Olympique Lyonnais announced Tuesday the installation of safety nets in front of the North and South corner of Groupama Stadium for its meeting of the Champions League against Hoffenheim, tonight (21H00).
Claimed by UEFA and carried out "on a trial basis" , this measure aims to protect the ground "from any action that could likely follow a sanction from the European authorities" football, according to a statement.
The OL invites the spectators to strictly respect the rules in order to "protect themselves from any projectile project that could be heavily sanctioned". The club finally emphasizes that individual sanctions may be applied to offenders.
On 2 October, Lyon had to play behind closed doors at home against Donetsk during the UEFA Champions League's second UEFA Champions League matchday on incidents on 15 March at a Europa League match against CSKA Moscow.