PSG: why supporters were taken out of the Boulogne stand during the match against Metz on Wednesday at the Parc

2023-12-21 19:40:10

In the cold of the Parc des Princes, tempers heated up for a few moments on Wednesday evening during the match between PSG and FC Metz (3-1). While Kylian Mbappé’s partners put on a very sad spectacle on the pitch, a certain commotion spread to the Boulogne stand at the Porte de Saint-Cloud enclosure around the 25th minute.

Rather calm in normal times compared to the activities taking place at Virage Auteuil, this part of the stadium is heard when a small group of around fifty people proclaim several songs such as “Liberty for the ultras”, “Un public à Boulogne” . A clamor which did not go unnoticed by Park security who immediately surrounded this small group from the “Block Parisii” located in the upper part of the stand.

This atmosphere will subside very quickly since the stewards then decide to expel the 55 people gathered in Boulogne from the stand and to expel them from the Parc des Princes. This scene was widely commented on and relayed on social networks on Wednesday evening and this Thursday morning, with several PSG fans believing that the decision to take them out of the stadium had been taken because of the chants and because they were standing in the tribune. A version denied by PSG.

A well-supervised placement in Boulogne

According to the club, this small group was actually removed because they had not respected their placement. Concretely, these members of the “Block Parisii” would have occupied the seats of other supporters who were initially supposed to be there. After the expulsion of these 55 people, who were then subject to various checks, the holders of the places in question were able to return to the seats which were initially allocated to them. Concretely at Virage Auteuil where each supporter is generally free to sit wherever they wish, the placement of the Boulogne stand is supervised and each spectator is invited to respect the seat number indicated on their ticket.

This scene in any case echoes the overall situation of the Boulogne stand which has remained without ultras for several years already. This shift is the subject of constant attention from the club’s security service, which refuses to authorize the return of associations, banned in 2021.