Hrms Stfc The latter had just informed the main referee, Ovidiu Hatijan, a Romanian like his colleague, of the harsh reaction to his liking by Pierre Achille Weibo, a Cameroonian member of Basaksehir, after the referee's decision.

The confusion escalated further when game director Pierre-Achille fired Weibo from behind the scenes.

A dialogue started between the players, the referee and the UEFA representative, without reaching a solution. Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, in particular, were at the center of discussions.

After ten minutes of exchanges, the Istanbul players went to the locker room, followed by the Parisians, to the applause of the club's management.

According to an audio recording of the match, translated by an AFP journalist, the fourth referee Sebastian Coltescu said the following sentence: "(It's) the blacks here. Go see and mark. This black man (the black in Romanian, note from the editor) ".

The fate of the decisive match for Paris Saint-Germain, who play in their place in the round of 16, would thus be decided in the corridors of the Parc des Princes.