This Saturday, Paris Saint-Germain played an internal friendly match at the Poissy Campus, in order to best prepare for the Champions League final against Arsenal on May 30. But in this completely friendly meeting between the players of the Parisian squad, a handshake particularly stood out. Between Matvey Safonov and Illya Zabarnyi, the protocol gesture turned into uneasiness.
The Russian goalkeeper and the Ukrainian central defender did not wish to shake hands and looked away when they met. A visible cold which can be explained by geopolitical tensions linked to the war in Ukraine. While Luis Enrique had lined up the vast majority of his executives for this dress rehearsal with a view to the Champions League final, this scene was immediately commented on on social networks one week before the final in Budapest, where Ousmane Dembélé was the main absentee from this opposition according to witnesses on site.
