Who is Slavko Vincic, the referee for Dortmund - Atlético today?

Slovenia’s Slavko Vincic will referee today’s Champions League quarter-final second leg between Borussia Dortmund and Atlético Madrid.

How long has Vincic been a UCL referee?

Vincic is an experienced Champions League referee, having run the rule over 29 tournament games since his debut in December 2016. The 44-year-old has refereed seven knockout matches in Europe’s top men’s club competition, including Atlético’s 1-0 win at Manchester United in the 2021/22 last 16.

That’s one of four occasions on which Vincic has crossed paths with Los Rojiblancos in the Champions League. Most recently, he was the man in the middle for Atlético’s 1-1 group-stage draw away to Lazio in September. The referee has never previously been assigned to a Champions League Game involving Dortmund, but did take charge of the Germans’ 2-1 defeat to RB Salzburg in the Europa League in 2017/18, in first leg of the last 16.

UEL final ref two years ago

Vincic, who was also a referee at Euro 2020 and World Cup 2022, received the highest-profile appointment of his career so far in the Europa League. In May 2022, he oversaw the final of the continent’s second-tier club tournament, as Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Rangers on penalties in Seville.

Borussia Dortmund vs Atlético Madrid: preview

Atlético take a 2-1 lead into today’s Champions League quarter-final return in Germany, after a first leg in which Diego Simeone’s team initially took control of the tie, racing into a two-goal first-half advantage in Madrid last week. However, the Spaniards let Dortmund back into the last-eight clash after the break at the Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano, allowing substitute Sebastian Haller to score for the visitors with 10 minutes remaining. Indeed, Julian Brandt might have levelled the tie in the final moments, but headed against the crossbar.

The winners of Dortmund vs Atlético will face either Barcelona or Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-finals.

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Dortmund vs Atlético: start time, how to watch

Dortmund host Atlético today, Tuesday 16 April 2024, with kick-off at Signal Iduna Park scheduled for 3pm ET/12 noon PT. Viewers in the United States will be able to watch the match on Paramount+ and ViX.

You can watch a live stream of the game on fuboTV, which offers new users a free trial.

Dortmund vs Atlético: live with AS USA

You’ll also have the option of following AS USA’s live-text commentary of the second leg. Roddy Cons will be talking you through all the action in Dortmund.

Who will Vincic’s assistants be? Who will the VAR be?

Vincic will be heading up an all-Slovenian team of officials at Signal Iduna Park. Tomaz Klancnik and Andraz Kovacic will be his assistant referees, and the fourth official will be Matej Jug. The video assistant referee (VAR) will be Nejc Kajtazovic, and the assistant VAR will be Rade Obrenovic.