Aftermath of breakage. Friday, April 8, the Greek club PAOK Salonika points the finger at the responsibility of the police in the incidents that broke out on the sidelines of the Europa League Conference match won Thursday at the Stade Vélodrome by OM (2-1). Northeast Greece club claim Marseille fans are the perpetrators “attacks on almost every supporter of rival teams, and that it is ironic to say the least that their police leadership is looking elsewhere for responsibility”.
After three days of unprecedented incidents in the city of Marseille, with the tolerance and responsibility of the local police, it is scandalous that the latter blames the Greek supporters.
the PAOKin a press release
This police also had, according to the PAOK, confidential information on the schedules and routes of the official delegations, which leaked, leading to attacks by hooligans against the officials and the buses of the group. “Furthermoreadds the management of the Greek club, the police did not intervene to protect his hotel from an organized assault.”
“It is thanks to the superhuman and reinforced efforts of the security officers that we did not have to mourn the victims of this monumental incompetence of the management of the Bouches-du-Rhône police”, accuses the PAOK. A speech that supports coach Razvan Lucescu’s statements at the post-match press conference: “In the return match, I hope that Marseille will be received as we have been received here. I’m very disappointed with what I saw today, it’s a very bad image for the city of Marseille.”
As a reminder, incidents took place in Marseille between Greek supporters and OM fans on Wednesday evening. They continued on Thursday before kick-off, then inside the Stade Vélodrome. Projectiles and seats were thrown on the lawn by Greek supporters, while PAOK and OM fans launched smoke bombs and firecrackers above the safety nets.
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Marseille supporters also launched fireworks in the direction of the Greek parking lot and very strong explosions of firecrackers sounded. A brief crowd movement took place at the bottom of the bend and the police intervened with tear gas in the direction of the Greek fans. In total, a dozen people were arrested and the police headquarters mentioned Thursday evening about thirty police officers injured, most of them slightly.
“The resolute and professional action of the departmental directorate of public security and CRS and gendarme reinforcements has made it possible to control the hundreds of violent supporters who have come from Greece without the supervision promised by their club or respect for the means, hours and points of appointments to which all the visiting teams adhere while away”wrote the police chief of Bouches-du Rhône, Frédérique Camilleri, in a press release on Friday.