Football
Real Madrid: Kylian Mbappe and Antonio Rudiger handed Champions League ban but can face Arsenal
UEFA have made their decision
Real Madrid pair Kylian Mbappe and Antonio Rudiger have each been handed a one-game Champions League ban but are stil free to face Arsenal in next week’s Champions League quarter-final first leg.
Mbappe, Rudiger, Vinicius Jr and Dani Ceballos were all said to have made gestures towards Atletico Madrid fans as they celebrated their last-16 penalty shootout win over their rivals last month.
A UEFA statement read: “Following the investigation of a UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector, disciplinary proceedings were opened against the following Real Madrid CF players, Antonio Rüdiger, Kylian Mbappé, Daniel Ceballos Fernández for potentially violating the basic rules of decent conduct (Art. 11(2)(b) of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations).
