New episode of violence around a Ligue 1 match. This time, it was near the AJ Auxerre stadium, which is returning to the top flight this season, that the facts occurred.
The Burgundy club receives Olympique de Marseille on Saturday afternoon at the Abbé-Deschamps stadium at the start of the sixth day of the championship.
Around three hours before kick-off, supporters of the two teams clashed violently near the stadium.
Violent clashes have just broken out, before the Auxerre-OM match.
Supporters from both sides violently opposed each other, requiring the intervention of the police and the use of tear gas.#OM #Auxerres pic.twitter.com/ByYUiZyV0q
— Provence (@laprovence) September 3, 2022
According to information from the daily La Provence, a restaurant would have been the privileged scene of the scene under the dumbfounded eyes of families with children who were seated there.
Customers had to be sheltered inside the brewery for several minutes.
Photos and videos posted on Twitter show the extent of the damage caused by the fight between fans of the two clubs with tables overturned and chairs scattered all over the terrace while vehicles parked nearby were damaged.
An expedition of Parisians?
The police intervened to disperse the protagonists by using tear gas.
A prefectural decree had been published in anticipation of the meeting mobilizing more than 400 people "to ensure the smooth running of the meeting".
Parisians would have gone down to Auxerre, according to my information.
To confirm.
https://t.co/GfS0hfaWY1
– Adrien MAX (@AdrienMAX9) September 3, 2022
According to elements put forward by a colleague from 20 Minutes, individuals from the Paris region were among those involved in the confrontation.
On Twitter, some Marseille supporters evoke the geographical proximity of Paris to advance the track of an organized trip in order to do battle with Marseille supporters.
In the event of a victory or even a simple draw against the Auxerrois, OM have the opportunity to temporarily take the lead in the Ligue 1 standings pending the results of the trips from PSG to Nantes on Saturday evening and from Lens to Reims on Sunday afternoon. midday.
Auxerre is in the first half of the table and could join the top 5 of the championship in the event of success against the Marseillais.
