PARIS — The French Interior Ministry have banned
Marseille fans from attending Sunday's Ligue 1 'Classique' with bitter rivals
Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes.
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The Ministry published the order, announcing a 24-hour
travel ban, on Saturday less than 36 hours before the encounter between
table-topping PSG and Marseille, who are second in the standings but 12 points
adrift.
"From zero hour to midnight, the individual or
collective movement, by any means, of any person claiming the status of
supporter of the
Olympique de Marseille or behaving as such, is prohibited
between the municipalities of the department of Bouches-du-Rhone, on the one
hand, and the municipalities of the region of Ile-de-France, on the other
hand.".
This decision was made because of the "animosity"
and the "strong antagonism" between the fans of the two clubs, said
the order.
The last PSG-OM encounter involving fans of both teams was
on February 28, 2018, and "eight members of law enforcement were
injured", the order noted.
The Ligue 1 season has been marked by fan violence at games
in Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Lens, Brest and Angers. Marseille star Dimitri Payet
has twice been hit by bottles while taking corners.
Lens fans have been banned from making the 33km trip to
Lille on Saturday for the 'Derby of the North'.
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