Beat Basshaksehir 5-1, UCL Round of 16
Rematch due to racism controversy the day before
Players’ anti-discrimination ceremony before the game
PSG defeated Bashaksehir (Turkey) 5-1 in the final match of the UCL group stage for the 2020-2021 season held at Parc des Princes in Paris, France on the 10th. Neymar and Mbappe, who strongly opposed the referee who made racist remarks the day before, played brilliantly with 3 goals and 2 goals and 1 help respectively. Neymar from Brazil and Mbafe from France have long shown a keen interest in racism.
The match, which was scheduled the day before, was postponed for a day as it was stopped due to an unexpected situation in the first half. The problem was that Romanian referee Sebastian Coltescu called the Cameroonian Pierre Webo coach (Bashaksehir) a “black man” who was protesting the decision. The game was halted when the players from both teams who protested this were sent off. UEFA initiated an investigation into the Cortescu referees and replaced all the referees to hold a rematch.
The players of both teams held a ceremony against racism before the rematch on the 10th. During the warm-up time, he wore a shirt with the words’No to racism’, and kneeled on one knee in the middle of the ground, meaning’black life is also precious’. Banners against racial discrimination were also installed in the audience. “I’m tired of racist acts, and I don’t want to go through this again,” Mbafe said. On the same day, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, the strongest players of the Spanish professional football Primera Liga, joined the round of 16. On the other hand, this tournament, which ended the group stage on this day, will draw in the round of 16 on the 14th. The round of 16 starts on February 17 next year.
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