There were riots around Eintracht Frankfurt’s Champions League group game at Olympique Marseille.
After several clashes outside the stadium, supporters from both camps shot pyrotechnics into the other fan blocks before kick-off on Tuesday at the Stade Vélodrome, and the police then positioned themselves in the Frankfurt block.
As the news agency “AFP” reports, citing the prefecture, German supporters are said to have shown the Hitler salute in the stands.
Previously, supporters of Marseille had already ignited pyrotechnics and firecrackers in front of the stadium. After admission, there were provocations in the stands between home fans and supporters in the away block.
On Monday evening, eight people were arrested after a fight in the city center, including a German, according to the local police. Six more arrests were made on Tuesday.
The Eintracht appendix had to adapt to strict restrictions in the southern French port city, and the Marseille authorities issued bans on certain areas of the city. According to the prefecture, the Frankfurt fans were brought in buses from the city center to the stadium “without incident”.