And the consequences came. Weeks after what happened in the game of Champions League in view of Shakhtar Donetsk, where they hung a banner that read “Fuck the Crown” (“fuck the crown”), and the match for the Premier of Scotlandwhere they sang “If you hate the royal family clap your hands” (“If you hate the royal family, clap your hands”), Celtic received a fine of £ 13,160 (approximately € 15,000) from UEFA on Tuesday.
The harsh sanction was published on the website of the to Uefa, within the disciplinary decisions of the Control, Ethics and Discipline Body (CEDB). Also, This determination was made after the Scottish team missed the minute of silence in homage to Queen Elizabeth II.international political figure who died on 8 September and, not happy with this, post “provocative posters”according to the statements of the highest body of European football.
Indeed, to the surprise of many, the Glasgow team will be the only one sanctioned in reference to these events. The amazement of much of the British people is due to the fact that the Shamrock Rover audience, in their mourning for Conference League versus Djurgarden IF Fotboll from Sweden, sang “Lizzy is in a coffin, Lizzy is in a coffin” and has not yet received any punishment.
the last antecedent
One of the last penalties Celtic received was in September 2016when the entity was fined € 10,000 for displaying Palestinian flags during the Champions League match against Hapoel Beer Sheva from Israelalluding to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Celtic’s next Champions League match
Right nowThe next match of the Scottish team for Orejona will be against RB Leipzig, this Tuesday at 4pm, at the Celtic Park. This confrontation will see the British looking to move up from the bottom of the Group F standings and the Germans looking to take an important step towards qualifying for the round of 16 of the tournament.
The decisions taken by UEFA
UEFA has made public the group stage penalties of the first days of European competitions, among which there are fines for numerous teams, including PSG, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica, Eintracht Frankfurt, Sporting Lisbon, Dinamo Zagreb, Copenhagen, Bruges, Juventus, Sevilla, Porto, Maccabi Haifa, Naples, Viktoria Plzen, Rangers or Real Sociedad.
in the ChampionsPSG was fined a total of 62,250 euros (34,250 rockets launched, 18,000 blocks of corridors, 10,000 provocative messages) in the match against Juventus on 6 September.
Leverkusen will have to pay 66,250 euros for the performance of their fans in the match on 7 September in Bruges, 17,500 for flares, 33,750 for throwing objects, 5,000 for vandalism, 10,000 public disturbances and contact the Belgian club in 30 days to replace the damage caused (20 seats broken). The premises, for blocking access, are fined 14,000.
Borussia Dortmund will have to pay 40,000 to light rockets, throw objects and riots in the match against Copenhagen, as well as be sanctioned with the partial closure of the stadium (at least 6,000 seats), but are suspended for a two-year probationary period. old
For the same reasons, the Danish team is also sanctioned with 40 thousand euros and sanctioned with the ban on selling tickets for an away match, even suspended for a year of probation.
Dortmund have also been fined an additional € 5,000 for damage caused on Manchester City’s pitch.
Porto’s fine amounts to 54,250 for light flares and delay in the start of the match against Atlético de Madrid at the Metropolitano, and Maccabi Haifa’s fine in the match against PSG to 53,500 for invasion of the field, access blocks and flares.
Sevilla will have to pay a fine of 5,000 euros and contact Manchester City within 30 days to repair the damage caused by their fans (broken bus window); and Celtic 4,250 for firing rockets in the match against Real Madrid and 15,000 for displaying a provocative banner in the match against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Bayern Munich was fined € 20,500 for throwing rockets in Milan against Inter and Sporting de Portugal, between the matches against Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham, 26,125; and Dinamo Zagreb, who join the games against Chelsea and Milan, 34,500.
in the Europa Leaguethe Red Star will have to pay a total of 79,875 euros for object launches, flares, illicit chants and delay in the start of the match, while Olympiacos, apart from a total fine of 58,000 euros, are partially closed for a match at the stadium .
Real Sociedad were also fined € 10,000 for playing late for Manchester’s match against United and their manager Imanol Alguacil, who was sanctioned with a one-match suspension, but with a one-year probationary period.
Source: Clarin
