NEW YORK, Switzerland (AP) – Bayern Munich forward Luis Diaz’s three-game Champions League suspension was reduced to two on appeal after a reckless foul on Paris Saint-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi.
UEFA announced on Friday that Diaz’s appeal on charges of “serious rough play” had been successful, without giving reasons.
That means he is still missing Bayern’s Champions League home game against Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday, but could return for next month’s game against Union Saint Giroise in Belgium.
Diaz was sent off after scoring two goals. An eventful 2-1 victory Last month’s match against PSG. He made a fierce lunge from behind, and Hakimi’s left leg appeared to be caught momentarily before falling.
Unlike Cristiano Ronaldo, Diaz will have to serve more than the mandatory minimum one-game sanction in case of a red card.
in unusual decision Last month, FIFA handed the Portuguese superstar a three-match ban, with two of the matches suspended, for a serious incident of foul play against Ireland. That means it seems unlikely that he will miss a match when his sixth World Cup begins next year, the most in his career.
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