They are used to occupying some of the best seats in the stadium. "The most expensive outside of dressing rooms and lounges," says Alexandre, a subscriber for more than 7 years in the Borelli gallery. This supporter and his wife pay 3,500 euros per year each for their annual pass in the most prestigious gallery in the Parc des Princes. They occupy the 6th row of the “presidential”, just next to the visitors' bench. After the Bordeaux match (4-3), as on several occasions since the start of the season, they alerted the club to a glaring visibility problem, illustrated by the photo above. Unsuccessful so far.
The origin of the problem goes back to the summer, when the test benches were moved from the edge of the field to the stands. “Since the match against Galatasaray, every time it rains, they put a tarp over the new benches and the visibility is zero for us on half the field. For the club, this is normal. He does not plan to withdraw it, does not apologize. The only answer I got was that it was an initiative from the sports sector. I asked for the reimbursement of places for the evenings concerned, without return so far.
"Even the substitutes are bothered by the tarp"
At least four meetings were concerned: against the Turkish club (December 11), Amiens (December 21), Lyon (February 9) and that of Sunday against Bordeaux. A few dozen supporters are concerned on each side of the benches. Several fans complained to the stewards during the meeting.
Some were replaced, others remained standing, not improving the visibility of those around them, most of them had no concrete proposal. A lawyer subscriber threatened the PSG to make note by a bailiff the non-respect of the conditions of sale of the purchased places. "Even the substitutes seated at the top of the bench are bothered by the tarp," says Alexandre. So much so that Yacine Adli changed places during the meeting… ”
Solicited, the club ensures to be fully aware of the situation and seeks a way to resolve it while respecting the will of the sports sector which had requested the installation of the device.
“Paris Saint-Germain has taken into account the request of this supporter, explains PSG, asked on this issue. Club teams are working to find solutions as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the neighbors of the benches will scrutinize the forecasts between now and the March 11 meeting against Borussia Dortmund. The first tendencies project for the moment a rather mild weather.