Real Madrid vs Man City referee: Who will officiate the Champions League semi-final first leg

Joel Sritharan

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Manchester City continue their hunt for a treble as they face Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final, with the first leg in Spain on Tuesday.

They are currently leading the Premier League by one point, with a game in hand on nearest rivals Arsenal, and will face Manchester United in the FA Cup final in June.

Real Madrid secured their first silverware of the season as they beat Osasuna 2-1 in the Copa del Rey final. However, they will want to win the Champions League to make up for their disappointing league campaign, currently in third place with Barcelona set to wrap up their La Liga title victory.

Here's the latest information on the officials for the first leg between Real Madrid and Man City in the UEFA Champions League.

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Who is the referee for Real Madrid vs City?

Artur Dias has been put in charge of the Champions League semi-final clash at the Bernabeu. He is the youngest Portuguese FIFA referee and has already taken charge of three Champions League games this season, handing out a red card in each game.

RefereeArtur Dias
AssistantsPaulo Soares, Pedro Ribeiro
Fourth OfficialDaniele Orsato
VAR Massimiliano Irrati
Assistant VARTiago Martins

Dias officiated City's goalless draw against FC Copenhagen in the group stage earlier this campaign. He showed a red card to Sergio Gomez, disallowed a goal for the English side but also awarded them a penalty, which was missed by Riyad Mahrez. He also recently took charge of Manchester United's Europa League defeat to Sevilla.

This will be the fourth time Dias will take charge of a Real Madrid fixture, with the most recent match coming in the 2019/20 season when they drew 2-2 with PSG at the Bernabeu.

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Real Madrid vs Man City kickoff time

This Champions League match between Real Madrid and Man City will be played at the Bernanbeu and will kick off at 21:00 local time in Spain.

Here’s how that time translates in time zones across the world:

Real Madrid vs Man City date, time

 DateKickoff time
USATue, May 915:00 ET
CanadaTue, May 915:00 ET
UKTue, May 920:00 BST
AustraliaWed, May 1005:00 AEST
IndiaWed, May 1000:30 IST
Hong KongWed, May 1003:00 HKT
MalaysiaWed, May 1003:00 MYT
SingaporeWed, May 1003:00 SGT
New ZealandWed, May 1007:00 NZST

Real Madrid vs Man City live stream, TV channel

The match will be streamed or televised by the following outlets around the world:

 TV channelStreaming
AustraliaStan Sport
CanadaDAZN
Hong KongbeIN Sports 3beIN Sports Connect
India-JioTV, Sony LIV
MalaysiabeIN Sports 3beIN Sports Connect, sooka
New ZealandSpark Sport
SingaporebeIN Sports 3beIN Sports Connect, StarHubTV+
UKBT Sport 1BT Sport site/app
USACBS, Univision, TUDNFubo, Paramount+, ViX+, TUDN app/website

UK: The match will be broadcast on BT Sport 1 and streamed on BT Sport platforms.

USA: This match will be televised on CBS (English) and on Univision and TUDN (Spanish), with each broadcast streamed on Fubo. Paramount+ will also carry the English-language stream for subscribers, as will ViX+ in Spanish.

Canada: Every Champions League game streams live on DAZN.

Australia: Every UEFA Champions League match streams ad-free on Stan Sport, live and on demand.

Joel Sritharan

Joel Sritharan is a freelance writer for Sporting News UK.