The Ministry published the order, announcing a 24-hour
travel ban, on Saturday less than 36 hours before the encounter between
table-topping PSG and Marseille, who are second in the standings but 12 points
adrift.
“From zero hour to midnight, the individual or collective
movement, by any means, of any person claiming the status of supporter of the
Olympique de Marseille or behaving as such, is prohibited between the
municipalities of the department of Bouches-du-Rhone, on the one hand, and the
municipalities of the region of Ile-de-France, on the other hand.”.
This decision was made because of the “animosity” and the
“strong antagonism” between the fans of the two clubs, said the order.
The last PSG-OM encounter involving fans of both teams was
on February 28, 2018, and “eight members of law enforcement were injured”, the
order noted.
The Ligue 1 season has been marked by fan violence at games
in Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Lens, Brest and Angers. Marseille star Dimitri Payet
has twice been hit by bottles while taking corners.
Lens fans have been banned from making the 33km trip to
Lille on Saturday for the ‘Derby of the North’.