The Champions League quarter-final rematch between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona will take place tomorrow (Wednesday, 22:00), with the Catalans trying to make an almost impossible 4-1 deficit from the first game – and the winds in Paris hot. Tonight the French club issued an official statement condemning the fan organization “Paname-ReBirth” which carried offensive signs against the singer Shakira.
On Sunday, with the Barcelona players landing in Paris ahead of the game, members of the PSG Ultras organization held a procession carrying the signs “Unwanted Barcelona”, “Paris City of Lights”, but also one particularly offensive and sexist sign towards the Colombian singer, Shakira, which reads “Shakira Mala Juncara”.
La Juncera is a Catalan city near the French border and is best known for its prostitution and sex business. The French fans’ message was aimed at Barcelona captain Gerard Pique, the singer’s partner. Following the photos of the sign posted on social media, many surfers were angry about the Ultras organization that on International Women’s Day chose to provoke the rival player by a sexist message to his partner, and created the hashtag #RespectShakira.
PSG could not ignore the act of one of the club’s extremist fan organizations, and responded with a statement of condemnation: “PSG strongly and unequivocally condemns ridiculous messages that have no place.”
