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UEFA confirmed on Tuesday night that the match between PSG and Istanbul Başakşehir, suspended in min. 16, with the score 0-0, due to the racist statements of the Romanian reserve referee Sebastian Colţescu, will resume on Wednesday, with other referees.
″ Following an incident in tonight’s UEFA Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Istanbul Başakşehir FK, UEFA has exceptionally decided, following discussions with both clubs, that the remaining minutes will be played tomorrow (Wednesday , n .red.), with a new team of officers. The start time was set for 18:55 CET (19:55 in Romania) ″ , according to the statement.
The continental forum announced that a full investigation into the incident will begin immediately.
UEFA had initially announced in a press release that the two teams had agreed to resume the match on the condition that Sebastian Colțescu be replaced as fourth official.
“Following an alleged incident involving the fourth official, the match was temporarily suspended. After consultation with both teams, it was agreed that the match would start again with another 4th referee. UEFA will fully investigate the matter and make additional communications in due time, “read a press release sent by UEFA and quoted by BFMTV.
Colțescu will be replaced by VAR assistant Maurizio Mariani. However, UEFA regulations would require the presence of two VAR assistants, the cited source also writes.
BFMTV also writes that the Başakșehir players are divided into two camps: some want to resume play, while others do not want to enter the field.
“Say no to racism,” French PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe wrote on Twitter.
NO ❌✊ ???? pic.twitter.com/Z3WIbgCFgi
– Presnel Kimpembe (@ kimpembe_3) December 8, 2020
What happened in min. sixteen
The match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Başakşehir was interrupted in min. 16, with the score 0-0, due to some racist statements by the fourth official, Romanian Sebastian Colţescu, reports AFP.
The squad of the Turkish champion and his players, followed by those of the PSG team, have decided to leave the field after the elimination of the Istanbul team’s second coach, former Cameroonian striker Pierre Achille Webo, accusing racist statements by the substitute referee.
So this is what happened in the PSG vs Istanbul match pic.twitter.com/WOEXG54ypj
– ً (@lfcvxnz) December 8, 2020
Coltescu asked him in min. 16 by Haţegan to intervene to calm Webo, who was too vehement in the face of a decision by the central referee, according to AFP. Colţescu identified the Turkish team’s second coach with the term “black boy”, and Haţegan showed the former Cameroonian striker the red card.
Webo protested, and Franco-Senegalese forward Demba Ba (substitute) stepped down from the stands and accused Coltescu of racism, accusing him of referring to Webo’s skin color, asking him if he would do the same and if there was the case of a white person, informs AFP.
PSG players, including Neymar, Mbabbe and Marquinhos, also came to ask for explanations on the field. After several minutes of discussions, the two teams left the field.
Subsequently, the president of the Turkish champion stated that his team will not resume the match if the fourth official (Colţescu) does not withdraw.
” The fourth official said ‘black’ in front of the whole world! If the fourth official is removed from the field, we will resume play. If he remains on the field then Başakşehir will not resume the match, ” Goksel Gumusdag told TRT Spor.
Ovidiu Haţegan, the referee gives a foul in the middle of the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Başakşehir.
The assistant referees are Octavian Şovre and Sebastian Gheorghe, and the fourth official was Sebastian Colţescu. The video referee is Italian Marco Di Bello, and his compatriot Maurizio Mariani is the assistant video referee.
In Group H, the top three finishers are likely to qualify for the round of 16. Manchester United is in first place with 9 points, followed by Paris Saint-Germain, 9 points, RB Leipzig, 9 points and Istanbul Başakşehir, 3 points.
So far, Haţegan has refereed the matches Dinamo Kiev – Juventus 0-2 (October 20), Atlético de Madrid – RB Salzburg 3-2 (October 27), Atalanta – Liverpool 0-5 (November 3), Manchester United – Istanbul Başakşehir 4-1 (November 24) and Shakhtar Donetsk – Real Madrid 1-0 (December 1), being the first referee to lead matches in all six group stages in a Champions League season.
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