Wounded at Nice-Cologne delayed by riots

The start of the Nice-Cologne matchwhich corresponds to the first day of the group stage of the Conference League, was postponed at 7:40 pm this Thursday due to violent clashes between fans of the German and French teams at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice. There are some injuries. The meeting was supposed to start at 6:45 pm It was announced over the loudspeakers that, at the slightest incident, the match would be stopped and all indications were that it would definitely be suspended.

Clashes between Nice and Cologne fans took place before the match began. Several hundred Cologne fans, out of the more than 8,000 present in the Ray stand at the Nice stadium, invaded the presidential stand or Ségurane stand, to meet the supporters of the Côte d’Azur team, placed in the famous south stand .

Many people were injured in the clashes before law enforcement intervened. There were attacks with iron bars and a German fan fell from several meters. UEFA announced that the match was delayed “due to public disturbances”. The players did not come out to warm up at the scheduled time.

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