The twinning of the ultras of Olympique de Marseille and AEK, reflected in a tifo

He Marseilles this Thursday seized the leadership of group B of the Europa League AEK Athens won at the stadium Velodrome to the Greek team (3-1), which, despite the goal of the Mexican Orbelín Pineda, fell in the final stage, facing one less player due to the expulsion of its goalkeeper, the Serbian Cican Stankovic.

Besides being on the field of play, the spectacle of the start of the match was also experienced by both fans. AEK Athenas and Olympique de Marseille have several factors that unite their history and, therefore, theirs beginners.

Olympique Marseille has a Greek past. Immigrants from Phocaea, an ancient Greek city in Asia Minor, currently in Turkey, were the founders of the city of Marseille. Therefore the colors are similar to Greece and some nod to the history of both countries. Their most radical fans also have something in common; both of anti-fascist ideologies.

In 2013, for example, the Original 21, ultra section of the Greek club, apologized to Giorgios Katidis after celebrating a victory with the fascist salute.

There are so many similarities that, accustomed to seeing battles between radical groups, especially in Europe in international competition, and where the ultras of Olympique de Marseille and AEK have been the protagonists on more than one occasion, it is curious to see a twins so clear between the two groups that there are so many conflicts behind them.

This is how two fans arrived hand in hand at the Vélodrome Stadium in Marseille:

Not satisfied with this, they received their teams with a amazing typhoid at the north end of the stadium once the opponents jump onto the green:

The typhus in question will leave one of the photos of the week on the third day of the European competition:

He Marseilles It is the leader of group B of the Europa League with 5 points. AEK and Brighton They have 4 and the Ajax2.