PSG's Verratti: I tried to pull Ngando's shorts down

Verratti, 23, tugged at Ngando's shirt and picked up a yellow card in PSG's 2-0 victory at Parc des Princes on Friday.

The Italy international's booking was just his second of the Ligue 1 season and he said Ngando's shorts were his target.

"I will not make a mistake with the feet because it is dangerous to the opponent," Verratti said after the win.

"I tried to take the shorts. It was not a good choice.

"I had lost the ball and we were outnumbered. I didn't want to be at fault for a goal."

PSG coach Laurent Blanc had suggested Verratti could be sent off with a similar foul in the Champions League.

But Verratti laughed that off, saying: "I don't think so. It isn't dangerous to the opponent.

"It is never red."