Just five days old in 2018, cash box of UEFA filled only from Serbian clubs

On a club level, the European football organization is going to start this year very positively from only couple of teams playing at Europa league. UEFA was needed just 5 days in 2018 to punish two Serbian clubs which will bring in total 80.000 euros of (sweet) money.
Despite being the most watched club from three games in group stages at the competition with 143.000 spectators, Crvena Zvezda (Red Star) will play its next match on an empty stadium. In the last game of the second phase against BATE Borisov in Belgrade home supporters 'glorify' ex-general of Republika Srpska Ratko Mladic, who were chanting his name and spreading banners. Due to this 'propaganda' plus fireworks, field invasions, racist behavior and blocking stairways the club also has to say goodbye to 50.000 euros. As for the next match where it has been sold more than 28.000 tickets, the management is considering to appeal this decision. In a not related news, ten days before the new year, Crvena Zvezda has launched a Russian language version on its website. Coincidence or not, that next game in third stage (first knockout round), the team is playing against CSKA Moscow.
The 'big boss' has also decided to penalize its second Serbian club on the same day. Versus Young Boys Bern, Partizan fans were 'guilty' of: racist and inappropriate behavior, fireworks, filed invasions and blocking stairways. Thus the champions of the country received a 'Christmas greeting card' of 30.000 euros financial fine.