“Zenith” has asked UEFA to clarify the situation with the match against the “Ghent” – SPORT – EXPRESS

The Director General of “Zenith” Maxim Mitrofanov said that the St. Petersburg club is waiting for clarification from UEFA about the situation around the upcoming match of the 6th round of the group stage of the Champions League against the “Ghent”. Earlier media reported that the mayor of Ghent Daniel Thermon banned fans Petersburg club to attend the meeting due to the cooling of political relations between Russia and Turkey. The city is home to quite a large Turkish community, and fans of the St. Petersburg team did not enjoy a good reputation.

– Yesterday we appealed to UEFA to clarify their position with regard to the upcoming match between the “Ghent” and “Zenith” in view The information appeared on a match without spectators between “Bruges” – “Napoli” because of the increased threat of terrorist threat – leads the “R-Sport” word Mitrofanov. – Following a statement by the mayor of the city of Ghent, where he essentially admitted their inability to ensure the safety of the upcoming match with “Zenith”, we have re-applied to UEFA for clarification of their position and requested in the decision to adhere to the rules of equity and fair play in terms of the organization of competitions.

In this regard equality implies that the match should take place with full stands. And to be present at the game and fans of both teams. If there is a danger for the fans of both teams receiving party can not provide security, the match should be transferred to the stadium in the country where provide security possible – allowing both teams to receive the same support of the fans.

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