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Barcelona Coach Flick Banned for Next Champions League Match

CATALONIA, SPAIN, AUG 8 – Hansi Flick and Marcus Sorg face one-match bans and €20,000 fines each after misconduct during last season's Champions League semifinal against Inter Milan, UEFA confirmed.

  • Amid season preparations, UEFA's disciplinary committee banned Barcelona manager Hansi Flick and assistant Marcus Sorg for one match and fined each 20,000, ruling them out of the Champions League opener.
  • Last May’s Champions League semifinal against Inter Milan saw Flick and Sorg found guilty of breaching UEFA's Disciplinary Regulations Article 11 after protests over marginal decisions.
  • Additionally, UEFA fined Barcelona forwards Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski €5,000 each for anti-doping breaches, and fined Barcelona fans €5,250 for misconduct.
  • The immediate effect of the sanctions rules out Hansi Flick and Marcus Sorg from Barcelona's first Champions League match, due to UEFA's ruling taking effect.
  • Ahead of the season, Barcelona play Italian club Como in the Joan Gamper Trophy on Sunday, August 10th, before the La Liga opener on Aug. 16.
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