MUNICH.- The UEFA opened this Friday a disciplinary process against the Bayern Munichafter several photographers were injured at the end of the second leg of the quarterfinals of the European Champions League in it Allianz Arena.
Following their 2-1 first-leg victory in Madrid last week, Bayern trailed three times on Wednesday against real Madrid (1-0, 2-1, 3-2), before taking the 4-3 victory in the final minutes thanks to goals from Luis Diaz and Michael Olise.
At the moment of the Colombian’s equalizing goal, some fans jumped over the fences to access a part of the stadium that is prohibited to them, between the stands and the advertising panels.
After the Frenchman’s victory, the fans went to celebrate with the players and crushed several photographers against those panels. Some photojournalists were injured in the melee.
Bayern contacted the injured photographers and fans, who apologized for the incident.
The process opened by UEFA concerns the “blocking of public passages”, the “throwing of objects”, the “invasion of spectators” and the “transmission of an inappropriate message for a sporting event (anti-UEFA banner).”
“The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Committee (CEDB) will address this matter in due course,” UEFA said.
The lower part of the south end, where Bayern fans are located at the Allianz Arena, had already been closed after the use of pyrotechnic devices against the Sporting of Portugal in December.
The closure took place in the last home game of the Champions group stage against the Union Saint-Gilloise of Belgium at the end of January.
Caicedo renews with Chelsea
The Ecuadorian midfielder Chelsea, Moisés Caicedosigned the renewal of his contract for another seven seasons, until 2033, the London club announced this Friday in a statement.
Caicedo thus becomes one of the highest-paid players at the Stamford Bridge club, which rewards his great performance with the Blues since his arrival from Brighton in 2023.
The Ecuadorian international cost Chelsea 115 million pounds ($156 million), a record at the time for English football, and Caicedo has since become “a key figure” for the Blues and “one of the most outstanding midfielders in the world,” the entity noted.
