Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is planning to boycott his press responsibilities ahead of his team's game against Barcelona at the Camp Nou, as reported by Jeremy Cross of The Daily Star.
The Chilean is suspended for the match due to a two-match touchline ban dished out by UEFA for criticising first-leg referee Jonas Eriksson after his side were defeated 2-0 at home
.The Etihad team's boss is bound by UEFA rules to attend the scheduled press conferences arranged before and after games and any boycott will surely see further official sanctions taken against him.
Cross reports:
Pellegrini is protesting at what he believes is unfair treatment from UEFA bosses and is expected to send assistant boss Brian Kidd to the pre-match press conference instead.
BBC Sport reported on the incident from the first-leg at the time:
