After their 3-1 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night, PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi and sports director Leonardo went in search of the referee.
The Ligue 1 top scorers were enraged by several of the referee’s decisions during the second leg of the last-16 tie.
According to ESPN, security officers had to detain Al-Khelaifi and Leonardo.
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Madrid overcame a 1-0 first-leg deficit to advance to the quarterfinals 3-2 on aggregate, thanks to a hat trick from Karim Benzema in the second half.
After Kylian Mbappe had given the visitors the lead in the first half, PSG believed Benzema had fouled goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma before tying the game at 1-1.
After the match, Al-Khelaifi and Leonardo stormed out of the presidential box, yelling and calling the decision “shameful.” They then went looking for the referee’s changing room.
They were unable to locate the officials at first, but eventually located the referee’s room and knocked on their door.
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Security personnel were called in to help defuse the tension, with one insider saying, “I’ve never seen club officials act like way.”
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