Tension reigns in Marseille. On the sidelines of the quarter-final first leg of the Europa League Conference between OM and PAOK Salonika, scheduled for Thursday at 9 p.m., new incidents took place during the afternoon. Overflows following the first scuffles on Wednesday evening, where a Marseille supporter had also been arrested.
Around 2 p.m., two Greeks were also arrested and placed in police custody, said the Bouches-du-Rhône police headquarters, following new incidents. They took place in the Joliette district where a gathering of 400 PAOK ultras, sometimes equipped with iron bars, had formed. According to the latest information from The Team, PAOK supporters allegedly attacked a motorist wearing an OM jersey. Violent scenes requiring the intervention of the BAC and therefore resulting in the strengthening of the security system planned for the meeting.
❌ #OMPAOK | The Greek club violated the security instructions they had agreed to. 🔴 Already 2 arrests of Greek thugs claiming the values of sport… They will have to explain themselves to French justice.
– Prefect of police of Bouches-du-Rhône (@prefpolice13) April 7, 2022
