PSG/Lille – Punished, Collectif Ultras Paris blast the LFP 🚨 | OneFootball

Following the use of smoke flares and chants during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and Paris FC on January 4th (Matchday 17), the Ligue de Football Professionnel has decided to sanction the Collectif Ultras Paris with a partial closure of the Auteuil stand for the home match against Lille this Friday (Matchday 18). The PSG supporters' group responded in a statement.

It’s a complex struggle, with blame on both sides. But it’s easy enough to understand the anger of the Collectif Ultras Paris. There are chants that have been rooted for a long time that are suddenly being sanctioned, especially at the Parc des Princes. Why do the same words not provoke the same reactions in other stadiums? Why make this the fight of people who don’t necessarily see it that way? It’s time for real dialogue instead of sanctions.

Especially since these sanctions are not consistent from one stadium to another (PSG’s opponents have never been targeted so far) and don’t really have any effect, except to fuel tensions. Here, a sanction handed down just two days before the match is particularly frustrating, when there is usually a delay. The CUP rightly points out that this allows for a full Parc des Princes for the next home Ligue 1 match, the reception of OM on February 8th (Matchday 21). Which is likely to result in new sanctions, after more chants.

Not to mention the smoke flares, which are often highlighted for the atmosphere, sometimes even used in Ligue 1 “advertisements,” but are always punished even though supporters continue to claim there is no risk. Here too, it’s time to talk rather than for everyone to rush off in their own direction.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.