Gil Manzano appointed to referee Fenerbahçe vs Roma Champions League fixture

Roma have announced the start of public ticket sales for their Champions League match against Real Madrid on Wednesday, 14 October at 21:00 at the Stadio Olimpico. The fixture represents Matchday 2 of the league phase and marks the return of José Mourinho to the capital in his role as Real Madrid manager. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday, 8 September at 12:00, with each supporter able to purchase up to four tickets per transaction. This will be Roma's first home Champions League match in seven years, following their appearance against Porto on 12 February 2019 (a 2–1 Roma win). The match precedes Roma's opening Champions League fixture, scheduled for Thursday, 10 September at 18:45 away to Fenerbahce in Turkey. Real Madrid's squad includes Mbappé, Bellingham, Vinícius, Rodrygo and Arda Güler. All tickets will be issued exclusively in digital format, downloadable to the user's phone wallet or via the IL MIO POSTO app; no PDF file will be sent. Supporters holding 2026–27 Plus Cup subscriptions may access a resale service from 10:00 on Friday, 11 September 2026. The user-change service for individual tickets opens at 10:00 on Wednesday, 7 October. Ticket swaps for 2026–27 Cup subscribers are unavailable this season.

Roma return to the UEFA Champions League on Thursday at 18:45 with a trip to Istanbul to face Fenerbahce at Stadio Şükrü Saracoğlu. Spanish referee Jesús Gil Manzano will take charge of the match, with assistants Diego Barbero and Guadalupe Porras Ayuso. César Soto Grado handles VAR duties, with Valentín Gómez as AVAR and Juan Martínez Munuera as fourth official. Gil Manzano is not unfamiliar with Roma. His most distant previous encounter came on 7 November 2019, when he refereed Roma's 2–1 defeat away at Borussia Mönchengladbach. His more recent meeting came in a Europa League playoff return against Feyenoord, which Roma won on penalties, with Mile Svilar delivering a standout performance.

Jesús Gil Manzano, the Spanish referee, will take charge of Fenerbahçe–Roma on Thursday 10 September at 18:45 CET (19:45 local time) in Istanbul, marking Roma's return to the UEFA Champions League. The match is the opening fixture of Roma's league-phase campaign this season. Gil Manzano brings previous European experience against Roma. He refereed Roma's away fixture against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 2019–20 Europa League season, a match that ended 2–1 to the German side. More recently, he oversaw Roma's February 2024 Europa League playoff return leg against Feyenoord, when Roma progressed after drawing 1–1 over 120 minutes and winning the penalty shootout. This will be his third European meeting with the club. The wider refereeing team comprises assistants Diego Barbero and Guadalupe Porras Ayuso, with Juan Martínez Munuera as fourth official. César Soto Grado is the VAR operator, supported by Valentín Gómez as AVAR.