UEFA have reportedly replaced the VAR officials for Rangers’ clash with Dynamo Kyiv. The first leg of the third round qualifying tie takes place in Poland tonight, with the return game at Hampden Park on August 12.
Tonight’s clash was switched to Lublin due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, while Ibrox is not yet ready for use due to a delayed steel shipment.
And now, according to TVP SPORT, there has been further disruption with a last minute change of officials following two arrests.
Bartosz Frankowski and Tomasz Musial were allegedly two of three individuals arrested around 2am this morning. The pair were said to have been involved in the theft of a road sign after drinking alcohol.
Polish referee Frankowski was due to be in charge of VAR decisions for the tie. His compatriot, Musial, was set to serve as his assistant.
But the pair have now been removed from the official list of named referees for the game. Instead, they have been replaced by two other Polish officials, Tomasz Kwiatkowski and Pawel Malec.
On Monday night, Rangers coach Phillipe Clement had admitted that reaching the Champions League would signify a much winded financial windfall for the club. If Rangers get pasy Kyiv, they’ll meet FC Twente of the Netherlands or Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg in the final play-off round.
“Of course everybody wants to be in Champions League,” he said. “For the club it would be a big world of difference, for the players also because they get better paid in the Champions League, so they like that more.
“And it’s the biggest stage in the world, so you can play against the best players in the world, but I think all the European competitions evolved that much, also in Europe League you have really big games. Even in the Conference League, at the end stage you can have really big games.”
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