3 reasons how Heysel 1985 was different from Manchester City's current ban | UEFA Champions League 2019-20

#3 This is UEFA at their investigative best, Heysel inquiry was easier

The rubble of Heysel

It isn't an easy task to reach the roots of a problem when you are up against magnates with unparalled clout. UEFA was up against the cream of the brass when leaked emails by Rui Pinto led to the mishap of the Blues from Manchester.

This needed the best of UEFA's investigating members to slap charges against City and pass on a verdict. More importantly, there wasn't any help from any external force like the police. Endless questioning, rigorous procedures and finally, UEFA made it clear that this time the ban will be implied.

However, when it came to the 1985 Heysel stadium, UEFA had multiple sources that came to their aid. Though it wasn't an easy task to identify the hooligans from the massive crowd that entered the stadium, the collaboration of the constabulary and UEFA worked wonders in this case and that too in a very short span of time.

Before drawing a blurry line that would connect both the incidents. Though both the incidents are punishable by offence, yet mingling one ban with the other, just to stamp your ken about the game isn't a wise act.

With all said and done, Manchester City will be appealing to the Committee of Arbitration for Sports at the earliest possible. We have not heard the end of this tale as of yet.

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