Several players will be aiming to avoid a Champions League suspension on Wednesday nightIt's D-Day in the Champions League group stage, with clubs set to find out if they've been good enough to make the knockout stages. With the teams now one game away from the knockouts, Express Sport has taken a look at the rules surrounding suspensions for Champions League clubs. All single yellow cards picked up during the league phase are carried over into the knockout play-offs, round of 16 and quarter-finals. The Champions League will soon enter the knockout phaseAll yellow cards are wiped clean upon completion of the quarter-finals and do not carry forward to the semi-finals. This "amnesty" guarantees that no player will miss the Champions League final due to accumulated yellow card suspensions.

Source: Express January 28, 2026 17:43 UTC