA decided to ban Spanish referees for two rounds of the Champions League as punishment. There was anger in the governing body after details of a classified UEFA document appeared in Spanish magazine Relevo. It was linked to the handball decision during Euro 2024, when it was decided that SpainMarc Cucurella should not be punished with a penalty for a handball against Germany in the quarter-finals.

This call brought a lot of anger even from the German side, and UEFA has since admitted that it was a mistake. UEFA considers it obvious that the document was leaked in Spain. The Spanish officials will return for the next round of matches in the Champions League, on the last weekend of November.