Uefa Charge Celtic For Fan Encroachment *As fan runs on to pitch and 'aims kick at Kylian Mbappe'
Uefa have charge Celtic, after a fan ran on to
the pitch and appeared to aim a kick at Paris St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe.
The incident happened late in the first half
of Tuesday's Champions League match at Celtic Park, shortly after the visitors'
third goal in a 5-0 win.
PSG also face a charge after seats were
damaged in the away section.
The cases will be dealt with by Uefa's
control, ethics and disciplinary body on 19 October.
Police Scotland reported seven arrests at the
match, including a 21-year-old man charged with alleged pitch incursion and
assault.
He was taken into custody, along with three
other men who were accused of assault, breach of the peace and violating the
offensive behaviour at football act 2012.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers said he was
pleased the rest of the sell-out crowd booed the intruder.
"I think their reaction said it
all," he said. "It was disappointing at any ground, at any club, a
supporter getting on the pitch like that.
"It was bitterly disappointing and I
am sure the club will deal with whoever that supporter was. It shouldn't be
anything that we should see.
"I think the stewards dealt with it at
the time and I am sure the club will deal with it."
In July, Celtic
were fined £20,600 after an "illicit banner" was displayed during
their qualifying win over Linfield.
It was the club's 11th punishment in six
years relating to misconduct from supporters during European ties.
Following the initial charge, they
announced a two-game closure of the area of the stadium occupied by the Green
Brigade fans' group.
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