Pedro Neto has apologised for pushing over a ball boy throughout Chelsea’s 5-2 defeat by Paris St‑Germain within the Champions League.
The 26-year-old was seen placing two arms on the younger ball boy in stoppage time of the last-16 first-leg tie, inflicting him to fall on to a chair and sparking a mass altercation between each groups at Parc des Princes on Wednesday evening.
Requested in regards to the incident on TNT Sports activities after the sport, Neto stated: “I need to apologise to the ball boy. I’ve already spoken to him.
“We have been dropping and within the emotion of the sport I needed to get the ball quick and I gave him slightly push.
“I am not like this. It was within the warmth of the second and I need to apologise. I gave him my shirt. I am actually sorry about it – I really feel I’ve to apologise to him.
“My French shouldn’t be superb, and [Portugal team-mate] Vitinha came to visit and stated to him I used to be not like this.
“On the finish he [the ball boy] laughed and I gave him my shirt and stated sorry about 35 instances. He may see what had occurred and was proud of the state of affairs.”
It’s unclear whether or not Neto will face any additional punishment by Uefa, however his actions got here throughout a wider Chelsea collapse.
Head coach Liam Rosenior echoed the apology, including: “I noticed there was an altercation with the ball boy. But when there was something from our aspect that was flawed or out of order, I apologise on behalf of the membership.
“However I believe Pedro has accomplished so in interviews. I genuinely have not seen it again.”
