UEFA opens disciplinary proceedings against PSG president
Soccer Football - Champions League - Paris St Germain Training & Press Conference - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - March 8, 2022 Paris St Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi in the stands before training Action Images via Reuters/Juan Medina REUTERS/Juan Medina
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UEFA has
opened disciplinary proceedings against Paris St Germain President Nasser Al
Khelaifi and sporting director Leonardo following Wednesday's 3-1 Champions
League defeat by Real Madrid.
Spanish
media reported that Al Khelaifi entered the match referee's dressing room
shouting after the match, an incident recorded by a Real Madrid employee with a
mobile phone.
"We
confirm that a disciplinary case has been opened. The UEFA Control, Ethics and
Disciplinary Body will take a decision in due course," European soccer's
governing body told Reuters.
The French
side dominated possession and led 1-0 until Karim Benzema equalised in the 61st
minute, a goal PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino felt should have been disallowed
because goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was fouled in the build-up.
PSG, who
lost the last-16 tie 3-2 on aggregate, did not immediately respond to a request
for comment.
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