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It's a process that has never been seen before in the Champions League.
The game between Paris St. Germain and Basaksehir FK Istanbul has been suspended because the Turkish club's players have left the pitch as one.
They demonstrated their displeasure against an alleged racist statement that the fourth official is said to have made.
For Paris St. Germain, the group with RB Leipzig and Manchester United is still about qualifying for the round of 16, Basaksehir was eliminated before the group final.
The game started weak, both teams groped themselves.
But then the game came tougher, referee Ovidiu Hategan from Romania showed Istanbul's Tekdemir (eighth minute) and Rafael (10th) the yellow cards.
Referee Ovidiu Hategan showed Istanbul's assistant coach the red card
Source: REUTERS
Four minutes later there was a commotion on the sidelines, which resulted in Istanbul leaving the square in protest.
Right in the middle: Istanbul's assistant coach Pierre Webo.
The Cameroonian was probably upset about a foul with the fourth official Sebastian Coltescu.
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Then the fourth official is said to have made racist comments against Webo.
The Romanian reportedly told the referee that "the Negru" should see the red card.
Negru is the Romanian word for black.
The Turkish players were beside themselves, after heated discussions that lasted almost ten minutes, Basaksehir's coach Okan Buruk made the decision: He ordered his team and the entire staff from the field.
It is unclear whether the game will continue
PSG and its German coach Thomas Tuchel also went into the catacombs.
"Our assistant coach Webo was racially insulted," Basaksehir tweeted after the incident.
A few minutes later, the club published the UEFA motto on its Twitter account: "no to racism".
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Even half an hour after the scandal, both teams had not returned to the field.
It is still unclear whether the game will resume or Basaksehir will refuse to continue.