Porto thrown out of Europe
2004 European champions banned from next year's competition
By James Pearson Last updated: 4th June 2008
Former European champions Porto have been thrown out of next season's UEFA Champions League by Uefa.
The 2003/04 Champions League winners, under the guidance of Jose Mourinho, were punished after being found guilty of bribing referees in two games in the same season.
Porto, who secured their third consecutive Portuguese title this season, were docked six points for their part in the match-fixing scandal - although it failed to make an impact on the table.
However, rather than testing themselves against Europe's finest next season, the Portuguese championship find themselves out of the competition altogether.
Porto have stated they will do their utmost to overturn Uefa's decision, although the club would not give any reaction to the punishment.
"It was notified today by the Controls and Disciplinary body of Uefa that (Porto) it will not be admitted to the 2008/09 campaign of the Champions League," the club said in a statement.
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 21st October | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 17:30 | Zenit St Petersburg vs BATE |
| 19:45 | Bayern Munich vs Fiorentina |
| 19:45 | FC Porto vs Dynamo Kiev |
| 19:45 | Fenerbahce vs Arsenal |
| 19:45 | Juventus vs Real Madrid |
| 19:45 | Man Utd vs Celtic |
| 19:45 | Steaua Bucuresti vs Lyon |
| 19:45 | Villarreal vs AaB |
| Wednesday 22nd October | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool |
| 19:45 | Basle vs Barcelona |
| 19:45 | Bordeaux vs CFR Cluj-Napoca |
| 19:45 | Chelsea vs Roma |
| 19:45 | Inter Milan vs Anorthosis Famagusta |
| 19:45 | PSV vs Marseille |
| 19:45 | Panathinaikos vs Werder Bremen |
| 19:45 | Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sporting |
| Tuesday 4th November | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Anorthosis Famagusta vs Inter Milan |
| 19:45 | Barcelona vs Basle |
| 19:45 | CFR Cluj-Napoca vs Bordeaux |
| 19:45 | Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 1st October | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Bordeaux 1 - 3 Roma | |
| CFR Cluj-Napoca 0 - 0 Chelsea | |
| Anorthosis Famagusta 3 - 1 Panathinaikos | |
| Inter Milan 1 - 1 Werder Bremen | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk 1 - 2 Barcelona | |
| Sporting 2 - 0 Basle | |
| Atletico Madrid 2 - 1 Marseille | |
| Liverpool 3 - 1 PSV | |
| Tuesday 30th September | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Villarreal 1 - 0 Celtic | |
| AaB 0 - 3 Man Utd | |
| Fiorentina 0 - 0 Steaua Bucuresti | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 1 Lyon | |
| Fenerbahce 0 - 0 Dynamo Kiev | |
| Arsenal 4 - 0 FC Porto | |
| Zenit St Petersburg 1 - 2 Real Madrid | |
| BATE 2 - 2 Juventus | |
| Wednesday 17th September | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Celtic 0 - 0 AaB | |
| Man Utd 0 - 0 Villarreal | |
| Lyon 2 - 2 Fiorentina | |
| Steaua Bucuresti 0 - 1 Bayern Munich | |
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