PEDRO NETO issued an apology on live TV to the ball boy he SHOVED over during PSG’s demolition of Chelsea.

The Blues and winger also gave his shirt to the youngster after that occurred with chasing the game.

A soccer player in white and a staff member in a blue hat appear to argue on the sidelines during a game.Neto shoved the youngster with Chelsea 4-2 down Football players on the field during a game.He went flying into the advertising boards A ball boy gives a soccer jersey to a player.But Neto insisted he was sorry and gave the youth his shirt after the game

as time ticked down in the last-16 tie, with Chelsea behind by four goals to two.

The , which understandably enraged the PSG players.

Neto was clearly frustrated trying to get the ball back from the helper on the side of the pitch,

However, most would agree Neto’s reaction was too strong, with Neto himself clearly regretful of the moment.

After the game, the 26-year-old came out to speak to .

The winger said: “I want to say the situation that happened on the pitch with the ball boy.

“I want to apologise. I already spoke with him. It was the heat of the moment.

“We were losing, and I wanted to pick up the ball. I gave him a little push, and that cannot happen.

“I saw that I hurt him; I’m not like this… it was in the heat of the moment; I gave him my shirt. I have to apologise to him.

“I’m really, really sorry about that.

“Straight away I spoke to him and he laughed, he was happy I gave him the shirt and I said sorry like 35 times.

“I didn’t understand his French but he was laughing, so I think he knew it was a heat-of-the-moment thing, and told him I’m not like that.”

and had a pretty good game overall,

He could, though, face retrospective punishment in the coming week or so.

A medical professional in a "MEDECIN URGENTISTE" jacket and a football player in a white jersey escort a young man off the field.Despite his apology and escaping a card, he could face retrospective action Footballer Eden Hazard kicking a ball boy.He’s not the first Chelsea winger to have ball boy troubles…

The situation reminded fans of Blues legend Eden Hazard‘s unwise encounter with the ballboy back in 2013.

The Belgian launched a kick at the Swansea ballboy during a semi-final with the Blues trailing.

Hazard would receive a red card for the altercation and incurred a standard three-match ban as a result.

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