Barcelona fined and handed ban for 'racist behaviour' of fans during Champions League clash with PSG

Barcelona have reportedly been fined £21,400 ($26,600) and handed a suspended one-match ban for fans' "racist behaviour" against Paris Saint-Germain.

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• Barcelona fined £21k for fans' "racist behaviour"
• Spanish side handed suspended one-match ban
• Can't sell tickets to away fans for UEFA competitions

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  According to The Athletic, the UEFA appeals body fined Barcelona £21,400 for racist behaviour, £1,700 ($2,130) for the lighting of fireworks and £4,280 ($5,320) for acts of damage during their 3-2 first leg Champions League quarter-final win over PSG in Paris. The governing body placed a suspended one match ban on the Spanish giants selling tickets to away fans for European games for a probationary period of one year from April 18.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League after PSG won the second leg 4-1 on Tuesday. Incidentally, the actions of some of their away fans shows football still has a racism problem – as Vinicius Jr has experienced – with Spain repeat offenders on this matter.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Bayern Munich didn't have any supporters at the Emirates to face Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final after the Bavarians were punished for using pyrotechnics away to Lazio in the last 16 of the competition in March.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  Barcelona will have to dust themselves off from their Champions League exit when they face bitter rivals Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday in a top of the table La Liga clash.