Racial incident: UEFA orders partial closure of Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu stadium

The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body has ordered the closure of part of Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu stadium following racial incidents by the club’s fans during their UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg against FC Bayern München at the Santiago Bernabéu on 23 April.

Sectors 120 and 122 of the stadium will be closed for the title defender’s next UEFA competition home game.

“Real Madrid are obliged to display a banner with the wording ‘No to Racism’ in those sectors,” UEFA added.

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