UEFA open disciplinary proceedings against Spartak Moscow <br />UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against Spartak Moscow after a flare was fired onto the pitch during their Champions League game against NK Maribor. <br /> <br />The firework was fired from the away end at Maribor's Ljudski vrt Stadium in the early stages of the 1-1 draw and travelled half the length of the pitch, narrowly missing German referee Deniz Aytekin. <br /> <br />UEFA's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary body will deal with the case on September 21, five days before Liverpool are due in Moscow for their Group E match. The return fixture is on December 6. <br />UEFA's options to punish Spartak include closing part or all of its stadium for a future game. The Otkritie Arena is one of the venues for the 2018 World Cup. <br /> <br />It's the latest in a series of incidents involving Spartak fans, on the final day of last season there was a pitch invasion following a heavy defeat at Arsenal Tula when flares were set off and the goals torn down. <br /> <br />Earlier in the season, play had to be halted in the Moscow derby after flares were thrown into rival sections by both Spartak and CSKA fans.
