PSG – OM: the bad news

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By: Manu Tournoux

A classic without the classics? Next Sunday, PSG will receive OM, at the end of the 26th day of Ligue 1. For this match, the Club of the Marseille city will not be able to count on its followers. Indeed, there will be no Marseille supporters, and this, according to the principle of reciprocity between clubs, as there were no Parisians at the Vélodrome (0-3), on October 27, recalls
The team.

Still according to daily information, the National Division for the Fight against Hooliganism (DNLH) intends to classify the match at level 5, as much as possible. This decision responds in particular to “Serious risks of public order disorders requiring exceptional measures”. For this, a preparatory security meeting will be held at the end of the week, in order to refine the police system and to assess the risks linked to the meeting.

Clément Turpin with whistle

This match, which will be played five days after the trip of Parisians to Liverpool, for the round of 16 return from the Champions League, will be officiated by Clément Turpin. It will be the eighth time that the 42 -year -old referee has directed this confrontation. While tensions are multiplying in French football, especially because of arbitration, its performance will be scrutinized closely.