Paris commuter who was racially abused by Chelsea fans accepts invite to PSG rematch

“He has decided to go to the match as life must carry on.”

The commuter racially abused and blocked by Chelsea supporters from boarding a Paris Metro train has accepted an invitation from Paris St Germain to watch the London club’s Champions League last-16 first leg at Parc des Princes next week.

Souleymane Sylla, a French-Mauritian, was repeatedly pushed backwards off a carriage amid chants of “we’re racist, we’re racist, and that’s the way we like it” as Chelsea supporters travelled to their club’s February 17, 2015 match with PSG.