18.04.2011 22:37
Club to appeal proposed Iniesta ban
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FC Barcelona have this evening submitted an appeal to UEFA against the proposed imposition of an additional game suspension for Andrés Iniesta following the yellow card he picked up against Shaktar at the Nou Camp on April 6th.
The proposed sanction comes as a result of a report from UEFA match officials at the game, who have
alleged that the yellow card was deliberately incurred so that the player would be suspended for
the return leg. The UEFA disciplinary committee will make a decision on the case on Wednesday.
FC Barcelona believe that the arguments outlined in their appeal, based on the good faith of
the player and the disproportionate nature of the proposed sanction will be sufficient to rebut
these allegations.