Borussia Dortmund filed a complaint against PSG

This season, Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund have faced each other four times. Indeed, the two teams crossed swords during the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. On September 19, the Ile-de-France residents won 2-0 at home before bringing home a draw in the return leg on December 13 (1-1). Undefeated against the Marsupials, Luis Enrique’s men nevertheless finished behind them in the standings. But a few months later, Dortmund and Paris found themselves in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Favorite on paper, the capital club fell at Signal Iduna Park on May 1 (1-0) before sinking at the Parc des Princes on May 7 (0-1). A terrible blow to the heads of Luis Enrique’s troops. On the other hand, Edin Terzic’s men were over the moon, having promised to win the big-eared cup for Marco Reus, who will leave the club at the end of the season. They still have one final obstacle to overcome. And what an obstacle! Real Madrid, who have won the C1 14 times. But BVB believes in its chances on June 1 at Wembley.

BVB is angry with PSG

For this, the Marsupials will count on all their supporters. Fans that management defends body and soul. On April 27, four days before the first leg of C1, Dortmund stepped up to complain about the treatment reserved by PSG for its supporters. Bild had explained that the Germans had not appreciated the fact that the Ile-de-France residents were reducing the number of places allocated to visitors at the Parc des Princes. In fact, the gauge had gone from 5% to 4%, or around 500 tickets less. A lack of respect according to the Borussens. A question of security for Parisians.

Despite negotiations between the clubs, the dispute has not necessarily been resolved. The BVB had therefore considered filing a complaint with UEFA. A little over a week after qualifying, the German club decided to take action. Bild explains that Borussia Dortmund was fed up and filed a complaint against PSG with the “Football Supporters Europe” association, which officially works with UEFA and has members from 48 member countries of the UEFA.

The Germans took action

The German media details the reasons for this choice. As explained before, Dortmund complains of having received 480 fewer tickets than PSG during the return match, while the French champions had had the usual quota reserved for opposing clubs. While Paris had mentioned security issues and the will of the authorities, the investigations carried out by the BVB visibly proved that this was false. Additionally, PSG banned German fans from having banners. This greatly disturbed and annoyed the Marsupials.

Finally, the instructions from the PSG Capo and the Parisian chants were broadcast over the loudspeakers throughout the stadium, including in the German bloc. For all these reasons, BVB decided to attack Paris. “The FSE has already informed Borussia that it wishes to impose sanctions”clarified Bild. It remains to be seen what the possible sanctions will be, if there are sanctions of course. Opposed four times this season on the green rectangle, Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain will play a very different fifth match.