Barcelona Reports PSG Banner to UEFA After 4-2 Match

Barcelona reported a Paris Saint-Germain supporters’ banner to UEFA after the clubs’ Champions League match in Paris on Tuesday, saying it also raised concerns about offensive chanting in the stands. UEFA has not announced whether it will take disciplinary action. The banner was displayed before kickoff at the Parc des Princes. It showed a masked figure wearing a PSG shirt using a chainsaw against the Barcelona crest, beneath the French-language slogan “Massacre, Parisian style.” Reports described the image as a reference to the horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. A Barcelona spokesperson said the club reported the banner and songs heard in the stands to the UEFA match delegate after the game. Barcelona later characterized the imagery as deeply disturbing and said it conveyed a message inciting violence and hatred in sport. That description reflects the club’s position; no UEFA finding on the display has been reported. UEFA’s disciplinary regulations allow measures over gestures, words, objects or other means used to transmit a provocative message deemed unfit for a sporting event. Reports citing the rules said a first offence of this kind can carry a €10,000 fine. It is...