Circus Festival Gala during the AS Monaco-Aston Villa match: Monaco will “know how to do” to secure these two events in Monaco

Tuesday January 21, 2025, AS Monaco will host Aston Villa at the Louis-II stadium for the penultimate day of the Champions League. At the same time, the traditional gala of the Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival will be held in Fontvieille. A security problem? For the Interior, absolutely not.

“We had noted the concomitance of the two events. We will be able to do and make both waterproof. Then we are no longer in the 90s where it was tricky [avec les hooligans anglais, ndlr]. We have relationships with English clubs which will allow us to identify troublemakers if there are any. Which doesn't mean there won't be anything to do. Our subject is to have both systems to secure both the Festival and the football match, which will only last one evening when the Festival is more staggered. Our subject will first of all be to have the necessary forces. Depending on the sensitivity of the events, we are required to request additional forces from the French authorities. The match and the Festival must be able to take place without crossovers or complications”, unfolds the government advisor-Minister of the Interior, Lionel Beffre.