Angers/PSG – Violence between PSG supporters explained

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·26 avril 2026

Angers/PSG – Violence between PSG supporters explained

This Saturday in Angers, in a 0-3 win on Matchday 31 of Ligue 1 2025-2026, Paris Saint-Germain could count on only 300 of the 800 supporters expected in the away section at Stade Raymond-Kopa. The reason was violence during the trip involving two supporters’ groups. Collectif Ultras Paris then canceled the trip. Le Parisien provides details of this sad incident.

“a form of ambush.”

A few hours before kick-off, Parias Cohortis and Urban Paris met at a rest area on the A11 motorway near La Ferté-Bernard (Sarthe). At first glance, it was an ordinary situation between groups from the same club traveling away, before violence broke out around the “UP” bus. This group, created in 2017 shortly after the founding of the CUP, was in fact violently attacked by around forty members of Parias Cohortis, who got off their bus looking for a fight. The dozens of supporters inside the vehicle were then hit with flares, tear gas, and other projectiles. According to our information, those attacked by surprise in what amounted to a form of ambush decided not to retaliate and to avoid a direct brawl, citing the presence of women and children on board the bus. Once informed of the events, CUP management decided to cancel the trip and send more than 500 people back home.

“The club condemns all forms of violence in the strongest possible terms and will take appropriate sanctions if necessary”

According to our information, these clashes are part of a context of retaliation, seen as inevitable within the Auteuil stand after an attack allegedly orchestrated by Urban Paris in February. Contacted on the matter, Paris Saint-Germain said it had been informed of the incidents and specified that it did not have precise information about the circumstances. “The club condemns all forms of violence in the strongest possible terms and will take appropriate sanctions if necessary to guarantee the safety of all its supporters,” it said. ”

Of course, we must always avoid lumping everyone together. Not all supporters or Ultras are violent. We can also acknowledge the CUP’s good sense in canceling the trip, and it is reasonable to think that further sanctions will follow in response to such acts. Unfortunately, that is necessary, because violence has no place in football.

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It is terrible to see such accounts in general, especially in the context of sport. It is also worth noting that these are supporters of the same club. It then becomes difficult to obtain the much-requested freedom demanded by the Ultras. One may not like the sanctions decided by the Ligue de Football Professionnel or travel bans imposed by prefectural order, but it is hard not to understand that solution as long as such incidents continue to happen.

We always hope for a change in mentality, even if it will be very difficult. This does not come specifically from football; it is a much broader violence problem. But it enters football, which has many fans. And the overwhelming majority know full well how to respect what football is, which means respecting others.

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