Before tonight’s game between Marseille and Lyon, the focus unfortunately is not on the game, but on the security. it was supposed to be a clash between two Arsenal captains (Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette), between two Italian coaches who know each other (Gennaro Gattuso and Fabio Grosso) and between two former French football giants. But no, this postponed game from Round 10 will be played in Marseille in the shadow of the big incident which occurred the last time when Lyon came to town. Their supporters and their bus was attacked, but also the club’s, and one of the stones broke the window and injured coach Fabio Grosso, who nearly lost his eye. Travelling to today’s game, Lyon is a much weaker team than it was 40 days ago.👀🇫🇷 Tonight in Ligue 1 it’s Marseille vs Lyon, aka Derby des Olympiques… Aubameyang vs Lacazette! 👀⚔️ pic.twitter.com/I1CyDwX9wL— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) December 6, 2023 They were attacked, but Marseille wasn’t punished. Also, they wil not have their away fans to support them, since they were banned from traveling by an order from the Ministry of the Interior herself. They also lost the coach, who was sacked due to poor results and the interim coach Pierre Sage will be in the dugout. Also, they will have the previous incident still in the back of their minds as they arrive to Marseille with a higher security measures. Unmarked bus, reinforced window, Lyon will travel with a more secure vehicle than in the first match. The hotel where they are is far away from Velodrome and it’s location is kept as a secret. Even the media couldn’t find out the location from it’s usually realizable police sources.Bruised, battered and now – sacked! Grosso leaves Lyon after less than three monthsWhen they finally leave the hotel, the unmarked bus will go with much higher speed and without much stops. Even the second route is already agreed, in case that something goes wrong. The number of police cars will be higher, which also goes for the police officers at the stadium, even thou there will not be any away fans. Six units of mobile forces will be mobilized around this meeting ultimately classified as maximum risk by the DNLH (around 500 men). The game takes place in the wake of the incident in Nantes, where a fan was killed during a fight close to the stadium before a game between Nantes and Nice. And what about football?##NAJAVA_MECA_7721761##
