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David Irvine

Celtic vs Club Brugge ref & VAR officials confirmed

UEFA have confirmed the referee and VAR officials for Celtic's Champions League match against Club Brugge.

Brendan Rodgers' side take on the Belgian club in the league phase on Wednesday night.

Celtic currently have seven points from four outings in the competition with wins over Slovan Bratislava and RB Leipzig, a draw against Atalanta and a loss to Borussia Dortmund.

Opponents Brugge have six points with two wins and two losses in the Champions League this season.

Bulgarian official Georgi Kabakov will take charge of the match between Celtic and Club Brugge on Wednesday as both clubs look to move closer to qualification for the knockout rounds.

The referee will be assisted by Martin Margaritov and Diyan Valkov who will run the line.


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Dragomir Draganov is the VAR official with German ref Christian Dingert assisting.

Kabakov has been in charge of one match involving Celtic previously. He was the man in the middle for Celtic's 3-0 win over FK Suduva Marijampole in 2018.

The Bulgarian official has also refereed matches involving Rangers and Hearts. Rangers beat Royal Antwerp, while Hearts lost to Viktoria Plzen. 

Celtic vs Club Brugge Champions League officials

Referee: Georgi Kabakov (BUL)

Assistant referees: Martin Margaritov & Diyan Valkov (BUL)

Fourth official: Vasil Minev (BUL)

VAR: Dragomir Draganov (BUL)

AVAR: Christian Dingert (GER)

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