Halil Umut Meler to officiate Champions League Round of 16 match

FIFA-licensed referee Halil Umut Meler will officiate the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match between Germany's Bayer Leverkusen and England's Arsenal, to be played on Wednesday, March 11.

The match, which will take place at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, is scheduled to kick off at 20:45 TSI. Meler will be assisted by İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan and Abdullah Bora Özkara.

Cihan Aydın will serve as the fourth official, while Rob Dieperink from the Royal Dutch Football Association will be the VAR, and Tiago Martins from the Portuguese Football Federation will serve as the AVAR.