French referee appointed for Zenit v Club Brugge in the UCL

37-year-old Benoit Bastien will take charge of our first UEFA Champions League match of the season. 
French referee appointed for Zenit v Club Brugge in the UCL
He will be assisted by Frederic Hackett from France and Roy Hassan from Israel. VAR will be operated by Benoit Millau and the fourth official will be Karim Abed (both from France)

We've played nine matches with the referees from France, scoring six victories and suffering three defeats in the process.

The match against Club Brugge will take place on Tuesday 20 October at 19:55 St. Petersburg time.