Mbappé and Rüdiger fined by UEFA but cleared to play CL quarters after ‘indecent’ celebration

NYON, Switzerland (AP) - Real Madrid stars Kylian Mbappé and Antonio Rüdiger were fined by UEFA on Friday but escaped bans from the Champions League quarterfinals over "indecent" post-game celebrations in the previous round.

Mbappé and Rüdiger were both given a suspended one-game ban for "violating the basic rules of decent conduct," UEFA said, but those are subject to a one-year probationary period.

Madrid plays at Arsenal on Tuesday in the first leg of the quarterfinals.

The charges followed Madrid players celebrating a penalty shootout win over city rival Atletico Madrid in the round of 16 on March 12.

Video clips circulating on social media showed Mbappé grabbing his crotch on the field.

UEFA said Rüdiger was fined 40,000 euros and Mbappé 30,000 euros. A third Madrid player, Dani Ceballos, was fined 20,000 euros with no suspended ban.

UEFA said no charges were made against Vinícius Júnior, who also had been under investigation.