Once again, the supporters of Olympique de Marseille will not be able to give voice in the stands of the Parc des Princes to support their team in the classic which opposes it to Paris SG, Sunday April 17. A direct consequence of a decree from the Ministry of the Interior published on Saturday in the Official Journal.
“On Sunday April 17, 2022, from midnight to midnight, the individual or collective movement, by any means, of any person claiming the status of supporter of Olympique de Marseille or behaving as such, is prohibited between the municipalities. of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, on the one hand, and the communes of the region of Ile-de-France, on the other hand”specifies the decree published on the eve of the match scheduled for Sunday at 8:45 p.m.
This decision, which has been customary in recent seasons for matches between PSG and OM, historic rivals in the French football championship (and who occupy the first two places in the ranking this year), is justified in particular by “animosity” and the “strong antagonism” between supporters of the two clubs. The last PSG-OM classic in the presence of supporters of both teams dates back to February 28, 2018 and “eight law enforcement personnel were injured“that day, underlines the decree.
Several incidents involving supporters in Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Lens, Brest and Angers have taken place this season in Ligue 1, leading the Disciplinary Committee of the Professional Football League (LFP) to take numerous sanctions against against clubs. The trip of Lensois supporters to Lille on Saturday (9 p.m.), for the North derby, was also banned.
PSG and OM occupy the first two places in the standings, the Parisians having a comfortable lead of 12 points over the Marseillais.