OL deactivate 437 tickets in resale crackdown before Fenerbahçe play-off | OneFootball

According to Le Progres, OL have deactivated 437 tickets in a crackdown on illegal resale, aiming to keep Groupama Stadium overwhelmingly red and blue for their Champions League play-off with Fenerbahçe.

Since the tie was confirmed, club staff have mobilised to block illicit resellers and avoid a stadium weighted towards the large Turkish diaspora.

After coping with the ferocious atmosphere at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, OL do not want to face a hostile setting or public-order risks in Décines on 26 August.

Avoiding a repeat of the 13 April 2017 trouble against Besiktas remains central, a concern that also resurfaced when OL and Besiktas met again in the 2024-25 Europa League group stage.

The issue has returned to the forefront since the win over Sparta Prague and the formal confirmation of the Fenerbahçe play-off.

Source: Le Progres

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