Faced with the explosion of cases of Covid-19 in France, doubt hangs over the presence of the public in the stadiums in the coming weeks. Report Wednesday evening in Lorient during the match against PSG.
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“Come on, everyone get up!”, launches the announcer of the Moustoir stadium where FC Lorient plays. The winter break for Ligue 1 footballers began with the last day of the first leg of the French championship which took place on Wednesday 22 December. OGC Nice became the dolphin of PSG during this 19th day while the Parisians were hooked in Lorient (1-1). For the occasion, the Moustoir had refueled.
A sold-out stadium with a lot of atmosphere, but supporters are well aware that the scenery could be different for the resumption of the championship in 2022. “I think the government will tighten the screws and that there will be closed doors for pro football in January, believes Jean-Yves, supporters of Lorient, who is also worried about a possible stoppage of the amateur championship.
To cope with the surge in Covid-19 cases and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, some European countries have reinstated audience gauges in stadiums, others have generalized behind closed doors, especially in Germany. Nicolas knows that this threat of unsupported matches is real in stadiums in France: “We keep our fingers crossed that this does not happen and that we can continue to live normally.”
Alexandre, a Parisian supporter based in Brittany, is more optimistic: “I trust French football to always ensure the matches because we need it. Even for the players, I think it’s good to have supporters, it’s important. So no, I don’t. have no fear. “
The supporters must always be in the stadiums. Football without supporting, it’s not football anymore
Alexandre, PSG supporterto franceinfo
But given the health situation in France, supporters may have no other choice but to accept new restrictions.