UEFA has ordered Dynamo Kiev to play their next three European home games behind closed doors, though the third match of that sanction is suspended.
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Kiev have also been fined €100,000.
Last season, Dynamo were fined and ordered to close part of their stadium on two occasions as punishment for racist behaviour in the crowd at Europa League matches.
Dynamo, trying to avoid their 11th straight group exit since they last advanced 16 years ago, were on the ropes for the first 20 minutes but rebounded and went ahead through Yarmolenko’s 35th-minute penalty.
The charges were brought following a prolonged attack against black supporters caught on camera by FARE, the anti-discriminatory Football Against Racism in Europe body.
Dynamo, whose former president Hrigoriy Surkis is a UEFA vice president, will play in an empty stadium against Maccabi Tel Aviv on 9 December.
The footage shows the four men being set on by Kiev supporters before attempting to flee the stadium.
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In a group as tightly contested as this one both Porto and Dynamo Kiev know that a win will be crucial for their chances of progressing to the knockout stages of this year’s Champions League.
