According to the match of the match broadcast by the Spanish media, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and Leonardo have “shown aggressive behavior”, after the sinking against Real Madrid (3-1).
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The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) opened, Thursday, March 10, a disciplinary investigation against Paris-Saint-Germain (PSG), its president, Nasser al-Khelaïfi, and his sports director, Leonardo, Due to the behavior of the two leaders after the Parisian elimination against Real Madrid in eighths of the Champions League final.
This procedure is based on Article 11 of the Disciplinary Regulation of the proceeding, which concerns the “general principles of conduct”, as well as Article 15, which sanctions the “incorrect behavior of players and ‘officials, “said a spokesman at the France-Press agency (AFP).
The two provisions include non-compliance “instructions given by the arbitrator” or, more widely, “the antisportive behavior”, and provide for sanctions that can associate suspension and fine games.
“Aggressive behavior”
According to the match of the match broadcast by the Spanish media, Thursday, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and Leonardo have, the day before, “showed aggressive behavior and tried to penetrate the locker room” after the sinking against Real Madrid (3-1), furious of the first of the three goals of Karim Benzema.
The Paris Club estimates that the real-center of Real committed a fault on the Parisian goalkeeper, Gianluigi Donnarumma, before scoring, without the referees whistle or check the images at the video support (Video Assistant Reference , Var).
According to the Spanish press, the UEFA report accurate:
“When the referee asked them to go away, they blocked the door and the president voluntarily struck the flag of one of the assistants, ending up break it.”
According to sports daily Marca and As, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and Leonardo have even entered the cloakroom of the Real Madrid delegate (including announcing changes to the referee during the match), Carlos Megía Dávila while they were looking for that of the referees.
A version contested by the Paris Club: According to a source interviewed by AFP, Leonardo and President Al-Khelaïfi wanted to speak to the referee and insisted when he refused. The tone is mounted when they realized that the scene was filmed by a mobile phone and asked the owner to stop.