MOSCOW, Sep 24 The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) on the official website said that the French «Marseille» will hold the next match of the Champions League in empty stands due to the behavior of the fans at the game against the German «Eintracht». . Before the start of the game, fans of the teams at the stadium threw flares at each other. And in a video circulating on social media, two Eintracht fans in the away sector use Nazi salutes to provoke Marseille fans. Marseille will play Portugal's Sporting CP on October 4 without spectators. Eintracht Frankfurt have been fined 45,000 euros for fans using pyrotechnics, throwing objects on the pitch and causing damage. The German club is forbidden to sell tickets for the next away European Cup match for the racist behavior of its fans, and Eintracht has been punished with a partial closure of the stands at the home match of European competitions. Sanctions against the German club, with the exception of a fine, are conditional with a trial period of 1 year. UEFA also fined the German Cologne 100,000 euros following the results of the Conference League group stage match against the French Nice (1:1), which took place 8 September. Then the start of the meeting was postponed due to riots in the stands. Nice have to play their next European home game to empty stands for fans' racist behavior, throwing objects, using pyrotechnics, rioting and blocking aisles. Also, the French club was banned from selling tickets for the next away match of European competition.
