The sector reserved for visiting supporters remained desperately empty this evening at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, while 300 Montpellier HSC supporters were authorized and expected for this meeting.
The pailladin supporters made the trip well and even arrived at Geoffroy-Guichard in the parking lot reserved for visitors. They were then invited to return to their vehicles to return to Hérault. In a press release, the Prefect of the Loire explains this decision to prohibit access to the stadium to Montpellier supporters following clashes with supporters of AS Saint-Étienne ahead of the match.
The Prefecture provides some details on how the incidents unfolded: “At 5:30 p.m., several dozen Montpellier supporters got off their bus, before entering the stadium, armed with iron bars and other blunt objects, to violently oppose the Saint-Etienne ultra supporters located nearby. this fact, contravening the requirements of the prefectural decree of November 15, 2024.
The rapid and resolute intervention of the national police made it possible to put an end to the unrest. The restoration of public order required significant use of tear gas and a water thrower.
Ten Montpellier supporters were taken care of by the firefighters. Four police officers were injured.”
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