• UEFA decided on Wednesday to open disciplinary proceedings after the incidents that occurred during the defeat of Olympique de Marseille against Frankfurt on Tuesday (0-1) in the Champions League.

  • The two clubs are accused of “throwing projectiles”, “igniting smoke bombs”, to which is added for OM “the use of lasers” and “trouble” caused by its supporters;

    "degradation" and "racist behavior" on the German side.

  • In a press release, OM regretted these "irresponsible acts of a few individuals".

A disciplinary procedure was opened on Wednesday by UEFA against Olympique de Marseille and Eintracht Frankfurt, after the multiple incidents which occurred during the defeat of the Marseillais at home on Tuesday in the Champions League against the German club (1-0) .

The two clubs will have to answer for "jets of projectiles" and "ignition of smoke bombs", charges to which are added in particular the use of lasers and the "trouble" caused by the supporters for the Marseillais, as well as "damage" and "racist behavior" on the Eintracht side.

An injured German fan

“The disciplinary bodies of UEFA will rule in due time”, specifies the European organization, which had opened a similar procedure last week after the clashes between supporters during Nice-Cologne in the Europa League Conference.

Tuesday evening in Marseille, a German supporter was injured by a smoke bomb fire in the stands and 17 people arrested on the sidelines of the meeting, according to the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture.

In addition, inside the stadium, "German supporters gave Nazi salutes in the visitors' stand", indicated the police headquarters, specifying that a report had been made to UEFA.

“Such behavior tarnishes the image of the club”

For its part, OM acknowledged Wednesday in a press release "jets of smoke bombs and pyrotechnic devices in the north-west sector of the stadium", saying "regret" the "irresponsible acts of a few individuals" despite work upstream with the authorities and the "groups of supporters".



"Such behavior clearly goes beyond the understandable: beyond being dangerous, they tarnish the image of the club, its supporters and the unique atmosphere that characterizes our stadium", continues the club.

OM "reaffirms its commitment to work with the public authorities to identify these individuals" and "to ensure that such incidents are definitively banned from our stadium", concludes the Marseille team.

The club is under a suspended sentence after the incidents that occurred the previous season in the Europa League Conference.

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