Overview
- The ruling recounts events after Barcelona’s 3-4 Champions League semi-final loss at Inter, when Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal were selected for testing.
- A UEFA delegate reported teammates pulled Lewandowski back toward the locker room, shouting, “Scheiß auf die UEFA, komm her!” as the controller tried to escort him.
- The document quotes coach Hansi Flick yelling, “Die Sieger sind im Finale, wir nicht – ihr habt keine Seele!”, and says a player and staffers shoved the doping controller.
- UEFA notes both selected players were left unobserved in the locker room for about seven minutes, a lapse that conflicts with rules requiring continuous observation from first contact to sample collection.
- Disciplinary measures include one-match suspensions for Flick and assistant Marcus Sorg placed on one-year probation after appeal, plus €5,000 fines each for Lewandowski and Yamal, with Barcelona calling staff reactions heated yet acknowledging inappropriate behavior.