Soccer
Barcelona to appeal Iniesta's UEFA suspension
Updated: 2011-04-19 14:40
(Agencies)
Barcelona's Andres Iniesta (L) fights for the ball against Almeria's Miguel 'Corona' Angel Garcia (R) during their Spanish first division soccer match in Barcelona April 9, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]
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UEFA officials at the match alleged Iniesta provoked the card so he could serve the standard one-match ban in the second leg and would have a clean slate for the semi-finals.
Barcelona face La Liga rivals Real Madrid in the last four of Europe's premier club competition with the first leg away at the Bernabeu on April 27.
"FC Barcelona believe that the arguments outlined in their appeal, based on the good faith of the player and the disproportionate nature of the proposed sanction will be sufficient to rebut these allegations," the club said on their website.
"The UEFA disciplinary committee will make a decision on the case on Wednesday," they added.
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