Olympique de Marseille (again) in the crosshairs of UEFA.
Following the excesses that punctuated the meeting between Tottenham and Marseille (2-0), counting for the first day of the Champions League, the European body opened a disciplinary case against the Marseille club, informs
RMC Sport
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Wednesday evening, throwing of projectiles (plastic bottles) but also the lighting of smoke bombs as well as clashes with stewards were observed at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
So many overflows noted at the end of the match, when the locals had finally found the opening.
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A game behind closed doors?
UEFA should meet very quickly to rule on this case and pronounce possible sanctions against the Marseille club.
Under a suspended sentence including a match behind closed doors and a €40,000 fine for having "lit fireworks and transmitted a provocative message of an offensive nature" (decision of June 8), OM big risk in this case.
For the suspension to fall, it is necessary that the recurrence of the exact facts alleged be noted by the disciplinary committee.
It remains to be seen whether this will have a heavy hand with the Olympian club, which hosts Frankfurt next Tuesday at the Vélodrome (9 p.m.).
