Champions League: UEFA announces punishment for Mbappe, Rudiger ahead Arsenal clash

The Real Madrid duo of Kylian Mbappe and Antonio Rudiger have escaped UEFA bans over “indecent” postgame celebrations in the Champions League last-16 win at Atletico Madrid.

Mbappe and Rudiger have both been handed a suspended one-game ban for “violating the basic rules of decent conduct”, the football body said on Friday.

Both are subject to a one-year probationary period.

Madrid are away to Arsenal in the first leg of the quarter-finals on Tuesday.

The charges followed Madrid players celebrating a penalty shootout win over Atletico on March 12.

Video clips emerged of Mbappe grabbing his crotch on the field.

Rudiger has been handed a 40,000 euros fine and Mbappe 30,000 euros.

Dani Ceballos was fined 20,000 euros with no suspended ban.

UEFA have also confirmed no charges were made against Vinicius Junior, who also had been under investigation.

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