This travel ban is justified by “a real and serious risk of clashes between supporters of the two clubs” during the meeting scheduled for 8:45 p.m. at the Groupama Stadium in Décines-Charpieu.
On October 29, a Ligue 1 meeting between the two clubs was canceled due to the stones of the buses of OL players and supporters of this club en route to the Vélodrome stadium by Marseille supporters. Fabio Grosso, who was then OL coach, was injured in the face by shards of glass, along with seven other Lyonnais.
“On Sunday February 4, 2024 from 00:00 to midnight, individual or collective travel, by any means, of any person claiming to be a supporter of Olympique de Marseille or behaving as such, is prohibited between the municipalities of the department Bouches-du-Rhône, on the one hand, and the municipalities of Décines-Charpieu, Meyzieu and Lyon (Rhône), on the other hand,” according to the decree published Tuesday.
The Minister of the Interior had already banned in December a trip by OL supporters to Marseille for the match against OM rescheduled after the incidents of October 29, following which several investigations were opened by the public prosecutor’s office. Marseilles.