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The players of the Turkish team Basaksehir made the decision not to complete their confrontation with Paris Saint-Germain in the clash that united the two teams in the group stage of the Champions League, due to the fourth official uttering a racist word to Pierre Weibo, assistant coach of the Turkish team.
“BN Sports” revealed in a video that Dembaba, the Turkish national team player, reacted to the referee, assuring him that he heard him utter a racist expression, and the referee asked: Why do you say “you black?”
Pierre Weibo, Basaksehir’s assistant coach, received a direct red card in the 16th minute, leaving the players and the Turkish team’s coaching staff to leave the stadium after ten minutes of discussions with Romanian referee Ovidio Hatijan.
PSG vs Istanbul Basaksehir has been suspended following an alleged racist incident involving the fourth official towards the Istanbul assistant coach. pic.twitter.com/mLIkZiPK7u
– Champions League on CBS Sports (@UCLonCBSSports) December 8, 2020
The BBC Sports correspondent explained that Pierre Weibo, Basaksehir’s assistant coach, said that the Romanian fourth official spoke racist words, and it seems that he said that black, in Romanian is “black”, and it seems that it was understood as racism, so that the Turkish team players objected.
Demba Ba addressed his speech to the fourth ruling, saying: “You don’t say this white man, you only say this man, listen to me alone, why when you talk about me or a dark man, do you say this black man?”
As confirmed by a BBC Sports correspondent, “the Basaksehir players completely refuse to resume the Paris Saint-Germain match, and are now talking about the possibility of playing the match tomorrow Wednesday, after the investigation order is completed with the fourth official “.
Incredible scenes in Paris. pic.twitter.com/K5z0lKrM79
– 360Sources (@ 360Sources) December 8, 2020
UEFA announced its agreement with Istanbul Basaksehir and Paris Saint-Germain to postpone their meeting until Wednesday night.
The European Union decided to complete the match on Wednesday night with new referees, at Princes Park.
For his part, Turkish President Erdogan commented on the incident of racism in the match, saying: “I strongly condemn the racist behavior against Pierre Weibo, a member of the Basaksehir Club coaching staff, and I believe that UEFA will take the necessary measures, we oppose unconditionally to racism and discrimination. In sports and in all areas of life. “
Paris Saint-Germain entered the game high after defeating Manchester United 3-1 on the final day of the championship, at Old Trafford, the Red Devils stronghold.
The Parisian team is better than its Turkish counterpart, who won one game and lost 4 games since the start of the tournament.
Paris Saint-Germain is classified in Group C with 9 points, while Basaksehir is the last of the group with 3 points.
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