Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv are disqualified from European competitions for a season . European soccer 's governing body finds Metalist guilty on match - fixing charges . Metalist had been qualified for the Champions League playoff with Schalke . Earlier this month the Court of Arbitration for Sport ( CAS ) upheld a decision by the Football Federation of Ukraine ( FFU ) to ban Yevhen Krasnikov -- Metalist 's sports director -- from the game for five years in relation to allegations he helped to fix a Ukrainian league game against Karpaty Lviv in 2008 . Greek side Olympic Thessaloniki will be reinstated to Europe 's top club league .
Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv are disqualified from European competitions for a season . European soccer 's governing body finds Metalist guilty on match - fixing charges . Metalist had been qualified for the Champions League playoff with Schalke . Greek side Olympic Thessaloniki will be reinstated to Europe 's top club league .