Vicente Calderon Stadium
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld a ruling that Atletico Madrid must play a UEFA Champions League match in an empty stadium because of racist behavior by fans.
Atletico had argued that Uefa did not have evidence to prove their fans were racist and violent during the game against Marseille on 1st October.
Atletico successfully appealed against an initial penalty after being told by Uefa that they were to play their next two home UEFA Champions League matches at least 300 kilometres (186 miles) away from Madrid.
That ban would have affected the 1-1 draw with Liverpool in the Spanish capital on 22nd October, but Atletico asked Uefa to suspend the punishment.
However, in a reduced ban, the European governing body has now told Atletico that they must play their game with PSV Eindhoven on 26th November in front of no supporters.
Ateltico appealed the reduced ban but CAS rejected the appeal on Thursday.
However, it reduced a fine the Spanish club has to pay to 75,000 euros (£63,000) from the 150,000 euros (£126,000) ordered by Uefa last month.
The decision means Atletico will play next week's game against PSV Eindhoven behind closed doors at the Vicente Calderon.
A CAS statement read: "Having examined the arguments and evidence submitted by the parties, the CAS Panel, in line with Uefa, concluded that Atletico Madrid committed several serious security breaches during the match against Olympique Marseille, which allowed the incidents to occur at the Vicente Calderon stadium.
"The club's situation is made worse by events of the recent past which led the Panel to uphold the sanction of playing the match on 26 November 2008 behind closed doors.
"However, the second match behind closed doors (currently suspended) was overturned and the fine was reduced by half in light of the fact that the racist acts alleged by Uefa could not be established with certainty. The reasons for the decision will be published at a later date."
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 16th February | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | AC Milan vs Man Utd |
| 19:45 | Lyon vs Real Madrid |
| Wednesday 17th February | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Bayern Munich vs Fiorentina |
| 19:45 | FC Porto vs Arsenal |
| Tuesday 23rd February | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Olympiacos vs Bordeaux |
| 19:45 | VfB Stuttgart vs Barcelona |
| Wednesday 24th February | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 17:30 | CSKA Moscow vs Sevilla |
| 19:45 | Inter Milan vs Chelsea |
| Tuesday 9th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Arsenal vs FC Porto |
| 19:45 | Fiorentina vs Bayern Munich |
| Wednesday 10th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Man Utd vs AC Milan |
| 19:45 | Real Madrid vs Lyon |
| Tuesday 16th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Chelsea vs Inter Milan |
| 19:45 | Sevilla vs CSKA Moscow |
| Wednesday 17th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| 19:45 | Barcelona vs VfB Stuttgart |
| 19:45 | Bordeaux vs Olympiacos |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 9th December | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Liverpool 1 - 2 Fiorentina | |
| Lyon 4 - 0 Debrecen | |
| Inter Milan 2 - 0 Rubin Kazan | |
| Dynamo Kiev 1 - 2 Barcelona | |
| VfB Stuttgart 3 - 1 Unirea Urziceni | |
| Sevilla 1 - 0 Rangers | |
| Olympiacos 1 - 0 Arsenal | |
| Standard Liege 1 - 1 AZ | |
| Tuesday 8th December | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Juventus 1 - 4 Bayern Munich | |
| Maccabi Haifa 0 - 1 Bordeaux | |
| Wolfsburg 1 - 3 Man Utd | |
| Besiktas 1 - 2 CSKA Moscow | |
| FC Zurich 1 - 1 AC Milan | |
| Marseille 1 - 3 Real Madrid | |
| Chelsea 2 - 2 Apoel Nicosia | |
| Atletico Madrid 0 - 3 FC Porto | |
| Wednesday 25th November | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Bordeaux 2 - 0 Juventus | |
| Bayern Munich 1 - 0 Maccabi Haifa | |
| CSKA Moscow 2 - 1 Wolfsburg | |
| Man Utd 0 - 1 Besiktas | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Olympiakos FC | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Standard Liege | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | AZ Alkmaar | 6 | 4 |
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