Rick Parry, the Liverpool chief executive, is hopeful next week's Champions League fixture against Atletico Madrid will be played at the Spanish club's home ground.

Uefa has banned Atlético from playing their next two European matches at the Vicente Calderón stadium and within 300 kilometres (about 186 miles) of Madrid after the club were found guilty of crowd trouble and a “lack of organisation” during their previous Champions League group D match, against Marseilles on October 1.

The decision brought protest from Liverpool over the short notice of the switch as many fans have already made travel arrangements. The FA and Foreign and Commonwealth Office are working with Liverpool to try to find a solution to a problem that could leave thousands of supporters heavily out of pocket, while the Spanish Government and football federation have offered Atlético their full support during the appeal process, the outcome of which will be heard on Sunday, only three days before the match is due to be played.

However, Parry hopes the game can still be played in Madrid.

"Working closely with the FA, we've made strong representation at the highest level pointing out the effects a switch will have on our travelling fans," he said.

"We've also raised serious concerns on the safety and security aspects of such a late change of venue. We will continue to work hard, but are hopeful Uefa will take on board these issues when deciding where the game will be played."

The punishment was issued after monkey chants were aimed at Marseille players and the French side's bus was also attacked following the match at the Vicente Calderon. There were also outbreaks of violence as police clashed with visiting supporters.