Stade Rennais coach Julien Stéphan.
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Damien Meyer / AFP
For the first match in its history in the Champions League, Stade Rennais undoubtedly dreamed of a molten stadium and a high-sounding name.
He will have neither.
Pressed by the Covid-19 epidemic, the prefecture of Ille-et-Vilaine limited the gauge to 1,000 people at Roazhon Park for Tuesday's match against Rémy Cabella's FK Krasnodar.
Should we complain, at a time when most French metropolises are living under curfew?
“We are quite capable of bringing in 5, 6, 7,000 people.
And it has been demonstrated, ”President Nicolas Holveck told
Ouest-France
, a few minutes before the prefectural decision.
In a Roazhon Park capable of accommodating just under 30,000 people, only certain stands will be open to the public.
The ticket office for the game, which will open at 1:30 p.m. this Friday, is expected to be stormed.
It will only be reserved for subscribers.
The Roazhon Celtic Kop ultras have received a quota of places, in agreement with the club.
It would still be high time that the leaders of French football seriously step up to the plate.
There are really fed up!
7K people in a 30K seat stadium is it so difficult to organize?
Let's be serious, shit!
- Naive Aguerd (@AguerdTeam) October 15, 2020
Unhappy with this limitation, some supporters launched a petition to try to put pressure on the prefecture, deeming this limitation "totally arbitrary and incoherent".
UEFA had given the green light for 30% occupancy of the stadiums for European competitions, subject to acceptance by local authorities.
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