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Mark Jones

Manchester City and Chelsea fined by UEFA for breaching Champions League rules

Both Manchester City and Chelsea have been fined small amounts by UEFA following incidents in their Champions League quarter-final ties.

City beat Bayern Munich 4-1 on aggregate after a 3-0 first leg win at the Etihad Stadium on April 11, but UEFA have fined the club €5,250 after fans lit fireworks and threw objects during the match.

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Yann Sommer could be seen removing a blue flare from the Etihad Stadium pitch during the game.

The German club have also been fined €8,250 for the throwing of objects at the second leg in Munich a week later on April 19.

One day prior to that, Chelsea entertained Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge and lost 2-0 to go down 4-0 on aggregate.

UEFA have fined the Blues €4,000 for an invasion of the field of play during that loss.

Other fines dished out by European football's governing body include penalties of €1,500 and €6,000 for Sevilla for the lighting of fireworks and improper conduct of the team in their Europa League quarter-final tie against Manchester United, and fines of €1,500 and €5,000 for Belgian club Gent for the lighting of fireworks and the failure to ensure a player appeared on time at doping control during their Europa Conference League tie with West Ham.

Chelsea lost 2-0 to Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge and 4-0 on aggregate (PA)

City are favourites to progress to the Champions League final having held Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw in the Spanish capital in the first leg of their semi-final on Tuesday.

However, manager Pep Guardiola is less than impressed that his side's game at Everton will have to take place on Sunday this weekend, due to police numbers needed in Liverpool for its hosting of the Eurovision song contest.

“I don't want to be distracted for Madrid, because I won’t have time,” said Guardiola.

“Well, not much, because we play on Sunday - thank-you so much.

“I don't understand it, but I don't want to fight for that any more. We have to adapt to it, so it doesn't matter.

Pep Guardiola is unhappy City have to play Everton on Sunday (Getty Images)

“We can't play on Saturday, because of the Eurovision in Liverpool, and we don’t have too many police to handle two important events at the same time.

“So okay, we have to adapt. What can I do? We'd prefer to play Saturday so we can prepare more, definitely.

“But it is what it is. I don't fight anymore over the schedules – UEFA or the Premier League.

“The Premier League is more important, the schedule is the schedule.

“Since day one I felt it - and it's not going to change. In a positive way, we have one more day to recover for the Everton game.

“So we prepare this way - one less day for Madrid, but one more for the Premier League and that's good.”

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