Supporters of the Montpellier football club are banned from traveling for the match of the 29th day of Ligue 1 on the lawn of Matmut Atlantique in Bordeaux. The Gironde prefecture issued an order “restricting the freedom to come and go”). They are not allowed to appear in Bordeaux city center and around the stadium between Saturday March 19 at 8 a.m. and Monday March 21 at 8 a.m.
This decision was taken after the serious incidents of the first leg, on September 22, in Hérault. A coach of Bordeaux supporters had been attacked at a roundabout. A real ambush followed by a street fight with iron bars, smoke bombs and balaclavas in front of the astonished eyes of motorists. 16 people were injured. The Girondins de Bordeaux had filed a complaint against X.