UEFA fine United over 'crowd disturbances'

UEFA have fined Manchester United and Real Madrid €19,542 each following their Champions League quarter-final first leg at the…

UEFA have fined Manchester United and Real Madrid €19,542 each following their Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Bernabeu stadium on April 8th.

Real, who won the game 3-1, were punished for "insufficient organisation" while United's fine was for "crowd disturbances", UEFA said in a statement.

Meanwhile UEFA Cup winners Porto have been fined €32,572 for selling tickets on the black market before May's final against Celtic.

UEFA has ruled today that the Portuguese club "offered tickets at inflated prices on the black market" for the game in Seville, Spain, on May 21st which they won 3-2 after extra time.

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Turkish club Galatasaray were also fined €19,542 for the "throwing of missiles and fireworks" at their Champions League third qualifying round first against CSKA Sofia in Istanbul on August 13th.