Paris Saint-Germain punished for abusing disabled Chelsea fans during Champions League match

Paris Saint-Germain have been hit with sanctions after fans abused disabled Chelsea supporters in a Champions League game.

UEFA have punished Paris Saint-Germain by ordering partial closure of their stadium Parc des Princes after disabled Chelsea fans were abused during the quarter-final match last season.

The ruling body’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary board ordered the closure of stadium sections 104 and 105 for a Champions League home game as punishment.

A statement said: “The sanction has been imposed for the discriminatory conduct of some Paris St Germain supporters towards disabled fans of Chelsea FC (Art. 14 of the 2014 UEFA Disciplinary Regulations),”

UEFA took action after visiting Chelsea fans complained regarding PSG supporters’ behaviour during the game. The fans were alleged to have spat at the Blues supporters and even threw bottles at them.

A wheelchair user and Blues fan Lisa Hayden was quoted saying, “It was very threatening.”

“I felt we didn't stand a chance in there and that someone was going to get seriously injured. All I could see around me were bottles that had been thrown, there were 10 of us and thousands of them,” she explained.

“(I thought) we're not going to get out of here. It seemed like hell.”

This is the first time such a punishment has been meted out as a club has never been under the scanner for abusing disabled people.