Celtic followers who sang “Lizzie’s in a field” and “When you hate the royal household, clap your arms” have prevented being banned from their membership’s Champions League match at Bayern Munich.
Telegraph Sport can reveal a choice on whether or not to impose a one-game ban on the Scottish champions promoting tickets to their away supporters in Uefa competitions won’t be made in time for any punishment to be activated for the play-off spherical second leg per week on Tuesday.
Celtic are nonetheless going through such a sanction after their 4-2 final week throughout which followers defied a suspended one-match ban imposed for the setting off of fireworks throughout their in October.
However, have been they to lose to Bayern, that punishment wouldn’t take impact till subsequent season.
Celtic warned followers final week towards making journey plans for the membership’s journey to Munich, saying in an announcement: “On account of using pyrotechnics throughout our match towards Borussia Dortmund final 12 months, Celtic Soccer Membership was sanctioned by the Uefa Management, Ethics and Disciplinary Physique.
“The choice meant that, not solely did the membership obtain a effective of €20,000 (£16,700), but in addition that, if such behaviour was repeated at a match within the subsequent two years, the membership could be prevented from promoting tickets to supporters for one away match in Uefa membership competitions.
“Sadly, the membership has obtained an extra disciplinary discover from Uefa following the match towards Aston Villa FC on Wednesday night.
“The membership will clearly make sturdy representations to Uefa and can make each effort to make sure that our followers can attend our subsequent Uefa Champions League match. Nonetheless, clearly there’s a threat that supporters might not be capable of attend.
“In gentle of this case, it’s incumbent on the membership to make supporters conscious of this threat, when contemplating making preparations for journey, till additional info is offered by Uefa.”
Friday’s play-off spherical draw paired Celtic with Bayern as an alternative of Actual Madrid, with the primary leg scheduled to happen in Glasgow on the midweek of Feb 12 and the return leg in Munich the next midweek.
