Paris supporters gathered at the Campus on Saturday morning, bringing songs, flags and one pointed message before PSG’s trip to Marseille. They will not be allowed inside the Vélodrome for Sunday night’s Classique, but they made their presence felt on the eve of the Ligue 1 meeting.
Paris fans rally before the Classique
- Ultra supporters attended Luis Enrique’s final training session before the match, scheduled for 20:45 on Sunday as the closing fixture of Ligue 1’s fifth round.
- They encouraged the PSG squad throughout the session with sustained chanting ahead of the visit to their historic rivals.
- A banner also targeted Marseille’s recent attendance figures. Its message linked rising fuel costs with the difficulty of “filling up” the Vélodrome.
The joke referred both to the price of petrol and to a modest decline in crowds at Marseille at the start of the season. More than 24 hours before kick-off, several hundred tickets remained on public sale through the club, with prices ranging from €65 in category 10 to €225 in the gold category.
Marseille president acknowledges concern
Marseille president Stéphane Richard accepted this week that attendances had dipped slightly since the campaign began. He said there was a sense of waiting among supporters, while recognising wider concern around the club.
Richard urged fans to continue backing the team despite what he described as a difficult period. He stressed that supporters needed to keep faith and remain present at the stadium.
Travel ban remains in place
The Paris ultras’ appearance at the Campus came after the Conseil d’État upheld the ban preventing PSG supporters from travelling to Marseille.
- The Interior Ministry had issued an order barring Paris fans from making the trip for the match.
- The Collectif Ultras Paris challenged that decision through emergency legal proceedings.
- On Friday, the Conseil d’État ruled that the measures did not appear to impose a clearly disproportionate restriction on the fundamental freedoms raised in the case.
PSG supporters have been prohibited from travelling to Marseille since 2015. Authorities have repeatedly cited the risk of public-order incidents involving fans of the two rival clubs.
