UEFA's executive committee will discuss the precise definition of own goals on Friday in an issue of huge importance to Europe's top strikers and defenders. European soccer's governing body is keen to end confusion over whether a goal should be credited to an attacking player, even when it has been diverted into the net by a member of the defending team.
Liverpool supporters have been identified as the worst behaved at European matches in a report.
UEFA's director of communications said Jose Mourinho suggested match officials for the game against Barcelona.
The UEFA said it would study video replays of Rooney's second goal to determine whether or not it should count as an own goal by Swiss keeper Joerg Stiel.
The Italy forward was held guilty of 'gross unsporting conduct' after spitting at Denmark's Christian Poulsen.
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