doping test but expressed their surprise at the results.
Dinamo Zagreb have confirmed that midfielder Arijan Ademi
tested positive in a routine doping exam following the
Champions League victory over Arsenal.
The Croatian champions have stated that UEFA have opened a
procedure in relation to the 24-year-old's test, though they have
refused to comment on the duration of the investigation.
Dinamo did, however, express their surprise at the positive
result given Ademi and the club's clean record with testing in
recent years.
"We are aware of the results of the doping control test after the
match of the Champions League first round against Arsenal and
that our player, Arijan Ademi, was positive, and that UEFA
opened proceedings against him," read an official statement
released by the club.
"According to UEFA rules, Dinamo cannot comment on the case
until the B sample is given.
"For years, our players have been regularly subjected to doping
controls and nothing like this has ever happened, so we have to
say that we are surprised by the result.
"Arijan Ademi was tested six times last year and each time the
result was negative. Players have also been tested several times
this season by UEFA and the Croatian Anti-Doping Agency and
everyone was always negative."
Croatia international Ademi has played 13 times in all
competitions for Dinamo this season, including the full 90
minutes of the shock 2-1 win over Arsenal last month.
UEFA announced earlier this month that it was launching
"the strongest anti-doping programme ever seen in European
football" with a greater degree of co-ordinated testing in the
Champions League in particular.
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