Manuel Valls, a fan of his native Barcelona, faced a torrent of criticism for his visit to the game in the Olympic Stadium which did not appear on his official agenda.
He said he was invited by European football boss Michel Platini to discuss next year's Euro-2016 championships in France, but this did not calm the storm and Valls finally vowed to refund the cost of the trip for his two children.
His decision to take a Falcon jet to the game went down badly in a country where one in 10 is unemployed, and he later admitted it was a "blunder."
Val says I would cut him a bit of slack, as the plane was going with empty seats, who would not take the kids? The prime minister will at least have been happy with the result: his beloved Barca beat Italian giants Juventus 3-1.
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