Pablo Longoriapresident of Marseillesassured this Wednesday that he will not attend the match between his team and the Benficathis Thursday in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals, if the followers of the Marseille team cannot enter the Da Luz stadium.
On Tuesday the Benfica announced its decision to cancel ticket sales to fans of Marseillesafter the French authorities informed the Lisbon club that the presence of Benfica fans was prohibited in the second leg, on April 18.
Pablo Longoria said in a statement: “As president of Marseille (…) I cannot accept that our fans, who have made enormous sacrifices to travel to Portugal, cannot access the visiting fans’ stands in a match we look forward to. impatience. in this very difficult time.
More than 3,000 Marseillais have tickets for Benfica-Marseille and many will be in Lisbon this Wednesday. “In solidarity with them, if they are not allowed to enter, I will not attend either. There is still time to make a good decision in this unfair situation. It is also not safe to leave them at the stadium gate.”
Their respective coaches, Jean-Louis Gasset (Marseille) and Roger Schmidt (Benfica), hope that eventually Marseille fans will be able to attend the match at Da Luz (this Thursday) and Benfica fans will will be able to attend the Vélodrome match ( on the 18th).
Source: La Verdad
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