Pretty sure that's not true, as I recall there was no indication the time-barred stuff wouldn't have been dismissed as well as the rest.2 emails were presented in der Spiegel in a way that sort of made it look like one if you squinted, but CAS ruled it didn't have any effect on the meaning or reading of them.
Everyone talking about the UEFA case as proof that the club will defeat these charges needs to read the report or Stefan Borson's analysis, because it's pretty clear that if the club had lost on the time-barring issue we would have lost at CAS, and there's no time limit for the PL.
I wouldn’t be surprised if we have a lot of shit to throw ourselves for when the time was right. This league and the other clubs in it won’t be squeaky clean that’s for sure.
Shortly after UEFA announced they'd banned us we went to the Bernabeu and won 2-1 against Real Madrid in the first leg of the CL last 16Can anyone remember if when the news came out that UEFA had banned us whether that galvanised us or had a negative effect on the pitch? Wondering what to expect now as the reaction from inside the club- is it another excuse to continue this poor form or could it be motivation? The champions league becomes v. Important this year if we get deducted points or relegated we won’t be seeing Europe for a few years probably.