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Hundreds of French fans considered ultras tried to invade the complex of the French team, trained by André Villas-Boas, in protest against the club’s administration
This Saturday, Marseille condemned the “unacceptable attack” that the French club’s training center, trained by the Portuguese André Villas-Boas, was attacked, revealing that he has filed a complaint for “irresponsible” acts.
“Olympique de Marseille strongly condemns the unacceptable attack it suffered in the middle of the afternoon inside the training center. A few hundred ultras forced entry into the Commanderie, including the construction of the professional structure. Despite police intervention, a moment of unjustifiable violence threatened the life of all those present ”, can be read in a statement published this Saturday, a few hours after the fact.
Marseille’s departure with Rennes, scheduled for 8:00 p.m., has been postponed by the body responsible for French professional football.
The actions “must be condemned with the utmost severity”, the club “has evidence” and sent it to the police, with the guarantee that “it will present a complaint in the next few hours to defend the club from this barbarism.”
On the other hand, and despite police intervention, there were “robberies” and several vehicles were damaged, in addition to five burned trees, with “damage to buildings causing damages of several hundred thousand euros”.
“Three hundred employees are today in shock, having experienced this unspeakable attack on OM. This requires the utmost severity against criminals who claim to be sympathizers but destroy facilities and threaten employees and players,” the president said, quoted in a statement, of the club, Jacques-Henri Eyraud, one of the main targets of the “wrath” of the invaders.
In the same document, goalkeeper Steve Mandanda is cited for considering the facts “unacceptable”, and the 13-year-old Marseille player asks for “peace”, while Spanish defender Álvaro reiterated that “what happened today cannot be repeated. pass”.
Three hours before the meeting with Rennes, on the 22nd day of Ligue 1, the championship organization announced the postponement of the match, until a date to be defined, after the invasion of the “Commanderie”, the name given to the Marseille training center. . .
According to the local press, about three hundred sympathizers entered the hall of the emblem to protest against the leadership, and President Jacques-Henri Eyraud, with the request for police intervention.
The daily La Provence, which published a video with a burning tree at the gate of the complex, describes a scene with various fireworks fired or thrown, with L’Équipe explaining that the invasion was premeditated.
In the 1-0 loss to Lens at the Vélodrome on January 21, the fans “turned” against the players, having escalated the protest today, with posters and other posters calling the leadership “shameful” and “disgusting” .
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