Duarte Gomez's analysis of the refereeing of the match between Benfica and Rangers

Specialist A. Paula highlights the presence of “several errors that affected” the work of the German referee for the Luz match

Tobias Stiller coached Benfica/Glasgow Rangers who played at Luz yesterday, and Marco Fritz was the VAR.

Steeler belongs to an elite group. This season he officiated seven international matches, three of which were in the group stage of the Millionaire League. Yesterday he committed some technical and disciplinary lapses, one of which was helped by the timely intervention of VAR. 7

Below is a technical analysis of the most important moves relevant to the match:

7'- Beautiful goal from Tom Lawrence. At the start of the play, Diomande controlled the ball with his chest (not his right arm). The judging team did well.

9'- Arthur Cabral, who had the ball, raised his right arm horizontally toward Diomande's face, striking him in an unsportsmanlike manner. I should have seen the yellow card.

17' – Sterling used his left arm to hold Nerys' back, while at the same time hitting his left leg with his right. The Englishman never touched the ball, only the opponent was holding it. The total of the contacts justified the penalty kick.

27' – Sterling extended his leg to try to get the ball, but slipped as a result of his inappropriate style of play. At that moment Otamendi hit hard. The referee understood that the playing style was negligent. It seemed reckless to us.

34' – Fabio Silva's entry (sole raised in front) on Antonio Silva should have been punished with a warning. Di Maria was then warned for unsporting behavior towards Yilmaz.

38' – Goldson and Di Maria touched the ball, and it was not clear why the Argentine striker remained lying on the field for a long time. A legal and well analyzed offer in the Glasgow area.

40' – Sterling received the ball from Orsnes and then positioned himself in his running path, falling into the red zone after a contact he made himself outside of it. Stiller did a good job of not saying anything.

45' – Soutar headed the ball clear, but only his left arm intercepted it as his approach to play was careless, risky and avoidable. In those circumstances, the violation was clear and well identified by the video referee. A penalty kick was correctly signaled.

45+3' – Rafa was out of the game, and was well punished (otherwise a penalty would have been awarded for goalkeeper Butland's clear kick into the opponent's legs).

45+4' – Glasgow's goal was scored by Sterling after an assist from Fabio Silva. All very good.

45+8' – Poor management at the end of the first half: Florentino was careless with Tom Lawrence and should have been warned; Sterling carelessly stepped on Joao Neves' leg and should have been booked too.

54' – With the match stopped for a long time, Di Maria continued playing until he put the ball into Butland's goal. Only the red striker did not see the yellow card (second) because his actions only benefited the opponent. Danger? not necessary.

59' – Bah pulled his right foot towards Tom Lawrence's foot to try it penalty. The Dutchman risked a simulation warning. In defense of himself, he immediately stood up.

60' – For the second time, Arthur Cabral used his shoulder/arm (in this case, left) to hit Diomande in the face in an unnecessary and unsportsmanlike manner. Again I should have been warned.

66' – Yilmaz was given a good warning after an unsportsmanlike tackle on Joao Neves.

72' – The yellow showed well for Bah because he kicked the opponent's right leg in a clearly unsportsmanlike manner (the ball was out of contention).

79' – MacKinnon calmly blocked Di Maria's shot. There was no irregular arm in the Scottish area.

90+4' Di Maria's left foot touched Soutar's right foot, committing a clear violation. The players showed the Argentine a second yellow card, which was not justified.

Rating: 3