Ukrainian referees rejected the referees for the match of the 1/8 finals of the Conference League between Strasbourg and Rijeka, which will take place on 19 February.

The main judge of the Zustrich camp is Mikola Balakin. The assistants on the lines are Oleksandr Berkut and Viktor Matyash, and the fourth referee is Vitaly Romanov..

Denis Shurman and Dmytro Panchishin are responsible for the operation of the VAR system.

Marcus Stjombergsson from Sweden was appointed as the captain for the match..

The first battle between the teams ended with Strasbourg beating Strasbourg 2:1.

Apparently, after the matches of the last round, UAF President Andriy Shevchenko announced his dissatisfaction with the level of judging and announced the beginning of official investigations into several referees, Zokrem, Balakin and Shurman. The greatest resonance came from the match between Polissya and Dynamo, which ended with a 2:1 victory over the mallet..