By Anonymous (not verified), November 4, 2025
From Arsenal.com
Match officials
Azerbaijani referee Aliyar Aghayev has been handed the keys to this match, which will be his first overseeing both ourselves and Slavia. Added to the FIFA list in 2013, he has been a fixture in the Azerbaijan top-flight since 2009.
In November 2022, he became the first official from his nation to referee a Champions League match, and he has since gone on to take charge of four others, including the Copenhagen v Bayer Leverkusen match in September.
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (AZE)
Assistants: Zeynal Zeynalov, Akif Amirali (AZE)
Fourth official: Elchin Masiyev (AZE)
VAR: Rob Dieperink (NED)
Assistant VAR: Jeroen Manschot (NED)