Atletico Madrid have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn a partial stadium closure for their Champions League quarter final second leg vs Manchester City.
On Monday, Atletico were ordered by UEFA to partially close the Wanda Metropolitano by 5000 seats for the visit of City on Wednesday due to the 'discriminatory behaviour of its (Atletico’s) supporters'. Now, the Spanish club have taken action to try and quickly overturn the punishment.
The first leg was played out in a fractious atmosphere, with City frustrated by their visitors’ pragmatic approach. Incidents involving Atletico supporters also led to UEFA opening disciplinary proceedings against the club.
