Referee announced for Athletic Bilbao vs Arsenal- Same ref who was in charge of MUFC defeats to Copenhagen & Astana

The referee for the Athletic Club vs Arsenal UCL Matchday 1 clash on September 16, 2025 has been announced as Donatas Rumsas. The 37-year-old Lithuanian is the same ref who was in charge of Manchester United’s European defeats to FC Copenhagen (4-3 loss in the 23/24 Champions League) and FC Astana (2-1 loss in the 19/20 Europa League).

In that 4-3 Man Utd defeat to FCK, Rumsas also sent off Marcus Rashford and awarded penalties to both clubs, which were converted by Diogo Goncalves and Bruno Fernandes respectively.

Interestingly, this is the first time Rumsas will also referee a game involving a La Liga club in the Champions League.

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PSG vs RC Lens 2-0 Player Ratings September 2025- Barcola shines for Paris SG

Here are the player ratings for PSG vs RC Lens from well known French newspaper L’Equipe following their Ligue 1 clash on 14 September, 2025.

PSG 2 (Bradley Barcola*2)
RC Lens 0

Paris SG won this game 2-0, with both goals scored by Bradley Barcola, and both assists came from medio Vitinha. No surprise that the duo were then the highest rated players with a 8 and a 7 respectively for this PSG RCL game.

L’Equipe player ratings Paris SG vs Lens 2025/26 season

PSG vs RC Lens 2025 Player Ratings L'Equipe

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BAR 6-0 VAL | FC Barcelona vs Valencia CF Lineups September 2025 Timeline Stats

Here is a look at the F.C. Barcelona vs Valencia C.F. starting lineups and timeline of key moments and match stats from their La Liga 2025-26 season GW4 clash on 14 September 2025.

This Barca vs VCF 2025/26 season league game was played at the smaller Johan Cruyff stadium (official attendance 5,892) because the Nou Camp is under renovation and the Lluis Companys Stadium was unavailable due to a concert having been held there just a few days ago.

Barca vs Valencia CF 6-0 starting lineups and substitutes September 2025

Joan Garcia (GK); Kounde, Eric Garcia, Cubarsi, Gerard Martin (Jofre Torrents 75′); Pedri (Marc Bernal 81′), Marc Casado; Roony Bardghji (Raphinha 46′), Fermin Lopez, Rashford (Olmo 68′); Ferran Torres (Lewandowski 68′)

FC Barcelona vs Valencia CF Lineups September 2025 6-0

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