Chelsea winger Pedro Neto apologized for pushing a ball boy during Wednesday’s 5-2 Champions League defeat to Paris St. Germain, an incident that capped a chaotic end to the visitors’ late collapse.

The 26-year-old shoved the ball boy in stoppage time at the Parc des Princes, sending him into a chair and sparking a brief confrontation between players.

“I want to apologize to the ball boy,” Neto told TNT Sports. “I have already spoken to him. We were losing, and in the emotion of the game, I wanted to get the ball fast and I gave him a little push. I’m not like this. It was in the heat of the moment, and I gave him my shirt. I’m really sorry about it. He could see what had happened and was happy with the situation.”

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior also addressed the incident. “If there was anything from our side that was wrong or out of order, I apologize on behalf of the club,” he said.

On the field, Luis Enrique’s PSG took the lead twice through Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembele, only to be pegged back by Malo Gusto and Enzo Fernandez. Vitinha and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia then scored three late goals, securing a dominant win for the hosts.

Chelsea’s disappointment was evident at full time, with goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen attempting to leave straight down the tunnel before Robert Sanchez encouraged him to return and applaud the traveling supporters.

The Blues will face Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday before hosting PSG in the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie on Tuesday.

-Reporting by Suramya Kaushik in Bengaluru; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus/Reuters