The memory of the nightmarish evening of October 29 still haunts people's minds, on the eve of the reception of the Parisian club at the end of the 27th day of Ligue 1. Five months after the incidents that occurred during the visit of OL - stones being thrown on the buses Lyon, injury to the face of Fabio Grosso, Olympico postponed - eyes will be turned once again towards the Marseille city, scene of the 107th classic in history. A risky match requires that the authorities have planned an imposing security system in order to avoid any incident outside the stadium, where the Bouches-du-Rhône police headquarters is held responsible.
Unlike the arrival of 584 faithful from the Rhone at the end of October, red and blue supporters will be prohibited from traveling to Marseille on Sunday. “We made an attempt during a Coupe de France match in 2018 at the Parc des Princes, the Marseille supporters were able to travel. Unfortunately, this meeting was punctuated by incidents. Since then, matches have systematically taken place without opposing supporters, declares the head of the National Division for the Fight against Hooliganism (DNLH), Thibaut Delaunay, to RMC Sport. We did a test with the return of Lyon supporters to Marseille with a fairly high number, this test was not conclusive, and therefore that led us to take a decision to ban the travel of Parisian supporters. »
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