Here is why Bayern Munich will play the UCL quarter-final without fans

The supporters of Bayern Munich will not be able to watch their team play live in the stadium during the away leg of the UEFA Champions League Quarter final match.

Bayern Munich were fined earlier this year and hit with a two-year suspended sentence after fans set off fireworks during the group stage clash with Copenhagen, but they also repeated the same offence in the game against Lazio as fireworks were thrown on to the pitch.

Bayern have accepted a ban for their away fans in the next round of the competition having breached the terms of their probation. The club's CEO, Jan-Christian Dreesen confirmed that they will accept their punishment.

He said,

"We have to accept this punishment. Not only were pyrotechnics set off, but also fired deliberately on to the field, directly endangering bystanders. This was such an explicit violation of the conditions of probation that an appeal is unfortunately futile. In general we are very happy that we are in the quarter-finals, but the fact we now have to play away without the support of our fans is a big blow. A small group of individual offenders have done a disservice to all our supporters and the team. However, I am confident that our team will find a way to deliver the top performance that will be needed in the quarter-finals."