UEFA laid a slew of disciplinary charges Wednesday against Marseille and Eintracht Frankfurt after disorder at their Champions League game including a fan of the German club making a Nazi salute.
Frankfurt was charged with four offenses including “racist behaviour” at its 1-0 win in Marseille on Tuesday.
Late Tuesday, the German club published a statement condemning the incidents and stressed it “stands for tolerance and diversity.”
“Antisemitic ideas are in stark contrast to the unequivocal and unshakeable values of the club and its roots,” the club said.
Marseille faces five UEFA charges including “crowd disturbances,” with violence at the match resulting in injuries to 17 police officers and two German fans, one of whom sustained a serious neck injury after being hit by a flare, national police said Wednesday.
Riot police intervened twice — shortly before Tuesday’s game and then late on in it — when opposing fans launched flares and fireworks at each other from close range for several minutes inside Stade Velodrome.
