Aston Villa manager Remi Garde has revealed that his daughter was in Paris when terrorists struck the French capital.
The 49-year-old has claimed that he was returning to his homeland France when 129 people were killed by terrorists in six separate locations last Friday.
Three bombers blew themselves up outside the Stade de France where the national team were playing Germany.
Garde discovered that his daughter was in the city, but she was safe in her apartment.
"I was on the plane back to France when it happened," Garde told reporters. "Then I was in the taxi and I heard the game on the radio. They said there was an explosion outside the stadium. We didn't know too much at this time, then I went home and learned my daughter was in Paris for the weekend.
"I didn't know that. I was scared a little bit but just for two hours because I had her on the phone and it was okay. Everyone in France has a cousin or daughter or friends in Paris. All the country was scared. It was very hard. When you know your family is safe it's one point, but when you saw what happened - everybody has been affected a lot. We are still affected by that. It is such a nightmare to see such an attack.
"She was not near the place where it happened. She stayed in the apartment and understood quite quickly it was not the night to be out in Paris. We speak every day on the phone. I saw her and my family since."
Reports have claimed that Premier League officials are considering playing France's national anthem 'La Marseillaise' before every top-flight game this weekend.
Danielle Joynson
