Barcelona will have no fans at their next away match in the Champions League as punishment for racist behavior from supporters.
UEFA has fined La Liga €10,000 and banned Barcelona from selling tickets to fans for the November 6 away match against Crvena Zvezda in Serbia.
During Barcelona’s 2-1 defeat to Monaco last week, a banner with Nazi connotations was unveiled by fans reading ‘Flick Heil’, referring to their German manager Hansi Flick.
“Disgraceful,” Barça vice-president Elena Fort said in a message on never be repeated.
“I think Elena Fort gave the right answer,” Flick said Friday. ‘Every word I’m going to say now is too much for that. It’s not worth saying anything. I think it’s done.’
Barcelona released a statement following UEFA’s decision, saying they will comply and “reject any form of justification for violence”.
The Club communicates that it will comply with and apply this sanction for the UEFA Champions League match day four that the team will play against FK Crvena zvezda on November 6 in Belgrade. FC Barcelona will reimburse the ticket costs for fans who have already purchased that ticket.
FC Barcelona rejects any form of justification for violence, and as stated in Articles 3 and 4 of the Statutes, they strive to uphold the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, contained in the International Bill of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations protect and promote.
As the behavior of supporter groups and fans, both during home matches (Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys or Estadi Johan Cruyff) and away matches, leads to repeated sanctions, both nationally and internationally, the Club intends to tighten the current measures and take appropriate further measures to take. initiatives to prevent future events and impose sanctions on those responsible.
In April, Barcelona were fined €25,000 ($28,000) and given a one-match ban on selling away tickets to fans after three supporters were arrested for allegedly giving the Nazi salute and using racist language during the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint. -Germain. The probation period was one year, and now with the incident in Monaco, UEFA is maintaining the ban for the November 6 match.
