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Serious clashes broke out between Lyon and Paris supporters this Saturday on the sidelines of the Coupe de France final.
The final of the Coupe de France between Lyon and Paris has not started before chaos has already set in in the North of France, a few kilometers from Villeneuve-d’Ascq where OL and PSG must do battle this Saturday evening.
While the atmosphere on site is electric – the Gambardella Cup final involving OM requires – the situation degenerated on the road to the stadium, on the A1 motorway, at the Fresnes-lès-Montauban tollbooth, not far from ‘Arras.
Clashes between Lyon and Paris supporters broke out, with two buses carrying Les Gones supporters being set on fire; the fire having spread along the toll barriers. The prefect of the North then decreed “ the interruption of traffic on the A1 motorway in both directions of traffic at the Fresnes-lès-Montauban toll barrier “.
200 CRS mobilized on site
No serious injuries have been reported at this time, but clashes are now continuing between supporters and the police while 200 CRS have been dispatched to the site. The initial plan provided for a police escort of supporter buses leaving this toll station.
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