The President of the French Football Federation also added that all football league seasons are over, raising questions over which teams will head to the Champions League.
Barcelona Vice President Jordi Cardoner, however, denied the Spanish soccer club was in contact with Neymar amid reports the Brazil striker wants to leave Paris Saint-Germain.
No team has ever progressed having lost the first leg of a Champions League knockout tie at home by two or more goals.
PSG had until the spring of 2018 asked recruiters to record the origin of players in four categories: ‘Francais’ (French), ‘Maghrebin’ (North African), ‘Antillais’ (West Indian), and ‘Afrique noire’ (Black African).
The UEFA Champions League round of 16 will see three England-Germany clashes and a true test of the Premier League v Bundesliga.
Paris Saint-Germain says though the recruitment forms noted down ethnicity, there was no discrimination at the level of scouting, evaluating or recruiting.
Despite all efforts to stop the Brazilian, his move is happening after a record $262 million clause was paid to Barcelona.
The Brazilian football star has been called for training on Wednesday morning but Spanish media doubt he will show up amid speculation that the 25-year-old could quit Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain.
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