A quarter-final return without supporters of Olympique de Marseille in Greece.
This is the wish of the Greek authorities, who asked UEFA on Monday to ban Marseille fans from attending the second leg of the Europa League Conference quarter-final on Thursday at PAOK Salonika because of the violence at the stadium. 'to go.
"The General Directorate of Police of Thessaloniki has submitted a written request to the competent authorities for the prohibition of the organized and individual movement of Marseille supporters, in view of the match against PAOK at the Toumba stadium", indicates a press release from the Ministry of Protection of citizens.
Incident on the way
During the first leg played last Thursday in Marseille, won 2-1 by the French team, serious incidents between supporters took place, both around the stadium and in the city.
This ban, if decided by UEFA, may only be in principle because an official of one of the main groups of Marseille supporters told AFP after the first leg that the planned trip to Greece was canceled.
According to the press release, Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos discussed the matter on Monday with UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis and Deputy General Secretary Giorgio Marchetti.
“In this intervention, the minister requested that the request of the Greek police for the preservation of public order and the protection of socio-economic life in Thessaloniki be accepted,” the statement said.
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