Barcelona FC has decided to appeal UEFA’s proposal to ban Andres Iniesta for one Champions League match for deliberately collecting a yellow card.
UEFA officials at the match alleged Iniesta wanted to get the card so he could serve the standard one-match ban in the second leg and would have a clean start for the semi-finals.
“FC Barcelona believes 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.
No Iniesta means the midfield needs a bit of reorganisation. But with Messi upfront, and Xavi orchestrating the show, Barça is still in good hands