Europa League | UEFA prohibits RB Leipzig's peace symbol

RB Leipzig is allowed to dream of the final in the Europa League. In the semi-final first leg, the Bundesliga club won 1-0 against the Rangers in the home stadium. Meanwhile, an alleged decision by the UEFA causes a stir.

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• RB Leipzig dreams of the final

As "BILD" reports, the European Football Association has prohibited a Peace sign in the middle circle. In the Bundesliga, the peace symbol was still on the lawn. On Thursday evening, however, the Leipziger had to do without the statement. According to the tabloid, this happened on the instruction of the UEFA.

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As a result, the placekeeper had to remove the drawn lines before the kick -off. The topic is said to have even been part of the meeting for the matchday organization.

In international competitions, UEFA can decide what it should look like in the arenas. While the association itself showed a poster with the words "Peace" and "Mir" (Russian word for peace, editor's note), RB Leipzig was said not to be able to end up in Ukraine.

RB Leipzig dreams of the final

During the 90 minutes, the Saxons were the defining team, but the tour only fell in the final phase. Angelino brought the Bundesliga club to victory course through a volley in the 85th minute - and gave RB Leipzig such a good starting position for the second leg.

Nevertheless, head coach Domenico Tedesco warned: "I think we will have to meet there. The Rangers play a simple football with long balls, but something can always happen. You saw that against Dortmund."

The club from the Scottish Glasgow had prevailed in the intermediate round of the Europa League with a 4: 2 and 2: 2 against BVB.