Dundee Utd rule out Greek pitch protest

Dundee United will not be making an official protest over their difficult Europa League trip to Athens, reports BBC Sport.

The venue for their second leg qualifier against AEK was switched twice and the game was played in a stadium with only United fans present.

United drew the match 1-1 on the night but went out 2-1 on aggregate.
United were unhappy at the unsettling nature of the changes and will now voice their concerns to football's European governing body.

"While Dundee United has at all times behaved with integrity this week to make sure that our Europa League play off tie against AEK Athens went ahead, we have also felt duty bound to make various enquiries to ensure that the club's position was not compromised and that, for the sake of the competition, such events do not occur again," said a website statement.

"We would like to make it clear that there are no grounds for an official protest. This was never considered as a serious option and has been subsequently confirmed by legal advice.

"However, at the request of the Scottish Football Association, we will be preparing a full report on the situation and the difficulties presented to the club this week and this will be forwarded by them to Uefa for a detailed response."