Javier Alberola Rojas to manage Serbia‑Germany clash in Nations League

Spanish referee Javier Alberola Rojas will officiate the match between Serbia and Jürgen Klopp's Germany in the Nations League, a game scheduled for next Friday. The appointment was announced this Wednesday by UEFA, according to journalist Pere Punti Ramón Fuentes of Madrid Este.

Last Sunday, the official was appointed by the CTA for the clash between Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona at the Metropolitano Stadium, where he refereed at a high level. The Spanish official has been appointed for the clash between Serbia and Germany of Group B of League A of the Nations League.

Implications of the clash

The match is crucial for the German national team, coached by Jürgen Klopp, which sits in third place with five points after a win and two draws in the first four matches of the previous window. Ahead of Germany are Greece, with eight points in second place, and the Netherlands, who top the group with eight points. This appointment is another sign of Alberola Rojas's growth at the international level, after he was named on October 20 for his first Champions League match between Sabah and Borussia Dortmund.

He currently belongs to UEFA's FIRST refereeing group, although it is expected that next year he could move up to the ELITE group. In the Serbia‑Germany match he will be joined by fourth official Víctor García Verdura, VAR assistant Carlos del Cerro and VAR assistant Javier Iglesias Villanueva. Javier Iglesias Villanueva had already been his VAR the previous Sunday in the encounter between Atlético de Madrid and Barcelona.