No further action will be taken, however, against Milan's Mathieu Flamini, whose ugly, two-footed challenge on Vedran Corluka was punished only by a yellow card. When even Graham Souness is appalled by your tackling, you know you must be doing something wrong.
Uefa will decide next Monday on what action to take against Milan's Gennaro Gattuso after opening disciplinary proceedings against the midfielder following incidents in the Champions League game against Tottenham Hotspur at San Siro.
The Milan captain was accused by the Tottenham manager, Harry Redknapp, of "losing his head" during a tempestuous performance after which he butted the Spurs coach Joe Jordan. He had also clashed with Tottenham's Peter Crouch and picked up a yellow card during the match.
Uefa's Control and Disciplinary Body will meet on Monday to discuss the case.
"I don't know why it got so silly," Redknapp said. "Gattuso had a flare-up with Joe Jordan. I don't know why. He obviously hadn't done his homework. He could've picked a fight with somebody else. Putting his head into Joe's face, it was crazy. He lost his head." Gattuso later apologised for his actions.
The booking rules Gattuso out of the return leg of their last-16 tie at White Hart Lane, which Spurs lead 1-0 after last night's victory, but he faces the possibility of a lengthier ban following his confrontation with Jordan after the final whistle.
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