PARIS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - RC Lens have banned their fans from travelling to Lille for Friday's Ligue 1 clash, punishing them for lighting and throwing pyrotechnics during a Champions League match at Club Brugge, the French club said on Wednesday.
• "Following the incidents that occurred in Bruges on Matchday 3 of the Champions League, RC Lens informed all supporters' groups on Monday of its decision not to open the away section in Lille," Lens said in a statement.
• Lens added that the acts committed involved "dangerous and hostile pyrotechnics" and that "a red line has been crossed".
• UEFA's Appeals body on Tuesday ordered Lens not to sell tickets to their supporters for the next two Champions League matches, against Leipzig and Liverpool.
• French authorities also banned Lens fans from travelling toLille for the northern derby.
(Reporting by Vincent Daheron, editing by Ed Osmond)
