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Celtic charged by UEFA over incidents in Europa League tie at Inter Milan

Image: Flare set off among Celtic fans during Europa League match against Inter at San Siro on February 26, 2015

Celtic have been charged by UEFA on two counts of misconduct during their Europa League last-32 tie against Inter Milan.

The first relates to the 'improper conduct of the team' after they accumulated five or more yellow cards in the match at the San Siro, which the Italians won 1-0 to advance 4-3 on aggregate.

The second is for fireworks being let off in the section of the ground which housed the visiting supporters. The hearings have been set for March 19.

Inter Milan have also been charged for their part in events in the match.

On the day of the game, Celtic were fined £7,300 for crowd disturbances in their Europa League game against Dinamo Zagreb last December, their fifth such charge in three years.

UEFA has also charged Dynamo Kiev over crowd disorder which briefly stopped their match against Guingamp.

Dynamo, who take on Everton in the last 16, face sanctions for crowd disturbances, supporters coming on the field and throwing fireworks during a 3-1 win at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday.

UEFA's disciplinary panel will judge the case on March 4.

Dynamo fans reportedly reacted to fans in the Guingamp section of the stadium holding up a French tricolor on it's side as a Russian flag with a slogan referring to the disputed Crimea region.

UEFA did not announce any charges against Guingamp.

In a separate case, UEFA charged Bayer Leverkusen for fans showing an "illicit banner" during a 1-0 win against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday

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