Liverpool fined by Uefa for fan disturbances in last May's Europa League final against Sevilla
The Merseyside club have been fined £13,390 for the disruption and disorder caused by fans
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool have been fined £13,390 for the disruption caused by fans at the Europa League final last May.
Fans set off fireworks at St Jakob-Park in Basel and held up an illicit banner as the Reds went on to lose 3-1 to Sevilla.
Sevilla were also handed a £14,200 fine for the behaviour of their fans who threw objects and clashed with Liverpool supporters.
Disturbances broke out between supporters who were not properly segregated before the start of the game as fans clashed over seats in the supposedly neatural areas. It was short-lived and ended promptly once the appropriate security was placed between the sections.
Uefa was critcised in the wake of the match for choosing the St Jakob-Park stadium. With a capacity of just 35,000, the ground was deemed too small to host a major European final.
This is the latest charge the club faces from Uefa after the Reds were fined £45,000 following their troubled last-16 double-header against rivals Manchester United which witnessed violent clashes between supporters, disturbing chants and other offences.
Liverpool's famous victory over Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-final, in which they staged a dramatic comeback to win 5-4 on aggregate, also saw the club fined just over £9,000 for the lighting of flares inside Anfield.
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