MOSCOW, May 13. CSKA Moscow and Dynamo, Zenit Petersburg «and Sochi have filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to remove Russian football clubs from European competitions, the teams said on their official websites.» CSKA, Zenit, Sochi and » Dynamo appealed to the Lausanne Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the UEFA decision of May 2, 2022 to remove Russian clubs from European competitions. All clubs requested an expedited consideration of the complaint. We hope that the sporting principle will be respected,» the UEFA Executive Committee said in a statement. On May 2, due to the situation in Ukraine, he suspended Russian football and futsal clubs from European competitions for the 2022/23 season, and men's and women's football and futsal teams from participation in European competitions.
Zenit «became the champion of Russia ahead of schedule and was supposed to receive a direct ticket to the group stage of the Champions League. Dynamo is in second place after 28 rounds, Sochi is third, and CSKA is fourth. All teams also claimed a place in European competition.