Initially prohibited from traveling to the Parc des Princes for the match of the 13th day of Ligue 1 PSG-Nantes on Saturday evening, Canaris supporters were finally authorized to go to the Parisians enclosure by decision of the Council of State a few kick-off times. But in the meantime, the Capital club has sold all the places in the visitor parking lot. Then Nantes announced an agreement to unlock space for its fans.
There will be no Nantes supporters at the Parc des Princes this Saturday evening. Or probably not much. On the occasion of PSG-Nantes, a match counting for the 13th day of Ligue 1, Canaries fans had hoped, but only for a few hours. In the meantime, they went through all the emotions. It all starts on Friday…
The Ministry of the Interior issues a travel ban on FCN supporters for the match against the Parisians. The Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau took this decision in view of the announced presence of “more than 1,000 Nantes supporters including 250 ultras, members of the Loire Brigade”, according to the text of the decree. The presence of “1,200 members of the Ultra Paris collective” and “around fifteen members of Block Parisii” is also reported.
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“FC Nantes regrets this situation”… then finds an agreement with PSG
Saturday, turnaround. As explained on Friday by RMC Sport, the order prohibiting the movement of Nantes supporters was not published on D-1 of the Ligue 1 match but only this Saturday morning a few hours before the match. The National Association of Supporters then attacked this decree from the Ministry of the Interior before the Council of State. The highest administrative court agrees with him and suspends this ministerial decree. Nantes supporters are once again authorized to go to the Park. Yes… but no.
Because, a few hours before kick-off, FC Nantes announces that the Parisian club, in agreement with the LFP, has already sold all the places in the visitor's parking lot. “FC Nantes regrets this situation and recommends to its supporters not to go to the Parc des Princes,” indicates the Loire-Atlantique club on its website. PSG confirms to the FCN that the match will take place behind closed doors. End of the series? Not yet.
Less than four hours before kick-off, Nantes announced that it had reached “an agreement to unblock a space for its supporters.” And the FCN added: “For supporters who wish to attend the match at the Parc des Princes, the visitors’ counter will be reserved for them.” There you go, if there are still any Nantes supporters motivated to go to Porte d'Auteuil after all that…
