32 people, including nine police officers, were injured in the scandalous scenes yesterday before the Europa League match between Nice and Cologne.
A person fell from the upper floor of the pavilion and was seriously injured.
“OGC Nice strongly condemns the scenes that occurred before the match,” the French club wrote in a press release.
It was set up for a football party when the strong crowd team Colin They traveled with over 10,000 supporters to the French Riviera to support their team on it Europa Conference LeagueMeeting with Nice on Thursday evening.
But football was not the focus.
Instead, boring scenes were broadcast from the stands as fans of both teams threw flares and clashed.
In the midst of the chaos, a Paris Saint-Germain fan – who is in the far runway to support Cologne against the Paris team’s rivals – fell from the upper tier of the stand. The man was seriously injured and hovered between life and death for a while, but his life is no longer in danger, according to RMC Sport.
I had to postpone
According to Agence France-Presse, 32 people, including nine police officers, were injured.
After the match, both Nice and Cologne condemned the events that took place inside the stadium.
“We are stunned by this violence because we did everything to welcome the Cologne supporters in the best possible way,” he wrote. OGC Nice In a press release.
“We strongly condemn the horrific scenes that occurred before yesterday’s match,” Tweets Colin.
“We will do everything in our power to find out what happened and make sure that those who choose violence feel the consequences. We owe that to the thousands of peaceful fans and football in general,” the club continues.
The match had to be postponed for 45 minutes and ended 1-1.