Parisian supporters deprived of the eighth finals of the Coupe de France. They will not be able to travel to Marseille on Wednesday to support their team against OM in the French Football Cup, the Bouches-du-Rhône police headquarters announced on Monday.
Invoking the “rivalry” between the supporters of the two clubs having “resulted in the past and on a recurring basis in serious disturbances to public order”, the prefect of police Frédérique Camilleri issued several orders prohibiting PSG supporters on Wednesday “from access the Stade Vélodrome and to circulate or park “in its surroundings” and in the nearby districts. They are also prohibited from forming “processions, parades, gatherings and wanderings”.
Travel ban between Île-de-France and Marseille
A ministerial decree also prohibits “any person claiming the status of supporter of Paris Saint-Germain to travel individually or collectively on Wednesday February 8, 2023 between the Île-de-France region and the municipality of Marseille” , according to the press release from the police headquarters.
“The sale of drinks in glass containers” or even “the carrying, transport, possession and use of pyrotechnic devices” near the stadium on Wednesday are also prohibited.