JOAO CANCELO has revealed sick trolls wished death on his unborn baby after Barcelona’s defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
The Spanish giants were dumped out of the Champions League by PSG this week 6-4 on aggregate.
Barcelona were leading 3-2 after the first leg and took the lead through Raphinha on Tuesday before disaster struck.
Ronald Araujo was sent off on 29 minutes prior to Ousmane Dembele levelling against his old club.
Portuguese international Cancelo, 29, then conceded a second-half penalty as PSG blew Barca away to win 4-1 on the night.
Now the full-back, who is on a season-long loan at the LaLiga club, has revealed some of the vile abuse he received after giving away the penalty.
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Cancelo told ESPN: “People say all sorts. There are comments on Instagram wishing death upon my daughter who’s not even been born yet.
“They would not say it to my face, because we would have a problem, but in the comments they write what they want.
“They’re offensive to my partner, my daughter, our unborn baby. It’s a cruel world and you have to know how to live with it.
“I know how to, but I just don’t know what to say anymore.
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“Wishing death upon a baby is really serious. People don’t think about the person behind the footballer they see on the television. We are humans, too. We are just the same.”
Cancelo could still make his move to Barcelona from City permanent at the end of the campaign.
He has played 35 times so far this term, including nine starts in the Champions League, under Xavi.
However, the Barca boss is leaving this summer after a frustrating season.
He and his players will be hoping to salvage back some pride when they head to runaway LaLiga leaders Real Madrid for El Clasico on Sunday night.
The reverse fixture ended with Jude Bellingham scoring a stunning last-ditch strike to earn Madrid a 2-1 win.
And Uruguayan star Araujo admits they are desperate for payback, saying: “We have a chance at revenge.
“Madrid is our biggest rival and we have to change our mentality. We will give everything on Sunday.
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“We are very sorry [about the PSG game]. Obviously, we are all sad, the children, the families. But this is football, there is always revenge.
“We are going to try again next season. I am convinced that this generation is going to win the Champions League.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
