VIDEO. Monkey cries and Nazi salutes: Barça sanctioned for “racist behavior” on the part of its supporters at the Parc des Princes

Catalan supporters went beyond the limits in the stands. Screenshot

UEFA on Thursday fined FC Barcelona 25,000 euros for the "racist behavior of its supporters" two of whom were arrested in Paris on April 10 for Nazi salutes during the Champions League quarter-final first leg against PSG.

The Catalan club was also banned from selling tickets for its supporters to travel to its next match in a UEFA competition, a sanction accompanied by a suspended sentence one year from the decision.

Two Barça supporters were arrested on April 10, accused of apologizing for war crimes and public racist insults. at the Parc des Princes, where PSG met FC Barcelona in the Champions League.

Salut nazi et cri de singe… hier soir des militants d’extrême-droite espagnols ont investi la tribune des supporters du FC Barcelone à Paris.

Dégageons les fascistes, partout où ils se trouvent ! pic.twitter.com/hSignzv92R

— Raphaël Arnault (@ArnaultRaphael) April 11, 2024

The indictments released 

The Paris police headquarters had reported on

One of them, suspected of having uttered monkey cries, was released without prosecution, the investigations having failed ;quot;not allowed to characterize the facts, according to French justice.

The other, suspected of having made Nazi salutes, was also released and will be summoned again for a hearing on these facts ' ;be qualified as an apology for crime" on a date which was not specified, according to the same source.