Racism will be firmly in the spotlight when Sparta Prague face Lyon in the Europa League on Thursday, two months after UEFA ordered the Czech club to play behind closed doors over racist chants.

During a Champions League qualifier in August, Sparta fans aimed monkey chants at Monaco midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni when he scored. 

UEFA then banned supporters for Sparta’s stadium for a Europa League game against Rangers, although it allowed some 10,000 children to attend.

 

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