Celtic followers who sang “Lizzie’s in a field” and “Should you hate the royal household, clap your palms” have averted being banned from their membership’s Champions League match at Bayern Munich.
Telegraph Sport can reveal a call on whether or not to impose a one-game ban on the Scottish champions promoting tickets to their away supporters in Uefa competitions won’t be made in time for any punishment to be activated for the play-off spherical second leg every week on Tuesday.
Celtic are nonetheless dealing with such a sanction after their 4-2 final week throughout which followers defied a suspended one-match ban imposed for the setting off of fireworks throughout their in October.
However, have been they to lose to Bayern, that punishment wouldn’t take impact till subsequent season.
Celtic warned followers final week in opposition to making journey plans for the membership’s journey to Munich, saying in an announcement: “On account of using pyrotechnics throughout our match in opposition to Borussia Dortmund final 12 months, Celtic Soccer Membership was sanctioned by the Uefa Management, Ethics and Disciplinary Physique.
“The choice meant that, not solely did the membership obtain a fantastic of €20,000 (£16,700), but in addition that, if such behaviour was repeated at a match within the subsequent two years, the membership can be prevented from promoting tickets to supporters for one away match in Uefa membership competitions.
“Sadly, the membership has acquired an extra disciplinary discover from Uefa following the match in opposition to Aston Villa FC on Wednesday night.
“The membership will clearly make sturdy representations to Uefa and can make each effort to make sure that our followers can attend our subsequent Uefa Champions League match. Nevertheless, clearly there’s a danger that supporters could not be capable of attend.
“In mild of this case, it’s incumbent on the membership to make supporters conscious of this danger, when contemplating making preparations for journey, till additional info is offered by Uefa.”
Friday’s play-off spherical draw paired Celtic with Bayern as a substitute of Actual Madrid, with the primary leg scheduled to happen in Glasgow on the midweek of Feb 12 and the return leg in Munich the next midweek.