Paris may be ‘the city of love’ – but there was no love lost between Newcastle United and Paris Saint-Germain supporters in the French capital on Monday night.
For all the joy and excitement of Champions League away days, they also bring with them an underlying sense of tension and unease. After PSG’s 4-1 humiliation at St James’ Park last month, it would seem their supporters wanted some form of revenge away from the pitchA group alleged to be PSG Ultras launched an attack on a Parisian bar in which a number of Newcastle fans had congregated. Large groups of people in black clothing and balaclavas were also spotted wa
Intimidating – of course – but no one appeared to be in any serious danger as various eye-witnesses have since played down the incidents. Still, it’s just the ugly side of the beautiful game rearing its head once again without a ball even being kicked.
Cold, wet and miserable without any football to warm things up just yet. So far it’s hard to romanticise what could be Newcastle’s final Champions League away day of the season – hopefully 90 minutes on Tuesday night will change things.