“We are and will remain #AJamaisLesPremiers”. Before the kickoff of the Champions League final between PSG and Bayern Munich, Olympique de Marseille did not hesitate to recall this Sunday their victory in 1993 in this same competition, the most prestigious of the cups European.
"Football and Marseille are a unique story, a fusional relationship, unparalleled popular fervor and legendary rivalries," said the club on its official Twitter account, without calling for support for this or that team this year. But "tonight, OM calls for calm and responsibility, because violence does not solve anything", writes the Olympian club.
Football and Marseille are a unique story, a strong relationship, unparalleled popular fervor and legendary rivalries.
Tonight, OM calls for calm and responsibility, because violence does not solve anything.
We are and will remain #AJamaisLesPremiers pic.twitter.com/WP43XGZzkC
For several days, tension has been mounting on the Canebière at the prospect of a possible coronation of Neymar and his teammates. Tuesday, bars in Marseille had preferred not to broadcast the semi-final between PSG and RB Leipzig after being pressured, and some clashes had taken place in the Marseille city after the match.
The prefect wanted to ban wearing a PSG jersey in Marseille
It is for this reason that the prefect of police of Bouches-du-Rhône had decided, by a decree published on Friday, to ban the wearing of jersey and any distinctive sign of PSG on the Old Port of Marseille. and in its periphery. Faced with the outcry and while the legality of this measure was contested by several jurists, he backpedaled a few hours later.
On Saturday evening, the JDD reported that the management of OM had planned not to congratulate their rival in case of victory. Obviously, supporting him is also too painful. The president of Olympique Lyonnais, he did not have these reservations. "On behalf of all French football fans, I sincerely wish a great victory for PSG", wrote Jean-Michel Aulas on Twitter this Sunday at midday.