Uefa will take no action against PSG fans turned away from Chelsea Women Champions League clash, despite knives and drugs on bus

PSG ultra fans are turned away from the ground
PSG fans were turned away from the ground Credit: pa

Uefa will not be opening any disciplinary proceedings into the incidents prior to Chelsea Women’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Paris St-Germain that saw PSG fans bring weapons, fireworks and drugs to Kingsmeadow.

Travelling fans were on the supporters coach that was turned away from the ground, with the Metropolitan Police later confirming that "knives and knuckledusters" were recovered. One man was arrested for possession of class A drugs.

Uefa have declined to open disciplinary proceedings, simply adding on the bottom of a statement about Neymar’s conduct during the second leg between PSG and Manchester United: “Please also note that no proceedings will be opened after the UWCL match between Chelsea and PSG.”

Telegraph Sport heard on Thursday that PSG supporters arrived at Kingsmeadow, the home of both Chelsea Women and League One side AFC Wimbledon, at 7am, asking to be let into the ground. They began to plaster the ground in stickers before damaging parts of the ground with graffiti.

Forty-five of the 50 PSG fans scattered after the police were called, while the remaining five waited by the bus, a search of which revealed drugs, knives and knuckledusters.

Weapons, fireworks and drugs are found on board a PSG supporters' coach
Weapons, fireworks and drugs were found on board a PSG supporters' coach Credit: pa

This resulted in a heavy police presence prior to kick-off to stop the remaining 45 fans from entering the ground and they were turned back to Paris.

On Friday morning, PSG issued a statement criticising the handling of the situation and claiming their fans had caused no damage to the stadium.

"We repeat that the local authorities have not provided any evidence of wrongdoing, at least no fact available justifies such a ban to attend the match," the PSG club statement read.

"All of our supporters have been searched, and if any of these searches or facts had been under criminal law, we can imagine that the concerned supporter(s) would not have been able to leave British territory without being disturbed.

"Surprisingly, we note that Chelsea, on the morning of the match, did not want the presence of our supporters, arguing of alleged damage to the stadium which is, according to local testimonies, prior to the arrival of our fans in London.

"We express our fullest support to fans of Paris St Germain who, in the middle of the week, had arranged their schedule to come support our women's team and we count on their fervour during the return match next Wednesday in Paris."

Chelsea are understood to be looking to issue travel advice to Blues supporters ahead of the second leg, which will take place at Stade Jean-Bouin on March 27. Telegraph Sport understands that the club wish to assess the incident further before making any further comment but a club spokesman said they “keep security matters under continual review."

Following Thursday's match, Chelsea manager Emma Hayes said: “I’m sure that our security will be well-brief and the police took care of what they had to today.

“I expect that the organisation in preparation for [the second leg] will make sure that our fans are safe, and I don’t think we should discourage anyone from going. At the same time, we have to remember that the women’s game is progressing. Fans are following, and with that comes the same level of scrutiny. Ultimately they have to behave, whether it’s our fans or their fans, and the police dealt with it in the right way today.”

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