Ligue 1. Toulouse-Montpellier match classified as “at risk”: the prefect’s anti-hooligan measures

A Occitanie derby boiling hot. The meeting which will oppose the Toulouse Football Club (TFC) at Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (MHSC), Friday May 3, 2024, at 7 p.m., at the Stadium, was classified as a “risky match” by the National Division of fight against hooliganism (DNLH).

Measures in force

The following measures will be implemented:

• Activation of Stadium security PC in the presence of security and emergency services;
• Provision of a crisis room by Toulouse Métropole in the event of a major incident;
• Implementation of anti-intrusion and anti-projection devices on the ground by the
  TFC;
• ban on appearing around and in the Stadium to any person claiming the quality of supporter of the MHSC or behave as such, from Friday May 3, 8 a.m., to Saturday May 4, 2024, 8 a.m., to drive or park on public roads within a perimeter delimited by the following roads, these not being included :
  – Boulingrin roundabout,
  – allées Jules Guesdes,
  – Paul Feuga aisles,
  – boulevard du Maréchal Juin,
  – avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny,
  – Poudrerie footbridge,
  – Ramier Island
  – rue de la digue,
  – avenue de Muret,
  – Place du Fer à Cheval,
  – Charles de Fitte avenues,
  – Catalans bridge,
  – avenue Paul Séjourné,
  – Lascrosse Boulevard,
  – boulevard d’Arcole,
  – boulevard de Strasbourg,
  – rue Matabiau,
  – avenue de Lyon,
  – Arago street,
  – rue des Champs-Elysées,
  – boulevard Marengo,
  – Jean-Jaurès aisles,
  – boulevard Lazare-Carnot,
  – Allée Forain François-Verdier,
  – Boulingrin roundabout.

Likewise, supporters cannot claim to be supporters of the MHSC or behave as such in the Toulouse Stadium.

Pierre de Coubertin Bridge closed

Finally, the Pierre de Coubertin bridge will be totally closed to traffic three hours before the start of the match.

The bridge will reopen at the start of the match, then close again 15 minutes before the end of the match to allow the evacuation of the public, in accordance with the directives of the security forces.

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