A group of fans of the French club Paris Saint-Germain called on the president of the Qatari club, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, to step down, after being eliminated from the Champions League final price against Real Madrid of Spain.
“The management has resigned,” the Collective Ultras Paris group wrote on social media, calling on other fans to join it “to show our displeasure… without violence”, during Sunday’s Ligue 1 match against Bordeaux.
And for the fourth time in six seasons of the round of 16, after wasting his lead against Real Madrid, the 13-times champion (a record) last Wednesday.
Saint-Germain won the first leg 1-0, and advanced in the first half back 1-0 through Kylian Mbappe, before Real turned the score 3-1 with three goals in the second half for veteran French striker Karim Benzema.
“We know what our return to President Nasser al-Khulaifi owes, nothing personal here, but he is clearly not the man for the job,” the group wrote.
“The current situation of the club requires a comprehensive reorganization at various levels and the daily presence of the president,” said “SAB,” an umbrella group for different groups of Parisian club fans.
The Ultras Association criticized the club’s lack of management and the Brazilian sporting director Leonardo due to his recruitment of players, describing it as “a group of stars who have little in common”, after Argentine Lionel Messi, Spaniard Sergio Ramos and Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma joined the Brazilian Neymar and Mbappe.
The players were also criticized for their weak commitment: “Against Bordeaux, this Sunday we will show our displeasure and ask the club’s fans present to unite without violence.”
Saint-Germain approached a new title in the French League, while it was previously excluded from the Cup competition.