Defending UEFA Cup champions CSKA Moscow suffered a surprise home 2-1 defeat to Marseille in their opening Group F clash, despite a second-half fightback which almost saw them salvage a point.

UEFA today signalled their intent to take a tough line on racism by attempting to overturn their own disciplinary panel’s feeble punishment of PSV Eindhoven for their fans’ abuse of Arsenal’s black players in last month’s Champions League game.