PSG supporters banned from traveling to Lyon on Sunday

Paris Saint-Germain supporters will not be able to accompany their team to Lyon on Sunday for Matchday 20 of L1 due to a “real and serious risk of confrontation between the supporters of the two clubs”, according to a decree of the Ministry of the Interior published on Saturday January 8 in the Official Journal.

“The individual or collective movement, by any means, of any person availing himself of the quality of supporter of Paris Saint-Germain or behaving as such, is prohibited between the municipalities of the region Ile-de-France, on the one hand , and the municipalities of Décines-Charpieu, Meyzieu and Lyon (Rhône), on the other hand “, specifies the decree.

The text emphasizes that the trips of the PSG are “frequently a source of public disorder”, such as brawls, violence against the police or the throwing of firecrackers, smoke or agricultural bombs, causing injuries or starting fires. The Interior Ministry also notes that during meetings in Lyon, some supporters of Olympique Lyonnais “frequently demonstrate their violent behavior, manifested around and in the stadiums”.

Sunday’s meeting, an important L1 poster, could also “be marked by a strong desire for revenge on the part of the supporters of both teams”, The ministry is also worried, referring to the incidents that occurred in the stands during the Paris FC-OL meeting counting for the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France on December 17, which was attended by many PSG supporters.

Paris FC and Lyon had been eliminated from the Coupe de France, and OL also suspended from the competition from 2022-2023 and deprived of their traveling supporters until the end of the season.