Didier Ollé-Nicolle announced "a big party" on Friday at a press conference.
It started 2h30 before kick-off, near the Parc des Princes with the arrival of the procession of Parisian ultras, equipped with flags, scarves, jerseys and firecrackers of all kinds, to encourage the women of PSG to snatch their qualification for the Champions League final on May 21 in Turin.
In the first leg, the Ile-de-France lost 3-2 at Groupama Stadium.
In the obligation to win, they were able to count on the support of more than 42,000 spectators this Saturday evening.
A record for the capital club.
“We want players who fight for the club”
Benoît, a subscriber for 30 years and a member of the Auteuil bend, did not want to miss this moment: “The girls represent the values, he says.
When there was the Leproux plan, we turned to them and handball.
The more the years pass, the more they improve.
Despite what is happening with the management, and in their team this season, they manage to have results.
We, today what we want is players who fight for the club, no matter if they lose, and as long as the girls continue like this, we will support them.
There is no reason for that to change.
This (Saturday evening), it will be a European Cup match like in 93 against Real Madrid.
All behind the girls, all behind the club!
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Upon their arrival at the Parc des Princes, the members of the Collectif Ultras Paris laid a wreath of flowers in tribute to James Rophe, a figure of Parisian supporters who died on April 29, 2020. They made themselves heard, in the stands, when the Lyon goalkeepers are entered the field, at 8:08 p.m., led by the former Parisian Christiane Endler, who was copiously whistled.
A few minutes later came the turn of the PSG players who obviously had the right to the warmest encouragement.
"Take these colors to Turin"
"Proud of our colors and our players"
The @Co_Ultras_Paris shows its support before the match #UWCL pic.twitter.com/itn3AqIStn
— The Parisian |
PSG (@le_Parisien_PSG) April 30, 2022
A banner was unfurled before kick-off, which read: “Take these colors to Turin.
Proud of our colors and proud of our players.
The smoke bombs were out.
The watchword is clear this Saturday evening for the Ultras: all united, behind the women, who have experienced another eventful week with the dismissal for six days of Kheira Hamraoui.
While the uproar does not run out of steam against management, this match served as a truce.
To the delight of the other supporters who came to attend the meeting.
Like Romain, a big fan of PSG: “We always come as a family for PSG-Lyon, whether for girls or boys, he says.
The atmosphere will be huge tonight, the Lyonnaises will be under pressure, ”predicts this father.
His partner Angélique, supporter of Lyon, still warns: “In April 2019, I was in Lyon, there were 25,000 of us and it was rather the Parisians who had the pressure.
Indeed, PSG had swum in the middle of a nightmare and lost 5-0.
“But when the Ultras are there, when they sing, there is no comparison, continues Romain.
The girls are going to wet the jersey!
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HEGERBERG HEADER 🤯@AdaStolsmo scores her fifth in five @UWCL matches 🔥
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— DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) April 30, 2022
The ultras quickly made the Park rise in temperature.
The Parisiennes, in tune, entered the match perfectly but let themselves be trapped on the first opportunity of Ada Hegerberg (14th).
A hard blow which was not going to attenuate the fervor of the supporters, who will cheer the goalkeeper Votikova, author of a masterful intervention in the 25th minute in front of Cascarino.
Faced with the envy and self-sacrifice of their players, the support of the ultras will experience no air pockets throughout the evening.
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