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Manchester United's Luis Nani has a green laser shone at him during last night's match. Nick Potts/PA Wire/Press Association Images

UEFA launch probe into crowd trouble after flares and lasers at Manchester United's draw against Marseille

Fans shone green laser pens at Manchester united winger during Champions League stalemate last night.

UEFA HAS OPENED disciplinary cases against Marseille and Manchester United because of their fans’ behavior at a Champions League match last night .

European football’s governing body says it is investigating reports that Marseille fans shone a laser pen at Nani to distract the United winger at Stade Velodrome in the first leg of the round of 16 match.

Three years ago, UEFA fined French champion Lyon €3,200 for “incidents of an unsporting nature” when its fans aimed a laser beam at Cristiano Ronaldo, who then played for United.

UEFA is also studying reports that United fans broke competition rules by lighting flares in the stadium during the match, which ended 0-0.

UEFA’s disciplinary panel will hear the cases on March 17.

Read how the action unfolded in our minute-by-minute report>

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