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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Barcelona coach Flick banned for next Champions League match
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick and his assistant Marcus Sorg have been fined 20,000 euros ($23,320) each and banned for one match in UEFA club competitions for misconduct, the European soccer governing body's disciplinary committee said on Friday.Flick had been furious at several refereeing decisions in his si
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