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UEFA hit Spartak Moscow with new charges

A banner is displayed and flares are set off in the stands during the UEFA Champions League match between Spartak Moscow and Liverpool
Image: A banner is displayed and flares are set off in the stands during the match between Spartak Moscow and Liverpool

Spartak Moscow are facing new disciplinary charges for incidents during Tuesday's 1-1 Champions League draw with Liverpool.

Spartak fans unveiled a banner which read "UEFA mafia" and let off smoke grenades.

The protests come after European's football governing body handed Spartak a sanction following their opening Group E game against Maribor where a flare was fired by one of their fans which nearly hit the referee.

UEFA has charged Spartak over Tuesday's "illicit banner and chants" as well as pyrotechnic use and fans blocking stairways at the Otkritie Arena.

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Spartak has already been stripped of its away ticket allocation for their visit to Sevilla in November, over the incident in Maribor.

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