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Champions League News :: Uefa reduces Euro ban on Atletico Madrid

Posted on 2008-11-01 by Gooner

Atletico Madrid's two-match home stadium ban for European games has been reduced to one match played behind closed doors following an appeal.

The Spanish side were punished by Uefa after crowd problems marred their Champions League match with Marseille in Madrid on 1 October.
They were originally ordered to play their next two European fixtures at least 300km outside Madrid.

Atletico will now play PSV Eindhoven on 26 November without any spectators.

A Uefa statement read: "After careful consideration of all the evidence presented, and after hearing from the parties and several witnesses, the appeals body has reduced the initial three-match stadium closure with one match deferred to a two-match behind closed doors sentence, with one match deferred for two years."

Sourced From : BBC Sport

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