ExclusiveBasaksehir-PSG: "Erdogan really wants everything to go well in Champions League" (P. Boniface, IRIS)

"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan really wants everything to go well during the Champions League match that Paris Saint-Germain play on Wednesday (28/10/2020, kick-off at 18:55 CET) in the stadium of the champions of Turkey, Istanbul Basaksehir," explained Pascal Boniface, geo-politologist, founder and director of IRIS, to to News Tank Football on 27/10/2020.

The luck of the draw and the calendar of the Champions League have this match, Basaksehir - PSG (Group H, 2^nd matchday of the group stage) at the Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul during full diplomatic tensions between Turkey and France: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recommended to his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, "to undergo mental health examinations", on 25/10/2020. In reaction, Paris recalled its ambassador to Ankara for consultation, an exceptional procedure.

"This match, as Covid-19 requires, will be played in Istanbul in front of only 300 pre-identified spectators, installed in the boxes of the stadium. There is therefore no risk of overcrowding, which must satisfy Turkish President Recep Tayyip…