CSKA Moscow to Play Games Behind Closed Doors as Punishment for Violence
CSKA Moscow’s Champions League home game with Manchester City is set to be played behind closed doors due to the violence that preceded their 5-1 Group E defeat at Roma on 17 September.
The Russian club are also due to play Bayern behind closed doors as punishment for racist chanting by fans last season.
“It is likely we will have to play all our home games behind closed doors,” said CSKA general manager Roman Babaev. “They [Uefa] could exclude us from the Champions League. We are going to do everything in our power to make sure this does not happen. At the moment, the whole club is going through a difficult time.”
The match in Rome was halted after CSKA fans were violent, leaving four officers and 13 stewards injured. Just last season, CSKA were fined after their fans were found guilty of racist chanting during Champions League games with City and Viktoria Plzen. City are due to play CSKA in Moscow on 21 October.
