Lyon fans barred from Saint-Étienne stadium for derby

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·23 September 2021

Lyon fans barred from Saint-Étienne stadium for derby

RMC Sport report this afternoon that local authorities have decided to ban Lyon supporters from entering Saint-Étienne’s Geoffroy-Guichard stadium for next month’s derby.

Although the decree makes no mention of recent developments in Ligue 1 with regard to increasing pitch invasion, the decision appears to be motivated by a fear of a similar situation taking place in one of France’s most fierce derbies. The rivals will face off for the first time this season on October 3.

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The authorities have judged that the fixture presents a “major risk to troubling the public order”. The decree adds that local security forces are currently concentrated on stifling the risk of a terrorist attack in the area, considered to be a “priority mision”.