Last weekend in Ligue 1, when Marseille's 0-0 paris Saint-Germain battle was in the 73rd minute, Messi dribbled the ball on the right and was about to launch a pass or pass when a fan rushed inside and "intercepted" Messi's attacking opportunity. The fan also happened to be wearing a white dress, mistaking him for a Marseille defender.
Fans rushed inside the entrance to "intercept" Messi according to IC photo
According to French media sources, the Marseille police's investigation of the fan has encountered obstacles, it is reported that the fan is not a season ticket holder, and during the interrogation, he has difficulties in basic communication with the police. The man did not have any identification documents or fixed addresses.
"He taught Marseille defenders how to defend Messi"
The Marseille vs Paris Saint-Germain match is the French national derby, which has gained more attention this year with Messi joining Paris.
Fearing violent clashes among fans, France's interior ministry banned Paris Saint-Germain fans from traveling to Marseille's home stadium to watch the game. The last time Paris Saint-Germain fans were allowed into Marseille's home stadium, The Velodrome Stadium, was in 2015, when it was the end-of-season match, with Paris winning 3-2.
Before the match began, Marseille fans began their mocking operation of Messi, printing on homemade coins a photo of Messi tearing up at the press conference when he left Barca this summer. Messi's overall performance in this game was also quite average, he contributed a header that threatened the goal in the game, but it hit the crossbar and bounced out.
In the 73rd minute of the game, Messi cut inside with the ball once, looking like he was about to break through successfully, but was suddenly intercepted. It turned out that this was a fan who rushed into the field, he was also wearing a white shirt, very fast, and if he didn't look closely, he thought it was a Marseille defender. Messi then suspended the attack, and the fans were taken away by the security guards who came. Some netizens laughed and said, "This 'uninvited guest' who rushed into the field also taught the Marseille defender how to defend Messi..." Sure enough, in this game, Messi did not achieve anything and continued to miss the first goal of Ligue 1.
The national derby resulted in the injury of 9 police officers
In the 27th minute of the game, Paris ushered in a corner kick opportunity, Neymar was attacked by Marseille fans in the stands when he walked towards the corner flag area, and the subsequent riot caused the game to be interrupted for 3 minutes, the security and police pulled up artificial protective nets to prevent the stands from throwing objects to attack the players, and the police also picked up shields to protect Neymar from moving. At present, the Ligue 1 federation has launched a disciplinary investigation.
The police picked up a shield to protect Neymar from movement according to IC photo
French media outlet RMC said the riots during the match resulted in nine police officers being injured, while 21 fans were also arrested and one police officer was even hit in the face by a stone throw.
Red Star News reporter Hu Minjuan
Edited by Ou Peng
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