Champions League yellow cards: what is the bookings rule and do suspensions apply to Premier League matches?

The UEFA Champions League quarter-finals are here and will see both Manchester City and Chelsea participate as they take on Bayern Munich and Real Madrid respectively.

Manchester City stormed ahead in their first leg tie against Bayern with Rodri, Bernado Silva and Erling Haaland all scoring. Haaland has now scored his 45th goal after just 39 matches in the 2022/23 season and is on course to continue breaking records.

Speaking after the three-goal triumph, Pep Guardiola - the former Bayern manager - said of City’s performance: “It was not comfortable at all. I am emotionally destroyed! I have 10 more years today. It was such a demanding game.

“I know exactly what we have to do there. If we do not perform well, they can score on, two or three. I know that and the players know it. It is an incredible result but we have to do our game with a huge, huge personality because otherwise, these are top clubs and teams.”

As the managers prepare for their first taste of last eight Champions League drama, here are all the rules pertaining to yellow cards they must adhere to...

When can yellow cards be wiped in UEFA Champions League?

According to the regulations of the UEFA Champions League any player or team official who is sent off from the field is automatically suspended for the next match in a UEFA club competition. Accumulating three yellows also result in a one match suspension, but all yellow cards expire after the completion of the quarter-finals and do not carry forward to the semi-finals.

Additionally, for those teams who entered the competition through the play-offs, any yellow cards or pending yellows expire on the completion of the play-offs and are not carried forward to the group stage. Any cautions or pending yellow-card suspensions from UEFA competitions then expire at the end of the season.

Players can also be suspended for the final but only after receiving a red card. As yellow cards expier on completion of the quarter-finals, even if a player is cautioned in both legs of a victorious semi-final, they will not have received enough to be suspended for the final.

Do bookings in UCL count in the Premier League?

If players receive a booking in the Champions League, this does not carry to the Premier League. Therefore if one player receives a suspension in the Champions League, they are still eligible to play in their domestic leagues and vice versa.

Which players are currently suspended?

Both Noussair Mazraoui and midfielder Joshua Kimmich are one booking away from suspension as Bayern prepare to face Man City. City, on the other hand, have just one person at risk, Manuel Akanji. Akanji could miss the second leg of the quarter-finals if he picks a booking on Tuesday.

When are the next round of UEFA Champions League fixtures?

This week will see the first leg of the UCL quarter finals with both City and Chelsea taking part, following both Liverpool and Tottenham’s exit after the last 16 fixtures.

Wednesday 12 April:

• Real Madrid vs Chelsea - 8pm
• Milan vs Napoli - 8pm

Second leg - Tuesday 18 April:

• Napoli vs Milan - 8pm
• Chelsea vs Real Madrid - 8pm

Wednesday 19 April:

• Inter Milan vs Benfica - 8pm
• Bayern Munich vs Manchester City - 8pm