PSG fans freed after Marseille skirmishes

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MARSEILLE, France, Feb 26, 2010 (AFP) - The six Paris Saint-Germain fans detained prior to the Marseille-FC Copenhagen Europa League match here on Thursday were released overnight, a judicial source revealed on Friday.

Three of them, aged in their 30s, will be required to appear before Marseille's correctional court on public order charges while the other three were released without charge.

The six individuals were among a group of 20 PSG fans who were seen attempting to infiltrate groups of Danish supporters by local riot police in several areas of the city including the surroundings of Marseille's Stade Velodrome.

The fans had travelled to Marseille with the express intention of fighting OM supporters, according to the same source.

Marseille travel to Paris to face PSG on Sunday in one of the most hotly anticipated clashes of the French football calendar.

The reverse fixture in October saw fans clash with police in Marseille city centre after the match was postponed at short notice due to an outbreak of swine flu among the PSG playing staff.