The president of Paris Saint-Germain Nasser Al-Khelaifi and the athletic director Leonardounhappy with the elimination of their team on Wednesday 3-1 against Real Madrid in the round of 16 of C1, had a “aggressive behaviour” towards the referees at the end of the match, reported the Spanish media, which PSG disputes. A big tension would also have appeared between Neymar and Gianluigi Donnarumma. The two players should even have been separated by teammates.
After the final whistle, Al Khelaifi and Leonardo descended from their box to go to the referees’ locker room, Real Madrid sources confirmed to AFP, without giving further details.
PSG leaders were angry over the referee’s decision on the first goal of Karim Benzema (61st): the French center-forward pressed the Parisian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma before scoring, and the referees decided not to call a foul and to validate his goal.
A version disputed by the Parisian club: according to a source interviewed by AFP, Leonardo and the president wanted to speak to the referee and insisted when he refused. The tone rose when they realized that the scene was filmed by a mobile phone and they asked the owner to stop.
