After "hostile behavior" towards the rulers... an official investigation was opened against Al-Khulaifi and Leonardo

The European Football Association (UEFA) announced Thursday that it has opened a disciplinary investigation against the president of Paris St. Nasser Al-Khelaifi and its sporting director, Leonardo, for their actions following the team's exit from the Champions League final price at the hands of Real Madrid.

This measure is based on Article 11 of the European Union's Disciplinary Code, which includes "basic principles of conduct", as well as Article 15, which punishes "wrongful conduct of players and officials," as announced by the Confederation's spokesperson told AFP.

And Spanish media had revealed that Al-Khelaifi and Leonardo, angry at the departure of their team, acted in a “hostile” manner towards the referees after the end of Wednesday's meeting.

Sources in Real Madrid confirmed that after the whistle at the end of the second leg of the final price match, which Saint-Germain led 1-0 in its first half in Madrid before receiving three goals in the second half through French Karim Benzema, Al-Khelaifi and Leonardo came down from their cabin at the “Santiago Bernabeu” stadium and headed To the referees' room, without going into more details.

The first goal with which Benzema equalized for Real in the 61st minute caused Al-Khelaifi and Leonardo's anger because they considered that the French international striker made a mistake on the Italian international goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma the moment he cleared the ball to reach the Brazilian Vinicius Junior, who returned it to Benzema to score, but that The referee and his assistants or even the video assistant referee (VAR) turned a blind eye.

According to the match officials' report published by the Spanish media, Al-Khelaifi and Leonardo "showed hostile behavior and tried to enter the referees' dressing room."

The Dutch referee, Danny Makele, said, according to the Spanish press, that “when the referee asked them to leave, they blocked the door and the president deliberately hit the flag of one of the assistant referees, and ended up breaking it.”

And the sports newspapers "Marca" and "AS" reported that Al-Khelaifi and Leonardo entered the dressing room of Real Madrid representative Mejia Davila, who is responsible for informing the referee about the replacement of players during the match, among other things, mistaking it for the referees' room.

The Spanish radio station Cadena Ser said that the president of the Paris club threatened an employee of Real Madrid for trying to film what happened with his mobile phone.

And the newspaper "AS" revealed that after what happened, "Paris Saint-Germain sent one of the club's employees to apologize to the referees and Real Madrid."

According to a source in the Paris club, Leonardo and Al-Khelaifi wanted to speak to the referee and insisted when he refused.

Matters escalated when they realized that what had happened had been filmed by a mobile phone and requested the arrest of its owner.

Al-Khelaifi is considered one of the influential men in the world of European football, not only because he is the president of Saint-Germain, but he has also held the position of president of the European Club Association since last April, in addition to heading the “beIN” media group and thus plays a major role in the TV rights market. Member of the Executive Committee of the European Union.

By opposing the split European Super League project from the Champions League, which Real Madrid and his compatriot Barcelona and Juventus adhere to in particular, Al-Khelaifi became very close to Slovenian UEFA President Aleksandar Ceferin, who publicly told him, "With you, we will save football."

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