UEFA have reduced John Terry’s Champions League suspension from three games to two.

The Chelsea defender was dismissed at the Camp Nou against Barcelona in the semi-final second leg last term, and missed the Blues’ final victory over Bayern Munich as a result.

Terry was given an automatic three-match ban for kneeing Chile attacker Alexis Sanchez, but the Stamford Bridge club have appealed the ban.

The governing body has stated that Terry will now be allowed to feature for the west London side from the start of the European campaign.

“The UEFA Appeals Body has partially upheld John Terry’s appeal against the three-match European ban imposed on the Chelsea FC defender at the end of last season,” an official statement reads.

“Although the central defender is still suspended for three UEFA club competition matches, the third game of the ban has now been deferred for a probationary period of three years.

“The UEFA Appeals Body decided to partially uphold Terry’s appeal against the three-match suspension handed down to him by the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body on 31 May.

“The England player served the first game of his European ban when he did not participate in the UEFA Champions League final against FC Bayern München on 19 May. He will also sit out Chelsea’s UEFA Super Cup match against Club Atlético de Madrid on 31 August.

“The original punishment related to Terry’s sending-off in the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg at FC Barcelona on 24 April,” it concluded.

By Gareth McKnight

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