The latest incident of fan violence to mar French football this season has left 30 injured after a fan of Olympique Lyonnais and of Paris Saint-Germain They face each other on a highway before the Cup final. France argued on Saturday near the city of Lille.
The prefecture authorities in charge of the northern region of France They reported in a statement on Sunday that 14 of the injured required medical treatment. One bus was burned and two others were damaged in the clashes, which involved more than 200 fans and took place around 6:00 pm. Eight policemen sustained minor injuries.
Pictures circulating on the Internet showed the rivals jostling each other before one of the groups, dressed in all white, jumped over barriers and retreated to a nearby field. Fans threw flares and smashed the windows of buses.
The final was deemed a high security risk by the national police division tasked with fighting hooliganism, and the incidents took place despite fan buses of both clubs being escorted by the police.
The ultras of Lyon and of PSG They have been rivals for a long time and are expected to go to Villeneuve d’Ascq for the final. The group of PSG is dressed in dark, while the other is dressed in white, representing Lyon.
Bertrand Gaume, prefect of Upper France, praised police forces for intervening and preventing further violence. There are 10 detainees. He PSG beat Lyon 2-1 in the last game of Kylian Mbappé with the PSG.
Source: La Verdad
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