Zlatan Ibrahimovic recently slammed the supporters for their sense of entitlement but the Qatari says they will need their support during their Champions League clash on Tuesday.
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al Khelaifi has called on the club's fans to get behind their team ahead of Tuesday's Champions League showdown with Chelsea.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic lashed out at the Ligue 1 champions' supporters after he and his team-mates were whistled during last month's 1-0 home win over Rennes, suggesting that some of the Parc des Princes faithful were spoilt and had grown accustomed to "eating caviar" before coming to the ground.
The Swede defiantly bared his chest to the crowd after opening the scoring during Saturday's clash with Caen but PSG's players once again went home deflated after blowing a two-goal lead in the closing stages to draw 2-2, thus missing the chance to go top of the table.
Al Khelaifi, though, has pointed out that there were significant mitigating circumstances, with the French champions having suffered five injuries during the game, resulting in Laurent Blanc's side ending with just nine players on the field.
Consequently, the PSG president is now trying to rally the Parc des Princes crowd ahead of the visit of Chelsea for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash.
"Caen was a very difficult match for us, but the players showed great spirit and fight, right up until the final whistle," he is quoted as saying by the club's official website.
"We will be ready for Tuesday's Champions League match against Chelsea and we will need all our supporters to be 100 per cent behind the team."
PSG defeated Chelsea 3-1 at the Parc des Princes in the quarter-finals of last year's tournament only to ultimately bow out on away goals after losing 2-0 in the second leg at Stamford Bridge.
Source: Goal.com
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