But what happened in the stands and on the forecourt of Groupama Stadium after Olympico (1-2 victory for OM)? An investigation for “aggravated violence” is underway since OL had alerted the Lyon public prosecutor on Monday morning to the fights. The latter requested images from the club, which was able to provide him this Tuesday.
OL stadium manager Xavier Pierrot explains the situation: “The Marseillais were 550 parked instead of the 400 authorized, but they held up very well and there were no problems to report. The problem is that on OM’s second goal, a few hundred Marseilles scattered around the rest of the stadium, especially in the upper ring, let their joy explode, which is very visible on the CCTV cameras, and this which may have created nuclei of tension. »
L’Equipe reports that in the South Bend, a group of seven Marseilles and about fifteen Lyon supporters got into a violent fight. Lynchings took place and racist remarks were made (“you are not at home dirty nigger”). OL “strongly condemned” the actions of some of its supporters and the xenophobic remarks heard on a video, then broadcast on social networks.
“The stewards intervened for the fight. But then, on the forecourt, one of the Marseillais spotted the band of Lyonnais and jumped on them. It is this individual that we see taken to task in the video that is circulating on the Internet. Let this be clear, the comments made on the sidelines of the fight are inexcusable and reprehensible, and we also hope that they will be condemned by the courts, “said Xavier Pierrot.
“We are waiting for complaints, we invite all the victims to contact the club and we will file a civil action to accompany the files,” he also commented.