Champions League match sees racial incident by ref

The Champions League game between host Paris SaintGermain and Basaksehir was postponed when players walked off the field Tuesday after alleging that fourth official Sebastian Coltescu of Romania used a racial term when identifying a Black assistant coach.

Players from the Turkish team were furious after assistant coach Pierre Webo was shown a red card by referee Ovidiu Hategan of Romania at Parc des Princes, saying Coltescu used a racial term to describe Webo, who is from Cameroon, before he was sent off.

Basaksehir substitute Demba Ba demanded that the fourth official explain himself, and PSG players Neymar and Kylian Mbappe also demanded an explanation. Basaksehir coach Okan Buruk said “you are racist” to Coltescu.

The score was 00 when the incident took place about 14 minutes into the match. UEFA said the match would resume Wednesday evening with new officials.

In Champions League results, Manchester United was eliminated after a 32 loss at Leipzig despite a late goal by Paul Pogba at a time the midfielder’s future at the English club is under scrutiny. ... Cristiano Ronaldo got the better of great rival Lionel Messi with two goals as visiting Juventus beat Barcelona 30 to seal the top spot in a group from which they both had qualified. ... Chelsea finished the group stage unbeaten after a 11 draw with visiting Krasnodar. ... Lazio advanced to the knockout stage after drawing 22 at home to Club Brugge.