Bayern Munich fans will not attend their UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg clash against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
This is due to the ban on the club's fans following an incident during the Bavarian giants round of 16 Champions League victory over Lazio at the Allianz Arena.
Supporters of Bayern Munich were found to have thrown fireworks onto the turf - a behavior that goes against the regulations of UEFA.
Hence, the Munich-based side have been slammed with a one-match ban, prohibiting fans of the club from being at the Emirates Stadium.
Bayern Munich have accepted the punishment of UEFA in good faith and they will not be appealing the decision.
Speaking on the ruling made by UEFA, Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said:
“We have to accept this punishment. Not only were pyrotechnics set off, but also fired deliberately onto the field, directly endangering bystanders.
He noted that playing at the Emirates without the club's fans is a "big blow", stressing that a “small group of individual offenders have done a disservice to all our supporters and the team."
Dreesen said: “This was such an explicit violation of the conditions of probation that an appeal is unfortunately futile.
“The fact we now have to play away without the support of our fans is a big blow.
“A small group of individual offenders have done a disservice to all our supporters and the team.”
This is not the first time Bayern Munich have been punished for the actions of their supporters.
In the early stages of the competition, fans of the club set off fireworks during their group stage match against Copenhagen, resulting to a fine of €40,000 and a ban heaped on away supporters.
Anyway, the ban on Bayern Munich could be a big advantage for the Gunners, as they have been handed the freedom to sell out the entirety of their 60,000 tickets to their supporters.
The first leg of the epic game to be played at the Emirates is expected to take place on April 8, 2024, while the second leg will go down in Munich on April 15, 2024.
Arsenal will be coming into the tie with revenge on their mind, having lost by 5-1 in their previous 3 meetings against Bayern Munich.
They lost by an aggregate scoreline of 10-2 in their last clash in the competition, which happened to be the last time the Gunners were in the competition before this campaign.
Football supporters will be looking to use this opportunity to assess Arsenal's growth in recent years and their ability to step up to the plate in Europe.
The title definitely should be electric and enthralling, and it will be fascinating to see which team comes out tops at the end of the day.
This is due to the ban on the club's fans following an incident during the Bavarian giants round of 16 Champions League victory over Lazio at the Allianz Arena.
Supporters of Bayern Munich were found to have thrown fireworks onto the turf - a behavior that goes against the regulations of UEFA.
Hence, the Munich-based side have been slammed with a one-match ban, prohibiting fans of the club from being at the Emirates Stadium.
Bayern Munich have accepted the punishment of UEFA in good faith and they will not be appealing the decision.
Speaking on the ruling made by UEFA, Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said:
“We have to accept this punishment. Not only were pyrotechnics set off, but also fired deliberately onto the field, directly endangering bystanders.
He noted that playing at the Emirates without the club's fans is a "big blow", stressing that a “small group of individual offenders have done a disservice to all our supporters and the team."
Dreesen said: “This was such an explicit violation of the conditions of probation that an appeal is unfortunately futile.
“The fact we now have to play away without the support of our fans is a big blow.
“A small group of individual offenders have done a disservice to all our supporters and the team.”
This is not the first time Bayern Munich have been punished for the actions of their supporters.
In the early stages of the competition, fans of the club set off fireworks during their group stage match against Copenhagen, resulting to a fine of €40,000 and a ban heaped on away supporters.
Anyway, the ban on Bayern Munich could be a big advantage for the Gunners, as they have been handed the freedom to sell out the entirety of their 60,000 tickets to their supporters.
The first leg of the epic game to be played at the Emirates is expected to take place on April 8, 2024, while the second leg will go down in Munich on April 15, 2024.
Arsenal will be coming into the tie with revenge on their mind, having lost by 5-1 in their previous 3 meetings against Bayern Munich.
They lost by an aggregate scoreline of 10-2 in their last clash in the competition, which happened to be the last time the Gunners were in the competition before this campaign.
Football supporters will be looking to use this opportunity to assess Arsenal's growth in recent years and their ability to step up to the plate in Europe.
The title definitely should be electric and enthralling, and it will be fascinating to see which team comes out tops at the end of the day.