Chelsea set to Appeal over European bans.

Chelsea have confirmed that they will appeal against bans of Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa by Uefa after their Champions League Semi Final match with Barcelona at Stamford Bridge.

The decision by the Club comes after Club Striker Didier Drogba and Right Back Jose Bosingwa, were handed a six match ban (with two games suspended over two years) and a four match ban (with one suspended), for their row with Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovreb.

Chelsea now have six more days to formally lodge their appeal, and are also set to contest a £85,000 for improper conduct by players and fans.

Before the bans were announced, Drogba had stated that he would accept any punishment given to him by Uefa.

“My behaviour was not what Uefa and everyone wants to see in a football stadium,” he said ahead of the governing body’s verdict.

The incident took place right after the final whistle in May, when Chelsea were eliminated on the away goals rule after Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta had equalized and several decisions went against the Blues.

The players felt that referee Ovrebo should have awarded several penalties in the second half, and blamed him for their exit.

Drogba swore into live TV cameras in front of millions of people and later Bosingwa called Ovrebo a “thief”, when Chelsea players surrounded the Norwegian official and confronted him, after the final whistle.

Barcelona progressed to the final’s and won the most prestigious club title by beating Manchester United in Rome.