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Galatasaray supporters banned from Liverpool game for throwing fireworks at Juventus fans

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Published 6 months ago

Galatasaray will not be able ⁠to sell tickets to their fans for this month's ‌Champions League clash at Liverpool, after ‌UEFA's Appeals Body confirmed ‌the sanctions they received over ‌their supporters throwing objects, lighting ‌fireworks and causing disturbances during last week's trip to ‌Juventus.

[p]Media reports said a man ⁠and ‌his daughter were injured as a ​firework was thrown towards [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]Juventus[/a] fans in Turin, ​where the Italian club - down to 10 men - wiped ⁠out a ​three-goal deficit from a 5-2 loss in the first leg to force extra time ‌in their Champions League playoff tie.[/p][p]Turkish champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/galatasaray/riaqqurF/"]Galatasaray[/a], who scored twice in extra time to qualify for the round of 16 with a 7-5 aggregate win, were also fined 40,000 euros ($46,000) by UEFA's ‌disciplinary committee for the ​fans' behaviour.[/p][p]Galatasaray's appeal against the ‌punishment was rejected on Wednesday.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] visit Galatasaray on Tuesday, with the second leg set for March 18.[/p]

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