Manchester City fans can go to the Champions League clash at Dynamo Kiev after all, with Uefa lifting the stadium closure.

Uefa heard an appeal by the Ukrainian club today, and decided that the steps take to combat their problem deserved a cutting of the initial three-match ban to one game.

That one match ban has already been served, when they played their final group game against Maccabi Tel Aviv, so now the stadium will be open to both home and away fans.

The ban was imposed after black supporters were beaten up in the stadium during a game against Chelsea in October - there were reports in Ukraine last week that Kiev had been given the nod that the ban would be cut.

Dynamo appealed and were given a hearing at which they presented evidence of their bid to tackle their problems with racism and violence.

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They also pointed out that one of the guilty fans has already been given a suspended two-year prison sentence.

The first leg of the last 16 tie will take place in Kiev on February 24, with the return leg at the Etihad Stadium on March 15.

City fans who regularly travel into Europe were angry that they are also banned from the game, for doing nothing wrong, especially as they were affected by a similar ban on CSKA Moscow last season.

That CSKA stadium closure was the first of a three-match punishment, but on appeal the Moscow side had it cut to two games.

So there was precedent for reducing stadium closures if a club can show it is taking steps to tackle their problems.

Reports in Ukraine suggested City also backed Dynamo's bid to lift the closure, but the Blues have not confirmed that.