He Seville has issued an official statement in which it opposes the French Government’s decision to ban the movement of fans from Nervion to Lenswith Diego Alonso’s team improving their chances of advancing to Europe on the final day of group B in the first leg of Champions. The Andalusians need to win at all costs to finish third and gain access to the Europa League, where they are the current champions.
The violent death of a Nantes fan after a match against Nice and other events such as death threats to the former president of Marseille, which led to the departure of Marcelino, and other events which led to French authorities to ban the movement of fans of eight clubs. , but this ban was extended to any match declared high risk in the month of December, affecting the rivalry between Lens and Sevilla.
Sevilla assured that it is “against this proposal as it considers that it harms its fans in particular and football in general, with disproportionate measures that seem unreasonable,” the public note said , in which he added that he had not received official communication on the matter, and that he would raise a formal complaint with UEFA about the actions of the French authorities.
The Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin, explained to the public that Sevilla fans will not be able to travel for this decisive match that will be held at the Felix Bollaert stadium this Tuesday (6:45 pm). Sevilla assures that “it is taking steps with the Spanish government to try to ensure that this ban proposal does not apply, as many fans already have flights and trips to France confirmed to watch the match against lens.”
The full statement from Sevilla is as follows: “Sevilla FC, due to the statement of the Minister of the Interior of the French government, Gerald Darmanin, who in an interview announced the ban on Sevilla fans to come to Lens to see our team on the last day of the Champions group stage League, would like to clarify that, until now, it has not received official communication from the French authorities or from UEFA supporting such an extreme, although it understands that the French government is determined to carry out the proposal according to words of its speaker. So, he wanted to convey that:
““Sevilla FC is against this proposal because it considers that it harms its fans in particular and football in general, with disproportionate measures that seem unjustified.”.
““Sevilla FC is taking steps with the Spanish government to try to ensure that this ban proposal does not apply, as many fans already have flights and trips to France confirmed to watch the match against Lens .”
“Sevilla FC considers the harm it is causing its fans and a dangerous precedent has been set in terms of fan movement. Also, they will give them all the help in their power through the club’s liaison officer.“.
““Sevilla will forward its formal complaint to UEFA about the procedure carried out, without prior notice and with almost no room for reaction.”
“Finally, Sevilla FC will communicate through its media any official decision that will be transferred to the entity, whether by the French or Spanish authorities.”
Source: La Verdad
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