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Barcelona complains to UEFA over PSG fans’ chainsaw banner
Barcelona complained to UEFA about a banner displayed by PSG ultras before the teams’ Champions League match in Paris.
The banner showed a masked figure with a chainsaw destroying Barcelona’s crest, alongside the phrase “Massacre à la parisienne,” or “Massacre in the Parisian style.”
Barcelona raised the issue with a UEFA delegate at the stadium; accounts differ on whether the complaint was formally filed during the match or after it.
The club also asked for other anti-Barcelona banners to be removed, and PSG supporters chanted an insult against the team.
The display took a football rivalry into threatening imagery, prompting Barcelona to seek action from European football’s governing body.
UEFA’s response is not stated, so what action, if any, follows remains unclear.
Barcelona filed a formal complaint with UEFA over a banner displayed by Paris Saint-Germain supporters before their Champions League match.
The banner showed a masked figure holding a chainsaw and destroying Barcelona’s crest.
It carried the slogan “Massacre à la parisienne,” translated as “Massacre in the Parisian style.”
Barcelona also asked for other anti-Barcelona banners to be removed, according to MARCA.
PSG supporters also chanted an anti-Barcelona slogan during the match, and some lit flares after their team’s first goal.
- Who
- Barcelona complained to UEFA about a banner displayed by PSG supporters.
- What
- The banner showed a masked figure with a chainsaw destroying Barcelona’s crest and carried an intimidating slogan.
- When
- Before the teams’ Champions League match on October 20, 2026; MARCA says Barcelona reported the complaint at halftime.
- Where
- The Parc des Princes in Paris.
- Why
- Barcelona considered the banner offensive and out of place.
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PSG supporters displayed the banner at the Parc des Princes.
PSG supporters chanted an anti-Barcelona slogan, according to Diario AS.
Some PSG supporters lit flares, according to Diario AS.
Barcelona reported its complaint to a UEFA delegate, according to MARCA.
- Complainant
- Barcelona
- Recipient
- UEFA
- Venue
- Parc des Princes, Paris
- Banner slogan
- Massacre à la parisienne
- Match
- Champions League, third round of the league phase
- Complaint timing
- At halftime, according to MARCA
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