OL’s victory against Nantes this Sunday (2-0) was marred by clashes between two groups of Rhone supporters. A member of the Six Nine Pirates was reportedly stabbed in the thigh.
The party was ruined. According to the independent media https://twitter.com/oetl/status/1842962159875277099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1842962159875277099%7Ctwgr%5E45f09722f52a0adf2f5103209cab0b8af8ef414b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lequipe.fr%2FFootball%2FActualites%2FL-ol-s-impose-face-a-nantes-et-enchaine-un-quatrieme-succes-de-rang%2F1512290scuffles broke out this Sunday at Groupama Stadium after the victory against Nantes (2-0) between the Bad Gones and the Six Neuf Pirates, two groups of supporters of the Rhone club.
According to information from BFM Lyon, there were stabbing attempts but no injuries were reported. Some members of the Northern Turn would have waited at the bottom of the stand where the Six Nine Pirates reside at the final whistle, before taking action. According to consistent sources, this violence occurs due to an emerging antagonism between the new group of supporters (Six Neuf Pirates) and the historic ones (Bad Gones), particularly with regard to political positions and accusations of racism in recent months. .
The prefecture calls for “exemplary sanctions”
OL, through its general director, condemned this violence. “Violence, whatever it may be, has no place at OL. We very firmly condemn the clashes and attacks which took place in the stadium this afternoon. These events are unworthy of our coat of arms. Olympique Lyonnais must remain united and indivisible,” wrote Laurent Prud’homme on X.
The Rhône prefecture also communicated in the evening. “The unacceptable violence committed this (Sunday) evening between supporters, on the sidelines of the OL-Nantes match, calls for exemplary sanctions. Thanks to the National Police who intervened very quickly to stop this aggression and separate the protagonists.”
An unexpected slip-up while on the sporting level, everything is going better for the Gones, who are riding a series of four victories in a row in all competitions. Beaten at home by Marseille two weeks ago despite having a numerical superiority throughout almost the entire game (3-2), OL have since reacted well and scored two successes in the Europa League against Olympiakos Piraeus (2-0) and Glasgow Rangers (4-1), but also won, in the meantime, in Toulouse, after added time (2-1), then against Nantes in the championship.
