For one of the most important matches of the year in Marseille, the reception of Paris Saint-Germain, the ticket offices are often closed. This will be the case again this Sunday at the Orange Vélodrome, while OM hosts its rival at the end of the 27th day of Ligue 1: the Marseille club has announced that the clash will be played behind closed doors.
“More than 65,800 supporters will be expected for the OM-PSG clash, it will be a new attendance record at the Orange Vélodrome, in all competitions,” the club communicated this Thursday evening. The current attendance record is held by... last season's clasico, on February 26, 2023 in Ligue 1. A few days after their setback on the same ground in the Coupe de France, Christophe Galtier's men inflicted a dry defeat on OM (0-3) in front of 65,894 spectators.
No PSG supporters
Five of the ten biggest crowds in the history of this stadium, whose capacity was increased to 67,394 spectators at the time of Euro 2016, are matches against Paris Saint-Germain. The daily L'Équipe specifies that OM “received more than 100,000 requests for places for this clash of the 27th day of Ligue 1, and more than 40,000 people are still on the waiting list this Thursday evening. »
Note that this match will once again be held without Paris Saint-Germain supporters, who have been systematically banned from traveling since 2015, or even since 2009 for the ultras. They published a press release on Wednesday to express their dissatisfaction.