Marseilles has imposed on the followers of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) a low profile during this Sunday's final of the Champions League at prohibit wearing the shirt of your team in the city center to avoid possible altercations.
The decree of the Prefecture of Police, which will be published this Friday, also prohibits fans of the Parisian club from carrying banners or any object that identifies them as such in a city that houses his historical rival, Olympique de Marseille.
When the Parisians took a place in the final on Tuesday after beating Leipzig 0-3, Marseille ultras tried to prevent the broadcast of that meeting in some bars and attacked PSG fans, a spokesman for the Prefecture told EFE on Thursday.
“We do not prohibit people from watching the game, but everything that makes them think they are a follower,” he added, making it clear that the objective of this decree is to avoid possible conflicts in the area when PSG face Bayern on Sunday. from Munich.
Similar measures had been taken in the past during the French league, banning certain fans from around the Vélodrome stadium, home of Olympique.
He security device the night of the final It has also adapted in the face of possible altercations, they added in the Prefecture without specifying the number of mobilized agents.
The rivalry between PSG and Marseille has also jumped from the streets to the television sets: former Olympique player and current sports commentator Éric Di Meco has asked his station, “RMC”, not to count on him for the final in should PSG qualify.