A mix of weed, smoke and firecrackers, songs and hubbub, scrambling and hugging. You have to have experienced it to understand it. Wednesday during PSG-Dortmund, the Parc des Princes was silent, deadly silence, consequence of the camera linked to the coronavirus. But outside, several diehard supporters have come together to put their senses to the test and - it was the primary goal - to be heard inside the Park. The mission is not easy, the voices started from a distance: 30 meters separate the front of the park from the cordon of CRS which await the restless in the evening like the orcas of Mordor with Aragorn.
A few sweet words against the authorities from time to time but nothing nasty. No charge or incident to deplore, at least not on our side. It must be said that the dense crowd, and between the many shoulders and the thick fog of dozens and dozens of smoke, it is very hard to see clearly in the night of the 16th. What good is it to see, anyway, when it was enough to jump and sing in unison?
"This is PSG my friend. That's it ! "
Some still try to use their eyes to watch what was happening on the meadow, a large concrete wall further. The punishment is immediate and comes from a rabid supporter: “oh are you serious? You are useless there! Are you here to stay calm or make noise? Fuck the mess! He will be listened to, but only halfway. Because basically, everyone wants to know. So between two songs and three applause, we take a look at the screen of the neighbor who receives RMC Sport. No luck, his stream is late. We get spoiled the first goal which is not one (a shot from Cavani diverted to a corner).
Then Neymar's goal on the following action. Jubilation at its peak. All the supporters jump, sing, shout, kiss, each one releases his smoke as one would draw his cigarette. Greens, reds, itchy, sweet. The scene is repeated on the second pawn of the PSG. A first group rejoices, the second waits for a monster time before they can jump for joy, count a minute between the two images of 2-0. The same mess, the same joy. A young man whom we neither know of Adam nor of Eve comes to check us and take us in his arms.
"This is PSG my friend. That's it ! "For them, the club is super important," said Luis Fernandez, moved to tears after a crowd on avenue de la Porte d'Auteuil. They proved it all evening by torturing the vocal cords, one on top of the other, to the detriment of the imposed sanitary rules. Irresponsible? Without a doubt. But no less formidable.
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