UEFA opens disciplinary procedure for incidents in the match between Olympique Marseille and Frankfurt

The second day of the group stage of the Champions League was tainted by the off-field events in the Olympique Marseille match against EintrachtFrankfurt. The fans of both clubs had reprehensible behavior that led the French police to close schools and public places near the stadium for fear of a confrontation.

In this regard, UEFA reported that it opened a disciplinary procedure to the two teams for what happened in the vicinity of the Stade Velodrome. This was reported by the same body, which would sanction both teams for the behavior of their fans, who carried fireworks and threw objects at the rival team’s fans.

In the case of Marseillesaccording to a statement from the UEFA The offenses included throwing objects, setting off fireworks, using laser pointers, generating crowds, and blocking public roads in the vicinity of the Velodrome. While with Frankfurt, it was determined that the supporters had racist behavior, making the Nazi salute inside the stadium.

According to the French newspaper L’Equipe, among the sanctions that the French club could receive is playing its next Champions League match behind closed doors. This would be in the commitment of next Tuesday, October 4, in which they will face the Sporting Lisbon, who is leader of Group D with two wins; if such a sanction were given, it would be announced days before the match.

If by that date the European body has not made a resolution to the case, then the veto to the stadium could take place until the last day of the group stage, when Marseille receives the Tottenham on November 1st. Already last season, the French were sanctioned with a fine of 40,000 euros and a game behind closed doors for similar disturbances in the semifinal of the Conference League against the Feyenoord.

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As for Frankfurt, at the moment it is not known what type of sanction they could receive in addition to a financial fine. The German team, current champion of the Europe Leagueare in third position in their group, with the same three points as Spurs but with a lower goal difference.