On Thursday, French Interior Minister Bruno Ritaeu criticized Paris Saint-Germain supporters who raised a giant banner in solidarity with… Palestine And Lebanon, during their match yesterday, Wednesday, with the Spanish club “Atletico Madrid” in the championship competitions UEFA Champions League8 days before the match between France and Israel in the Nations League in Paris.
Before the start of the match at the “Parc des Princes” stadium, supporters of the French “Paris Saint-Germain” raised a giant banner expressing their support for the Palestinians and bearing the phrase “Free Palestine,” as well as a picture of a child draped in the Lebanese flag, in another message of support to the country that is being attacked. to Israeli aggression also.
The solidarity activists also raised a banner that read: “War is on the field, but peace is in the world.”
During the match, the fans raised another message that said: “Is the life of one child in Gaza less than the life of another child?”
“Unacceptable behaviour”
The French minister considered the actions of the club’s supporters to be “unacceptable,” as he put it.
In response to a question about whether he would seek to impose sanctions on the Parisian club, Retayo said in a radio statement today, Thursday: “I am not ruling out anything. I will ask Paris Saint-Germain for clarifications.”
The minister said in Tweet on “X” website: This banner “had no place on the field, and such messages are prohibited under the regulations of the League and UEFA as well.”
He indicated that he would consider “banning giant banners for clubs that do not implement the rules.”
For his part, Nadi stated:Paris Saint-GermainIn a statement, he said he was not aware of “any plans to display such a banner.”
He added in a statement, “The club strongly opposes any message of a political nature at its stadium.”
It is noteworthy that the match ended with Paris Saint-Germain losing by two goals to one.
Last year, Celtic was fined 17,500 euros ($18,812) for fans waving Palestinian flags during a Champions League match.