On March 9, 2022 in Madrid, just a few minutes after the elimination of PSG in the round of 16 of the Champions League (3-1), Parisian president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and his sporting director Leonardo got angry with the arbitration body.
The referee's report had been damning to the address of the two Parisian leaders.
“After the match, the president and sporting director of PSG showed aggressive behavior and tried to enter the referees' locker room, indicates the text.
They blocked the door and the president deliberately hit the flag of one of the referees, breaking it.
For the time being, no sanction has yet been pronounced against Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and Leonardo.
A disciplinary investigation has been opened by the European confederation, but no conclusion has yet been made.
In an interview with the newspaper l'Équipe on Tuesday, Aleksander Ceferin first praised Nasser Al-Khelaïfi's position on the Super League.
“Nasser Al-Khelaïfi helped football.
If the Super League had been launched, it would have affected everyone, including PSG, he said.
He's smart and gets that."
Then, the UEFA president defended himself from any pressure on the disciplinary committee because of the important functions of Al-Khelaïfi at the head of the association of European clubs (ECA) and recent burning issues (financial fair play, new format for the Champions League, etc.) to be settled.
“Conspiracy theories are fantastic.
In Europe and around the world, we still think that everything is decided in an alcove.
It's a joke, he thunders.
The Disciplinary Committee has opened a case and no one, neither you nor me, knows what they are going to do.
Why should I call them?
I never do.
Nor for financial fair play.
I don't have time for that.
And to judge Nasser, there was no urgency.
PSG was eliminated.
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