The party had been successful. Everything had gone perfectly on the ground. And yet, Olympique de Marseille will now have to pay the pots. The Marseille club, which finished in second place in the Ligue 1 standings, was in fact sanctioned with a suspended match closure of the North and South bends of the Vélodrome after the use of smoke bombs and lasers against Strasbourg. at the end of the season (4-0), announced the Professional Football League (LFP) on Tuesday.
The Marseille club must also pay a heavy fine of 130,000 euros, according to a decision of the disciplinary committee published by the LFP. The members of the Dodgers had in particular cracked many smoke bombs, a recurring evil, in the middle of the second period to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the group of supporters installed in the North corner of the Velodrome, which had led to a brief interruption of the game the time that clears the fog.
This did not prevent OM from beating Strasbourg by a wide margin, and climbing to 2nd place in the championship thanks to the draw between Lens and Monaco (2-2).