The European Cup team was entrusted to Mikola Balakin.

The match of the fifth round of the group stage of the Champions League between Real Sociedad and Salzburg will be officiated by the Ukrainian team of referees. UEFA informs about this.

The head referee for the match will be Mykola Balakin, and Oleksandr Berkut and Dmytro Zaporozhenko will assist you. Yaroslav Kozik will serve as reserve referee.

Thus, for the first time in 25 years, a group stage match of the Champions League was served by a Ukrainian team of referees.

It was the 16th spring of 1998 when Simferopol resident Vasil Melnichuk competed in the match between Atletik and Rusenberg.

Guess what, the match between Real Sociedad and Salzburg will take place on Wednesday, November 29, at 22:00 Kyiv time.