All yellow cards received by players in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches, starting with the group stage, are canceled before the semi-finals. This is reported by the website of UEFA.

Starting with the season 2014/15, yellow cards received from the start of the group stage and 1/4 finals inclusive, are burned, that is, the matches of the 1/2 finals all players will start "clean". The exception is three players who earned a disqualification on the basis of the return matches 1/4 finals:.

Sami Khedira ("Juventus", three yellow cards) Nick Virgever ("Ajax", three yellow cards) Joel Veltman ("Ajax", red card) The rules of the UEFA Champions League-2016/17 reads:.

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03 Single yellow cards and earned disqualifications are transferred to the next round of the tournament or to the UEFA Europa League this season.

49. 04 As an exception, all yellow cards are burned at the end of the qualifying round of the playoffs. They are not transferred to the group stage. In addition, yellow cards are canceled at the end of the quarterfinals, that is, they are not transferred to the semifinals.

49. 05 Single warnings in the Champions League or the Europa League also burn after the end of the season.