UEFA has charged both AEK Athens and Ajax following the violent scenes at their Champions League match on Tuesday night.Ajax fans were attacked before kick off in the Greek capital as home supporters threw flares into the stands housing the Dutch supporters.
2Matthijs de Ligt urging Ajax fans to calm down tonight after flares were thrown from both sides. What a captain he is at only 19! pic.twitter.com/Tmv3V8x1mA— Dutch Football (@FootballOranje_) November 27, 2018There were, though, further crowd disturbances during the second half, with several firecrackers being set off.Members of both teams were seen to be rubbing their eyes as smoke drifted across the stadium.Governing body UEFA will deal with the case on Thursday, December 13.
2BEELDEN: De fakkels vliegen door de lucht en een flinke explosie in het vak van Ajax. #aekaja #ajax #aek #ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/Fg2AcWx3YD— Jarno Grob (@Jarno_AT5) November 27, 2018On Friday, November 23, both clubs were handed out sanction by UEFA following previous incidents.After issues during the away match against Benfica, Ajax were handed a fine of 8,000 euros (7,240) with a suspended sanction “for a probationary period of one year” of a ban from selling tickets to its away supporters. The Dutch club were also ordered to contact Benfica “for the settlement of the damages caused by its supporters.”
A man left the stands of the AEK fans to throw fireworks into the Ajax stand. pic.twitter.com/WnaoQn5rH9— AFC Ajax (@TheEuropeanLad) November 27, 2018AEK, meanwhile, had been fined 64,000 euros (57,900) following problems at the game against Bayern Munich during October.UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body also handed out a partial stadium closure sanction “where its ultra-supporters are situated”, which was suspended for a 12-month probationary period.Given the developments from Tuesday’s matches, both clubs could now face those measures being implemented as well as any additional punishments from the governing body.Ajax won the game in Athens 2-0 to secure progress through to the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time since 2005.
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