Parisian players were not to play in a completely silent atmosphere this Wednesday against Dortmund (8th finals return from the Champions League, 9 p.m.), despite the camera decreed due to coronavirus. The Collectif Ultras Paris, with more than 3,000 members, has submitted a request for a meeting granted by the police headquarters, with the support of the club.
In a press release, the CUP launched an appeal to the "Parisian people": "Their decision behind closed doors will in no way be a barrier for our determination to push our team to qualification. Let us shake the walls and the spans of our lair which will be sadly empty. From the outside, we will play our role as the 12th man. "
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The meeting is set at 7 p.m. in front of the Porte d'Auteuil fountain. The ultras and the other Parisian supporters who will join the Auteuil turn in procession. If possible, ultras will welcome the Parisian bus on arrival from the greening at Rueil-Malmaison. The ultras obtained the right to follow the meeting in front of the Auteuil turn… without limitation of number, despite the ban on gathering more than 1,000 people instituted this Sunday and which led to the camera being closed to the meeting. This possibility would be linked to the fact that the CUP initiative is considered to be a demonstration (not affected by the restrictions) rather than a gathering… PSG will not, however, be able to install a giant screen which would transform the demonstration into a “fan- restricted zone. The ultras are looking for “home-made” solutions to see the match.
"No misconduct will be tolerated"
"We are satisfied, we were afraid that everything would be prohibited," says CUP president Romain Mabille. The club made the relay with the prefecture to unblock the situation. This will allow us to have a much better evening than if everything had been locked with threats of arrests. "The ultras group also calls on its members to respect the imposed framework:" Given the current context, we ask you to have an irreproachable state of mind and no misconduct will be tolerated ".
The ultras also began to install banners within the Parc des Princes to visually materialize their support. They could be between 2 and 3000 to try to be heard beyond the walls by Parisian players.