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Ahead of their UCL match against Manchester United on Tuesday night, the UEFA Disciplinary Committee fined Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich €40,000 (around INR 36 lakh ) on Monday, December 11, due to their fans' misconduct in the European competitions, particularly during their away game against Copenhagen at the Parken Stadium in the Champions League 2023-24.
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The UEFA penalised Bayern for the "use of prohibited fireworks and pyrotechnics and the throwing of objects from the FC Bayern fan block at Champions League matches," during several matches but, "in particular" their 2-1 win against Copenhagen in October.
The Group A toppers, Bayern Munich are scheduled to travel to Old Trafford to face bottom-placed Manchester United in their final UEFA Champions League group stage fixture on Tuesday night. While Bayern are already qualified for the UCL knockouts, the Red Devils require a win against the German giants to stand a chance for Round of 16 qualification.
UEFA fines and hands "suspended ban" to Bayern
Apart from the fine, Bayern received a suspended ban on purchasing tickets in the away block for its next European game. The ban is suspended for two years, until 2025, as it will come into effect with further misconduct by the Bayern ultras. The German club released a statement following the fine and appealed to the fans to not use prohibited substances during a game.
“FC Bayern is making an urgent appeal to all Bayern fans to refrain from using pyrotechnics in the stadium in future and to desist from any further misconduct, as all travelling (away) Bayern fans would be affected by the consequences. The verdict and the resulting consequences will therefore also be placed on the agenda of the next meeting of the fan dialogue working group and will be discussed in the formal dialogue between FC Bayern and the club’s supporters.”
