Former UCL star ‘asked to LEAVE Anfield’ during Liverpool’s pen shootout defeat

Allegedly, a former French international was asked to leave Anfield during the Champions League confrontation between Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.

The side of Arne Slot has passed a disappointing defeat over a penalty shootout after a dominant representation for their own fans.

After 12 stunning minutes of high intensity and the printing of the leader of the Parisians, Ousmane Dembele, however, led the lead for his side and was leveled on aggregated after a defensive confusion between Ibrahima -Konaat and Alisson.

Although Liverpool continued their strong performance in the second half, the men from Slot could not find the back of the net after several opportunities that Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah were missed.

A remarkable boost that Paris Saint-Germain might have felt was the support of their former player, Jeremy Menez, who was in the Anfield stands, according to ex-Arsenal and Man City star Samir Nasri.

Allegedly kicked from the stadium in the late stadiums of the game, Menez missed the heroic deeds of Gianluigi Donnarumma during the final phase of the game when the Italian saved two penalty shots from Nunez and Curtis Jones.

“A thought for those who were also kicked out of the stadium,” said Nasri on the French TV channel Canal Plus.

“Jeremy Menez was at the game, he was asked if he was French. After his answer they told him to leave the stadium … no less in the 70th minute! '

Menez is mainly remembered because of his fine first touch of the ball in combination with versatility, so that he could play in the attacking line in every position.

The former Champions League star has collected an impressive trophy room, which plays in numerous top European clubs, such as AC Milan, AS Roma, PSG and Monaco.

He made 110 performances for the Ligue 1 title holders, scored 19 goals and added 37 assists.

After several seasons spent in Reggio Calabria in the Italian series B, the attacker moved to Bari, where he finally retired in May 2024.

Mendez earned 24 caps for the French national team between 2010 and 2013 and played a strong role in the Laurent Blanc team during the Euro 2012.

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