Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Chelsea winger Pedro Neto after he pushed over a ball boy during the Champions League defeat by Paris St\u2011Germain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 26-year-old Portugal international shoved the youngster in stoppage time of Wednesday’s last-16 first leg at Parc des Princes – where Chelsea lost 5-2 – which caused him to fall off a chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It sparked an altercation between both sets of players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uefa said proceedings have been instigated against Neto for “unsporting behaviour” in accordance with its disciplinary regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Uefa’s disciplinary bodies will take a decision on this case in due course,” European football’s governing body added in its statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neto\u00a0apologised for the incident\u00a0after the match and blamed being caught up “in the emotion of the game” while he was attempting to quickly retrieve the ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m not like this. It was in the heat of the moment and I want to apologise. I gave him my shirt. I’m really sorry about it – I feel I have to apologise to him,” Neto told TNT Sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“My French is not very good, and [Portugal team-mate] Vitinha came over and said to him I was not like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“At the end he [the ball boy] laughed and I gave him my shirt and said sorry about 35 times. He could see what had happened and was happy with the situation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chelsea host PSG next Tuesday in the second leg, following Newcastle’s visit to Stamford Bridge on Saturday in the Premier League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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