Roberto Carlos suspended for Bayern Munich return leg
01/03/2004
Roberto Carlos suspended for Bayern Munich return leg
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NYON,
Switzerland (AFP) - Brazil defender Roberto Carlos will miss Real Madrid's
Champions League return match against Bayern Munich next week after he was
banned for two European games by UEFA.
Roberto Carlos was punished by European football's governing body after hitting
out at the head of Bayern's Argentinian defender Martin Demichelis in the first
leg of the second round match last week.
The
match referee Terje Hauge of Norway failed to see the punch, but UEFA based its
ruling on television pictures.
UEFA
said in its ruling that such an offence is normally punishable by a three-match
ban. However the disciplinary committee accepted that Demichelis had provoked
the Brazilian by making the original foul for which he was booked.
Roberto Carlos scored the equaliser in the 1-1 draw after Bayern goalkeeper
Oliver Kahn let the ball squirm under his body.
Under
the ban, the Brazilian would also miss the first leg of the quarter-final if
Real qualify.on
Brazil
defender Roberto Carlos will miss Real Madrid's Champions League return match
against Bayern Munich next week after he was banned for two European games by
UEFA.