Valencia president Juan Soler has confirmed the club will appeal against the sanctions handed down by Uefa following the on-pitch brawl during their clash with Inter Milan.
European football's governing body came down hard on the Primera Liga club today, handing defender David Navarro a seven-month suspension from Uefa competitions and fining the club €155,000.
Soler said: "We have three days to evaluate Uefa's ruling but I can tell you that we will appeal."
The brawl occurred after the final whistle of the Champions League last 16 second leg tie between the sides at the Mestalla on March 6th.
Navarro, who was a non-playing substitute in the match, sparked the melee when he punched Inter's Nicolas Burdisso - breaking the Argentinian's nose.
After the punch, players from both teams quickly becoming involved.
Burdisso and team-mate Maicon have been banned for six matches, while Valencia defender Carlos Marchena received a four-match ban.
The disruption continued in the tunnel with Inter players attempting to get into the Valencia dressing room to confront Navarro.
Defending Italian champions Inter have been fined €155,000, with further suspensions handed out to Colombia international Ivan Cordoba (three matches) and Julio Cruz (two).
As it stands, Navarro is only banned from European competition but Uefa have asked Fifa to extend it to international level. It would then apply to all competitions - including domestic leagues and national team fixtures.
The suspension imposed on all the other players will only apply to Uefa competitions.
Valencia's Spain goalkeeper Santiago Canizares feels a seven-month exclusion from all forms of the game would be excessive.
He said: "This is a big inconvenience for us in view of the Champions League and also the domestic competition because we have several players currently injured as well.
"I consider the punishment to be excessive although having said that, both players (Navarro and Marchena) made mistakes.
"But they were ashamed of what they did and they showed remorse. I believe to not allow a player to play for seven months is extremely harsh.
"To stop anyone from doing their chosen profession for such a long time, and especially a footballer, is a big blow."
There had been suggestions Uefa would also impose a stadium ban on Valencia but that did not materialise and they will now be able to stage their quarter-final tie against Chelsea at their home ground, the Mestalla.
Canizares thought that was the right decision as the problems occurred on the pitch, not off it.
He added: "The conduct of our fans was outstanding in that game and I see no reason why UEFA would have punished them." PA
