Several PSG supporters say they had their genitals felt when being searched by security agents on Tuesday. The issue of excessive searches at the entrance to football stadiums has been a recurring subject for several years.
Parisian supporters had already denounced them in Lisbon before a match between PSG and Benfica in October 2022. This season, Lille and Lens residents filed a complaint for sexual assault after searches in Le Havre. Last February, Toulouse announced that it would contact UEFA after a match in Lisbon, again against Benfique. The National Supporters Association has invited all victims of illegal pat-downs in Barcelona to contact them. The Ile-de-France club (1-4) won the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League and thus qualified for the semi-finals. More than 3,000 PSG fans made the trip to this quarter-final second leg, won by the Ile de France club (1-4), which thus qualified for the semi-finals.