In the statement made by UEFA, it was stated that Olympique Marseille was fined 44,250 euros due to the events that occurred in the match between the two teams on February 17 and the provocative banner.
The French club won 20 thousand Euros for the “Karabakh belongs to Armenia” banner, which was opened during the match, because there was a “provocative message with political, ideological, religious or insulting content”, and 24,250 Euros due to the presence of fans in the corridors that should be left empty in the stands and the use of smoke bombs by the fans. was fined.
Olympic Marseille won the match 3-1 in which Azerbaijan hosted Karabakh team. Due to the events in the match, UEFA launched an investigation against Olympic Marseille on 18 February.
The city of Marseille in the south of France is home to a significant Armenian diaspora.