OM supporters disgusted by the incidents during Olympico against OL

On one side the projectiles and the bloody face of the Olympique Lyonnais coach, Fabio Grosso, after Marseille supporters stoned the coaches of the Lyon players and supporters on Sunday evening near the Vélodrome stadium. On the other side, racist insults in the stands, from Lyon supporters. Here is the summary of Sunday evening for the OM-OL meeting, which had to be postponed. For many Marseille supporters who hoped to see the match, disgust dominates.

There is sadness and disgust, explains Florian in front of the television. Sunday evening, this Olympique de Marseille supporter had to explain to his 8-year-old son why the match against OL did not take place. “For an 8-year-old child, seeing these images of a coach with his face in blood… He also plays football. I explained to him in children’s words that these are pseudo supporters of our club “We are still seen as bad boys, as a violent city, etc. Even though this is only a tiny minority.”

Recurring violence that questions

The Marseillais who stoned the Lyon buses are “lamentable“, repeats Sergio. He had to leave the Vélodrome stadium when the match was canceled. “They deprived 60,000 Marseillais who were there to sing, to whistle at the opponent also because it’s part of the gamesaid Sergio. They ruined everything. It’s a social issue, it goes beyond sport. So much hatred poured out in a few seconds because we see a bus with Olympique Lyonnais on it… and suddenly, we become wild beasts. It’s because there is something deep within us that is there, that is latent.”

“Football, often, is a reflection of our society”

Sergio, Marseille supporter

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“We must question this violence“, concludes Sergio. The Marseille supporter also denounces what he saw in the stands among the Lyon supporters, with Nazi salutes and racist cries.