Like eight months earlier during the Club World Cup final, the end of the match between PSG and Chelsea gave rise to a big moment of tension on Wednesday on the lawn of the Parc des Princes. This time the fault was a gesture of humor from Pedrot Neto in the final minutes of the match.
While the Parisians had just made the break thanks to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s first achievement, the Portuguese striker actually pushed past a ball boy who was slow to return the ball to him on a touch in favor of the Blues. Enough to cause a crowd between players from the two teams while the ball boy is on the side holding his head.
Quickly, the former Wolverhampton player apologized to the teenager as did several of his teammates and the match referee played the card of leniency by not sanctioning the London striker. An indulgence that went down badly with many supporters.
Pedro Neto’s apology
At the end of the meeting, Pedro Neto took care to renew his apologies to the ball boy and did not hesitate to offer him his jersey. “ I would like to apologize for the incident with the ball boy on the field. I’ve already spoken to him. It was a moment of annoyance. We were behind and I wanted to get the ball back. I jostled him slightly, which is unacceptablehe told Portuguese television after the meeting. I gave him my jersey and I’m really sorry. At the time, I wanted to recover the ball quickly. I apologized about 35 times. »
“I didn’t see what happened. I heard there was an altercation with a ball boy, and that’s never a good thing to see. I was told Pedro apologized. I have to watch the scene again and talk about it in the days to come,” Liam Rosenior told TNT Sports.
