As announced, Paris Saint-Germain will be able to count on its supporters in Nantes this Saturday evening.
The travel ban initially issued Friday morning by an order from Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin has in fact been lifted by the Council of State.
But the trip to the La Beaujoire stadium will be made under certain conditions, revealed by a late press release from the Loire-Atlantique prefecture.
During the night from Friday to Saturday, the day before the match, and defying the decision of the Council of State, the Loire-Atlantique prefecture decided to ban 500 of the 1,000 Parisian supporters registered for the trip.
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— Asso.Nat.Supporters (@A_N_Supporters) February 17, 2024
While 1000 supporters were originally supposed to make the trip to Nantes, only 500 supporters will ultimately be admitted to the enclosure.
Their arrival will be very supervised: they will only be able to travel “as part of a trip exclusively organized by the Paris Saint-Germain club, transported by bus, minibus and light vehicles, under police escort.
» A meeting point has also been set at a tollbooth on the A11 to transport fans to the stadium.
Furthermore, no distinctive PSG sign will be authorized “in the municipalities of Nantes, Saint-Herblain, Orvault, Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire and Rezé”.
The meeting is classified 3 on a scale of 5 by the services of the National Division for the Fight against Hooliganism (DNLH).
In its decree, the Ministry mentioned “a real and serious risk of clashes between supporters of the two clubs”.
The National Supporters Association speaks of a “direct attack against the principles of the Republic”.