After Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France, the virus is now spreading to the Champions League. After increasing travel bans last weekend, the French authorities continued by deciding to refuse the arrival of Sevilla supporters to Lens on Tuesday evening, for the duel between the two clubs in the Champions League.
A sanction which provoked the anger of the Lensois, in solidarity, and which Franck Haise does not understand either. “ I regret the absence of the Spaniardsconfided the Artesian coach at a press conference, reports La Voix du Noird. Especially since the information was late. The draw took place at the end of August, there are people who come from Spain, who have organized not a trip but a trip, there are 300-400 of them. At the last moment, they are told, because there are certain problems, to stay at home. »
France unable to welcome 300 foreign supporters
Among the reasons given by the prefecture to justify this travel ban, there is notably an attempted “fight” between ultras from the two clubs in September, at the time of the first leg. A version completely denied by the Red Tigers, who point out that there were no incidents during their three trips this season in the Champions League, to Seville, London and Eindhoven.
The people of Lens came in their thousands. And this time, the announced number of Sevillians is much lower, which makes Franck Haise even more annoyed. “ At 10 month of the Games, what are we going to do if we are not able to accommodate 300 people? This is a real problem, beyond the form. I don’t think this is the right method.” railed the Lensois coach.
