Flick cleared for Barca's Champions League opener
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick will be in the dugout for his side's UEFA Champions League opener at Newcastle United next week after successfully appealing a one-match suspension that threatened to leave him on the sidelines.
The German manager and his assistant Marcus Sorg had been handed one-game bans by UEFA for their conduct during last season's UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg against Inter Milan, where Barcelona was knocked out in extra-time in a dramatic 4-3 defeat.
UEFA confirmed on Saturday (AEST) that Barcelona's appeal had been partially upheld, allowing both coaches to take their places on the bench against Newcastle, although they will remain under the watchful eye of European football's governing body for the next 12 months.
"Said suspension is suspended during a probationary period of one (1) year, starting from the date of the present decision," a UEFA statement read.
Flick had been furious at several refereeing decisions during May's semi-final heartbreak that denied Barcelona its first UEFA Champions League final appearance in a decade, with his animated protests on the touchline ultimately landing him in hot water with UEFA's disciplinary committee.
