The Champions League and especially the body in charge of organizing the maximum club competition at the continental level, the UEFA, is not willing to allow behavior that is not in line with what they want. Thus, in the last game of the Real society in front of Benfica Portuguese, from the stands where the Portuguese fans were located, flares were lit and numerous objects were thrown.
Given such actions by the fans of the Benficathe UEFA has decided to sanction the eagles with a financial fine of 25,000 euros and a ban on selling tickets to their next away game in the Champions League (in front of Salzburg). The match, played on October 24 at the Royal Arena ended with the victory of the men of Imanol Alguacil 3-1 and it helps them continue to lead their group in the group stage of the Champions League.
The Champions League In addition, it has not stopped there in terms of the sanctions carried out for the meeting between Real society y Benfica. This Wednesday morning the sanction that they have imposed on the residents of San Sebastián was announced, although in a smaller amount (3000 euros) for also lighting flares.
The Europa League also launches sanctions
The sanctions table of the UEFA It has not stayed there and it is that Olympique de Marseille has also received a harsh financial punishment amounting to 96,000 euros for the incidents that occurred in the Europa League on October 26 in the match that pitted the Gauls against the AEK de Atenas. The breakdown of the fines for the Marseilles It is 50,000 euros for lighting flares, 20,000 for the use of laser pointers by its fans and another 26,000 for blocking corridors.
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Also the Velodrome(stadium of the Marseilles) will suffer closure while the Gauls play European competition. “It is suspended for a probationary period of two years from the date of this decision,” as explained by the UEFA.
Slavia suffers sanctions from UEFA and its coach
The Czech team will also have to pay a total of 91,000 euros for different actions that occurred in the match of the Europa League before the Mourinho’s Rome such as lighting flares, blocking hallways and transmitting “a provocative message of an offensive nature”, in addition to sanctioning his coach with one match for unsportsmanlike conduct.
2023-11-22 22:18:56
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