Soccer-Galatasaray fans banned from game at Liverpool


Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Play Off - Second Leg - Juventus v Galatasaray - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - February 25, 2026 Galatasaray fan with a flare after Victor Osimhen scores their first goal REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

March 4 (Reuters) - Galatasaray ⁠will not be able to sell ⁠tickets to their fans for this ‌month's Champions League clash at Liverpool, after UEFA's Appeals Body confirmed the sanctions they received over ​their supporters throwing objects, lighting ⁠fireworks and causing ⁠disturbances during last week's trip to Juventus.

Media reports ⁠said ‌a man and his daughter were injured as a firework ⁠was thrown towards Juventus fans in Turin ​where the ‌Italian club, down to 10 men, ⁠wiped out ​a three-goal deficit from a 5-2 loss in the first leg to force extra ⁠time in their Champions League ​playoff tie.

Turkish champions Galatasaray, who scored twice in extra time to qualify for the ⁠round of 16 with a 7-5 aggregate win, were also fined 40,000 euros ($46,000) by UEFA's disciplinary committee for the fans' ​behaviour.

Galatasaray's appeal against the punishment ⁠was rejected on Wednesday.

Liverpool visit Galatasaray on ​Tuesday, with the second ‌leg set for March ​18.

($1 = 0.8609 euros)

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)

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