With hostilities set to resume for the Round of 16, we take a look at the UCL suspension rules for the 2023/24 campaign.
The Champions League returns on Tuesday with two more second leg Round of 16 ties. Barcelona and Napoli go head-to-head at Montjuïc, while Arsenal take on Porto looking to overturn a 1-0 first leg deficit.
With two more finely-poised games to come on Wednesday this promises to be a thrilling week of Champions League action, with big stakes and high pressure in every single match. In that sort of scenario don’t be surprised to see tackles flying in, potentially causing problems for players nearing an automatic one-game suspension.
In the Champions League players can miss crucial knockout games due to an accumulation of yellow cards. We take a look at the UCL suspension rules for 2023/24...
In the UEFA Champions League, yellow cards are reset once the quarter-finals are concluded. This rule was implemented in the 2014/2015 season to prevent players from missing the Champions League final due to accumulated yellow cards, as happened to Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso in the 2014 Lisbon final.
A player is suspended for the following game in the Champions League when they accumulate a total of three yellow cards. Following this initial suspension, any odd number of cards (five, seven, etc.) will result in a one-match ban for the player in question.
If a player receives a yellow card that results in suspension in the second leg of the quarter-finals, and their team advances, they will be unable to play in the first leg of the semi-finals. The reset ahead of the semi-finals clears all players’ accumulated cards, making it impossible to miss the final due to accumulation.
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