Infield Infidel said:It would be easier if they told the team that a) he's suspended and b) they have 22 slots for those matches instead of 23 (or whatever the number is).
The part I'm curious about is what it means to be "registered" for a match. In other words, Legia wasn't docked a substitute slot, but the claim is that Bereszynski wasn't "registered".
Anyway, a few things I've seen reported, that I don't think have been brought up here yet, are:
1. Legia can apparently appeal the decision. Whether UEFA actually cares or not is another story.
2. Apparently something like this happened in 2010, and the result was a £15,000 fine.
According to BBC Scotland: "In an attempt to explain the situation the BBC have decided to compare the case of Hungarian side Debrecen fielding an ineligible player in a European tie four years ago. Uefa fined Debrecen £15,000 but rejected a protest from opponents Litex Lovech, who wanted the Hungarian side kicked out of the tournament for fielding an ineligible player.
“Debrecen argued that they fielded Peter Mate in good faith as a substitute in Bulgaria when they were leading 4-1 on aggregate.
“Uefa ruled that Debrecen had “no interest in fielding this player for the three last minutes of additional time, when the score was so clearly in its favor.”"