Nyon (Switzerland): UEFAsays Inter Milan forward Diego Forlan can't play in the Champions League groupstage because his former club Atletico Madrid reached the Europa League groups. Forlan, who joined Inter at the trading deadlinelast week, played in Atletico's Europa League third qualifying round matchesagainst Norway's Stromsgodset. UEFA says its rules allow a player who appears inqualifying rounds of its competitions to transfer and represent a new club inthe group stage, but only if his original club fails to progress. The Uruguay forward is therefore cup-tied forInter until the knockout rounds begin in February. Inter is top-seeded in a Champions League groupwith CSKA Moscow, Lille and Trabzonspor. AP
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