Luis Dรญaz‘s Champions League Suspension Shortened Afterโ Prosperous โAppeal
NYON, โSwitzerland – In a swift turn of events, โBayern Munich forward Luis Dรญazโข will serve a two-game suspension inโ the Champions League, โคdown from an initial three-game ban, after successfully appealing aโค decisionโค stemming from a reckless foulโข on โParis Saint-germain’s Achrafโ Hakimi.
UEFAโ announced Friday that Dรญaz’s โฃappeal against the charge of “serious foul play” was upheld. The โฃassociation did not disclose the specific reasoning behind the reduction in theโ sanction.
The revised ban means โคthe Colombian international will miss โขBayern’s upcoming Championsโข League fixture against Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday. However,he โฃwill be eligible to returnโค for their โคmatch against union Saint-Gilloise nextโฃ month.
The incident occurred during Bayern’s 2-1 victory over PSG last month. Dรญaz had previously โคscored two goals in the match before โbeing sent โคoff for a challengeโ from behind on โขHakimi, resulting in โขa โคheavy fall and โimpact โto the PSG player’s leftโ ankle.
This marks a departure from the standard one-match ban typically issued for a redโข card, a precedent previously seen withโฃ Cristiano Ronaldo.Last month, FIFA handed Ronaldo a three-match ban, but suspended two of those matches for a probationary period, related to a serious โfoul play incident during aโฃ World Cup qualifierโ against Ireland. This decision effectively minimizesโฃ the impact on his availability for theโ start โofโค his record sixth World Cup appearanceโ nextโฃ year.
Theโค reduction โขin Dรญaz’s ban provides a boost to Bayern Munich as they continue โคtheir Champions League campaign.
