There were skirmishes and riots on Tuesday evening around the Champions League game of Frankfurt Eintracht at Olympique Marseille.
Two hours before kick-off, even before the gates to the Stade Vélodrome had opened, there was plenty of ignition.
Cannon bangs caused loud bangs around the arena, which can accommodate a good 66,000 spectators.
Bengalos also burned again and again;
fireworks also flew into the sky.
Ralph Weitbrecht
sports editor.
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It was an overall heated atmosphere, and it was no wonder that the police had increased their forces to a good 1,000 officers in the French Mediterranean metropolis on the day of the match.
3300 fans of Eintracht had received a ticket for the second premier class game of Frankfurt.
After entering the stadium, there were provocations between home spectators and supporters in the away block.
So-called fans of both camps shot pyrotechnics into the other blocks immediately before kick-off, and the police then positioned themselves in the Frankfurt area.
The AFP news agency, citing the prefecture, reported that some German supporters in the stands gave the Hitler salute.
As early as Monday evening, eight people were arrested after a fight in the city center, including a German, according to the local police.
Six more arrests were made on Tuesday.
The Frankfurt annex had to adapt to strict restrictions, and the authorities had issued bans on staying in some areas within Marseille.
Because last season in the semi-final second leg against West Ham United, Frankfurt supporters stormed onto the field after the end of the game on May 5 to celebrate together with the players who had made it into the final, the European Football Union (Uefa) had the unity with them a fine of 80,000 euros and a ghost game on probation for two years.
In the third group game of this year's Champions League campaign, Europa League winners Eintracht will play Tottenham Hotspur at home on October 4 (9 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Champions League and on Dazn).