The match will be officiated by a Frenchman.

In the third round of the main stage of the Champions League, which will last 22 matches, Arsenal will host Shakhtar on their home field. French referee Benoit Bastien will judge the referee team in this match.

The 41-river Bastien will work together with Hicham Zakran and Aurelien Berthe, who will be his assistants on the lines. The fourth official on the field will be Thomas Leonard. Benoit Milhaud will be in charge of VAR, and Willie Delageau will be his assistant.

Bastien previously teamed up with Shakhtar in international matches. In 2017, the team under yogo kerivnitstvo " However, in 2021 Shakhtar gave up to Real Madrid with a 1:2 result.

The match between Arsenal and Shakhtar will take place at Emirates near London and will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.