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City fans are planning to turn their backs on the UEFA anthem at tomorrow’s Champions League game.

The 1894 Group of supporters has backed the protest over the fact they were banned from the away game at CSKA Moscow last month – while around 300 home fans were allowed in.

The Khimki Arena had been closed as a punishment to CSKA fans for repeated racism and hooligan behaviour by some of their support.

But many home fans circumvented the fan by getting hold of passes meant for Uefa sponsors, and press credentials, which were being sold by touts outside the ground.

One small group of Blues evaded the ban and got inside the stadium but were ejected by City’s own security staff.

CSKA coach Leonid Slutsky, and the Russian journalists present, treated questions from the English media about the presence of so many of their fans, as a joke in the post-match press conference.

And Uefa not only said no action would be taken on the clear contravention, but they later cut CSKA’s punishment from three games behind closed doors to two and their fine halved to 100,000 euros.

The 1894 Group is urging fans to turn their backs on the pitch and vent their feelings about Uefa’s actions.

And in three weeks, when Bayern Munich come to Manchester, the two sets of fans are planning to unite in protest.

Bayern fans were also presented from watching their team in similar circumstances in Moscow.

City fans were already furious with Uefa over the club’s punishment for breaching financial fair play rules, resulting in a record £49million fine, cap on transfers, and restriction of their Champions League squad to 21.

That led to a curtailing of the Blues’ summer transfer plans, and is blamed by many as a reason for ticket price rises.

Around 100 Blues have been left out of pocket after paying for visas, hotels and flights before the ban was imposed – with Uefa refusing to consider compensation.

“It’s mainly about the way our fans were treated in Moscow,” says Alberto Mombelli from 1894 Group.

“It was even more disappointing when it was obvious that there were CSKA fans at the the game, while our supporters were even stopped from watching it from an office block next to the ground.

“With Uefa, it’s all about sponsors and money, and they don’t really care about the fans.

“Among City fans there has also been a lot of disappointment about the financial fair play issue as well. Uefa don’t seem to have looked at how much the club is doing in Manchester.

“It’s a feeling shared by other clubs’ fans as well – Bayern supporters have been in touch because they are also disappointed with the way they were treated in Moscow.”

City fan Sean Riley, whose 25-year run of not missing a game was ended by the ban, is one of the fans behind the idea.

“City fans and Bayern fans were punished for doing nothing wrong,” said Sean, who had been to 1,258 games on the bounce until he was forced to stay away by the ban.

“It’s about true supporters who go the extra mile to watch their team, being denied the opportunity through no fault of their own.”