2023-12-05 12:49:41
“A real and serious risk of clashes between supporters of the two clubs exists. » The Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin decided, in a ministerial decree published Tuesday in Official newspaper, to prohibit the travel of OL supporters to Marseille in view of the match between OM and the Lyonnais scheduled for Wednesday evening (9 p.m.) at the Stade Vélodrome. A text which supplements the decree taken on November 21 by the police chief of Bouches-du-Rhône which prohibited any person claiming to support the Rhône club from circulating in the city center of Marseille and around the enclosure on Wednesday .
The reasons given by the tenant of Place Beauvau are multiple. “The travel of the Olympique Lyonnais (OL) club is very frequently a source of disturbances to public order due to the violent behavior of certain supporters or individuals claiming to be supporters of this team,” explains the ‘stopped. The text also points to “the violent behavior” adopted “regularly for many years” by some of their Marseille counterparts.
“Relationships marked by animosity”
“Supporters of the Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille clubs maintain relations marked by animosity and this antagonism has resulted in several clashes requiring the intervention of the police,” underlines the Minister of the Interior, recalling various episodes of tension until the stone-breaking of the Lyon team bus on Sunday October 29. This attack led to the postponement of the meeting to Wednesday December 6.
That evening, Lyon supporters present in the parking lot also sent monkey cries and Nazi salutes to supporters of the Marseille club. Racist acts condemned by OL, and recalled by Gérald Darmanin in his order. The minister also justifies his decision by the mobilization of the police in the fight against drug traffickers, the risks of attacks and even the securing of the Lyon team’s bus route.
Last in the standings, Lyon travels to Marseille with the aim of obtaining a second victory this season. Ninth, the Marseillais can get closer to the top of the ranking if they succeed.
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