April 12 – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been charged with improper conduct following during Tuesday’s Champions League defeat by Liverpool.
UEFA has also charged Liverpool after fireworks were set off and objects thrown inside Etihad Stadium.
Guardiola was sent to the stands after confronting referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz on the pitch at half-time to protest about a City goal being disallowed. The case will be heard on May 31.
The improper conduct charge against Guardiola is for communicating with the bench during the second half. Article 69 of UEFA’s disciplinary regulations states that any manager or coach who is sent off may not communicate “directly or indirectly with the team’s players and/or technical staff during the match”.
Liverpool were already facing four UEFA charges over the setting off of fireworks, throwing of objects, acts of damage and crowd disturbances after City’s team bus was attacked prior to the first-leg on 5 April. That case will also be heard on 31 May.
Having won the first-leg 3-0, Jurgen Klopp’s side completed a 5-1 aggregate win to reach the semi-finals for the first time in 10 years.
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