If a club refuses to play or is responsible for the match (including any penalty shoot-out) not taking place or not being played in full, the UEFA disciplinary bodies declare the match forfeited by the club concerned. Moreover, if the circumstances of the case so justify, the UEFA disciplinary bodies may impose any further disciplinary measures deemed appropriate on the club concerned, including disqualification from the competition.
The UEFA disciplinary bodies can validate the result as it stood (i.e. abandon the match) at the moment when the match was suspended if the match result was to the detriment of the club responsible for the match being suspended.
If a club is disqualified, it is replaced by the runner-up of the previous season's UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League respectively.
A club that refuses to play or is responsible for the competition not taking place or not being played in full may lose all rights to payments from UEFA, depending on the gravity of the circumstances.
Upon receipt of a reasoned and well-documented request from the aggrieved club(s), the UEFA administration may set an amount of compensation due for financial loss.