The images of Sergio Ramos’ violent stampede on a photographer too close to him for his taste when greeting the supporters of Virage Auteuil, Tuesday, after the defeat against Bayern in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League (1-0 ), have made the rounds on social networks.
The Spanish central defender had, at first, expressed his dissatisfaction to a first photographer who had involuntarily jostled him. Above all, he had pushed back with both hands the German photographer Markus Gilliar who, too busy taking pictures of Neymar and Messi exceptionally came to meet the ultras, had not seen him.
In the images, we see the journalist totally incredulous after the gesture of the Spanish defender that a member of the club’s security hastened to come and calm down.
This Thursday, as RMC had announced the day before, Markus Gilliar confirmed in an Instagram post that he had been contacted by the PSG defender. “Evening surprise: Sergio Ramos contacted me personally and apologized for his behavior. Apologies accepted, case closed. The photographer accompanied his message with the hashtags: “fairplay” and “lovemyjob”.
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Reached on the phone to come back to the circumstances of this episode, Markus Gilliar confides to us: “At the start, when I was pushed around, I first thought it was a colleague. But hey, I said to myself that it was still very invigorating for a colleague. And I saw it was Sergio Ramos. I thought I had stepped on his toes. He was upset. I did not understand “.
Once back at the hotel, the photographer forgets the episode. But the video begins to circulate on social networks and everything gets carried away. Back home, he feels overwhelmed by the magnitude of the story in which he believes he has “done nothing wrong”. Until the message from Ramos received on his Instagram messaging. “It was a total surprise, says Gilliar, nine World Cups to his credit. He told me he deserved a yellow card and hoped to see me in Munich. See you on March 8 for the reunion.
In the meantime, the photographer does not want the Parisian: “Maybe I was too close to him yes. In addition with the frustration of the defeat, I can understand the situation. In the end, for me, it’s not a big deal.
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