Rick Parry has spoken of his delight after UEFA gave the go-ahead for Liverpool's Champions League clash with Atletico to be played in Madrid.
The organisation had ordered Atletico to find a venue 300 kilometres away following crowd incidents during their match against Marseille.
This caused outrage among Kopites whose travel plans were thrown into chaos.
However, after lobbying from Parry and the FA, UEFA have suspended all sanctions against the Spanish club until a full hearing of the Atletico appeal takes place on October 31.
This means the game will be played at Vicente Calderon next Wednesday.
The Reds Chief Executive said: "We're delighted at the decision because it means our fans can travel to the game as previously planned without additional expense or inconvenience.
"Liverpool are grateful for the help the FA have provided and pleased UEFA have listened to and acted on the arguments we put forward this week."
A UEFA statement reads: "Following the decision of UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body to sanction Club Atlético de Madrid for a series of incidents at the UEFA Champions League Group D match against Olympique de Marseille on October 1, the club has lodged an appeal against the decision and requested suspension of the sanctions to allow their match against Liverpool FC to be played in Madrid as originally scheduled.
"After immediate consideration of the request for suspension, and having considered in particular the organisational and logistical difficulties related to relocating the Club Atlético de Madrid vs Liverpool FC match to another venue at short notice, the Chairman of the Appeals Body has decided to grant the request for suspension of the sanctions.
"Consequently, UEFA can confirm that the UEFA Champions League match between Club Atlético de Madrid and Liverpool FC will take place as scheduled on October 22 at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid.
"It should be emphasised that suspension of the sanctions does not mean that the decision of the Control and Disciplinary Body has been set aside. The decision remains in force pending a full hearing of the appeal which will now take place on Friday, October 31, 2008 at the UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
"UEFA is however keen to stress that safety and security matters, including efficient cooperation with the police, are of the utmost priority and that there is a zero tolerance policy for incidents concerning racism in football. The match between Club Atlético de Madrid and Liverpool FC will be under particular scrutiny and UEFA is ready to take immediate and further action if there are any reported incidents at this match."
The organisation had ordered Atletico to find a venue 300 kilometres away following crowd incidents during their match against Marseille.
This caused outrage among Kopites whose travel plans were thrown into chaos.
However, after lobbying from Parry and the FA, UEFA have suspended all sanctions against the Spanish club until a full hearing of the Atletico appeal takes place on October 31.
This means the game will be played at Vicente Calderon next Wednesday.
The Reds Chief Executive said: "We're delighted at the decision because it means our fans can travel to the game as previously planned without additional expense or inconvenience.
"Liverpool are grateful for the help the FA have provided and pleased UEFA have listened to and acted on the arguments we put forward this week."
A UEFA statement reads: "Following the decision of UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body to sanction Club Atlético de Madrid for a series of incidents at the UEFA Champions League Group D match against Olympique de Marseille on October 1, the club has lodged an appeal against the decision and requested suspension of the sanctions to allow their match against Liverpool FC to be played in Madrid as originally scheduled.
"After immediate consideration of the request for suspension, and having considered in particular the organisational and logistical difficulties related to relocating the Club Atlético de Madrid vs Liverpool FC match to another venue at short notice, the Chairman of the Appeals Body has decided to grant the request for suspension of the sanctions.
"Consequently, UEFA can confirm that the UEFA Champions League match between Club Atlético de Madrid and Liverpool FC will take place as scheduled on October 22 at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid.
"It should be emphasised that suspension of the sanctions does not mean that the decision of the Control and Disciplinary Body has been set aside. The decision remains in force pending a full hearing of the appeal which will now take place on Friday, October 31, 2008 at the UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
"UEFA is however keen to stress that safety and security matters, including efficient cooperation with the police, are of the utmost priority and that there is a zero tolerance policy for incidents concerning racism in football. The match between Club Atlético de Madrid and Liverpool FC will be under particular scrutiny and UEFA is ready to take immediate and further action if there are any reported incidents at this match."
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