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UEFA says it will investigate claims that its anti-corruption investigators falsely alleged Bayern Munich were suspected of match-fixing.

UEFA says it “understands the reasons” why Bayern has asked Munich prosecutors to open a criminal case for defamation, even though general secretary Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Bayern were “over-reacting.”

The organization has confirmed that president Michel Platini and Infantino had “open and constructive” talks on Thursday with Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and vice-chairman Karl Hopfner.

There’s no indication that Bayern will drop its legal action, which followed a German magazine report that UEFA staff suspected Bayern of deliberately losing their UEFA Cup semi-final tie against Zenit St. Petersburg in May 2008.

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