PSG and Istanbul unite against racism before Neymar runs riot in rescheduled tie

PSG and Istanbul unite against racism before Neymar runs riot in rescheduled tie

Paris St Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir kneel to show support for the fight against racism (Xavier Laine/AP)

Paris St Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir sent a powerful anti-racism message before their rescheduled Champions League match at Parc des Princes as their players all took a knee.

The Group H fixture was halted on Tuesday night after 13 minutes, with both sets of players walking off the pitch 10 minutes later with the score at 0-0 after the fourth official, Romanian Sebastian Coltescu, was accused of using a racist term towards Basaksehir assistant manager Pierre Webo.

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