The prefect of Hérault was forced to order Olympian fans to back off before Montpellier-OM.
The visitor parking lot remained empty this Sunday at La Mosson. 450 OM supporters were to take their seats there for the match between their protégés and Montpellier, at the end of the eighth day of Ligue 1. This is the size that was granted to them by the authorities. And they were on their way… before being invited to return to Marseille. U-turn! In fact, Marseille fans “did not respect these digital commitments and caused significant disturbances to public order instead of regrouping and control”as reported by the prefect of Hérault, François-Xavier Lauch, referring to the “presence of hooded individuals equipped with iron bars and smoke bombs” or even “projectile throwing against internal security forces”. The incidents took place after the Lunel toll station, on the outskirts of Montpellier. The A9 motorway was blocked in both directions and the CRS had to intervene.
And the prefect added, still in a press release published on X: “This behavior is unacceptable and some of the supporters apparently only came to seek confrontation. Under these conditions, public order cannot be ensured for the match which will take place this evening at 8:45 p.m. I therefore prohibit the travel of all OM supporters to Montpellier, supporters who were asked to turn around under the necessary control of the CRS and gendarmes present.. According to the police, 650 Olympian supporters arrived, or 200 too many, at the meeting point. “When we asked them to turn back, at least 150 individuals faced the police», Specified the divisional commissioner of Hérault. Another bad evening for football.
