PSG suspends Dembele and 3 other players for homophobic chants in Marseille win

Four Paris Saint-Germain players were reportedly given one-match suspensions on Thursday for abusive chants directed at rivals, Marseille following a Ligue 1 encounter.

The quartet is alleged to have joined in with offensive homophobic chants aimed at Marseille players after the 4-0 win at the Parc des Princes against their fiercest rivals on Sunday, September 24.

According to ESPN, Randal Kolo Muani, Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, and Layvin Kurzawa have been handed one-match suspensions for their role in the homophobic chants, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (IFL) confirmed.

Ligue 1 suspended the players on October 10 and chose to close the Auteuil stand at the Parc des Princes for two games, one match of which was suspended.

PSG have previously released a statement condemning 'all forms of discrimination, particularly homophobia' in the aftermath of the incident that marred the win over Marseille.

Meanwhile, all four players suspended by PSG have apologised, saying they let themselves 'get carried away with the euphoria' of the 4-0 win over rivals, Marseille, Arab News reports.

The quartet of Ousmane Dembele, Randal Kolo Muani, Achraf Hakimi and Layvin Kurzawa were given suspensions after being filmed singing an insulting song towards opposition fans.

All four players are now guaranteed to miss PSG’s upcoming Ligue 1 game against Rennes on Sunday, October 8, after they were found guilty of the offence by the Ligue 1 authorities.

Ousmane Dembele, Randal Kolo Muani, Layvin Kurzawa and Achraf Hakimi were filmed singing offensive chants towards Marseille fans last month.#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/412nywNqPr

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