Will Marseille fans be able to travel to Greece on Thursday to attend the Europa League Conference quarter-final second leg against PAOK Salonika? The Greek authorities are against it and thus asked UEFA on Monday to ban this possibility. “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“, says a press release from the Ministry of Citizen Protection.
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.
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The Greek authorities have indicated that the implementation of the travel ban measure for Marseille supporters has been applied in the past during other international matches away from the French club. 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.
“Olympique de Marseille takes note of the press release from the Ministry of Citizen Protection asking the competent authorities to ban the travel of Marseille supporters for the match against PAOK at the Toumba stadium. The club regrets that its supporters are deprived of ‘encourage their team from the heart, but respect the decision taken by the Greek authorities,’ OM announced in a press release.
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