Manchester United fans have accused French police of tear-gassing them in Lyon following their 2-2 Europa League draw.
United will head back to Manchester for the second leg of their European quarter-final clash, all square in the tie, having come from behind to initially lead.
Andre Onana, after calling out former Red Devil and current Lyon star Nemanja Matic in the build-up to the game, had a night to forget, first failing to deal with what appeared to be a simple free-kick from Thiago Almada in a strike that saw the hosts go 1-0 up.
Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee then put the Premier League side ahead, but Onana parried a late effort to allow Rayan Cherki to tap in a stoppage-time equaliser to ensure Lyon go to Manchester level.
It was a goal that left United fans frustrated, and their pain grew when they were kept behind late on inside the stadium, as away fans often are in Europe. Mail Sport understands that Chelsea supporters were held in the ground for two hours after the full-time whistle on the back of their 3-0 win over Legia Warszawa on the same night.
But the issues were alleged to have increased for United fans when one supporter shared a post-match video of several fans covering their noses, claiming that 'everyone' had been tear-gassed on the ground.
A video shared on X received thousands of views and was taken inside the Parc Olympique Lyonnais away end.
United fans made up 3,000 of the 59,000-capacity stadium, and many were seen with their shirts over their faces after the full-time whistle.
The alleged incident capped off a tough trip for United supporters, with every travelling fan mandated to collect a stadium wristband from the Eurexpo Conference Centre – around 10km away from Lyon's Groupama Stadium – between 5 pm and kick-off.
Lyon's Metro system also failed before kick off, and transport bosses were forced to quickly put on replacement buses to get fans to the match on time.
French police and Manchester United were both contacted by Mail Sport for comment. United are looking into the matter, while one non-club-related fan page has asked for feedback for fans who attended the game.
United will head back to Manchester for the second leg of their European quarter-final clash, all square in the tie, having come from behind to initially lead.
Andre Onana, after calling out former Red Devil and current Lyon star Nemanja Matic in the build-up to the game, had a night to forget, first failing to deal with what appeared to be a simple free-kick from Thiago Almada in a strike that saw the hosts go 1-0 up.
Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee then put the Premier League side ahead, but Onana parried a late effort to allow Rayan Cherki to tap in a stoppage-time equaliser to ensure Lyon go to Manchester level.
It was a goal that left United fans frustrated, and their pain grew when they were kept behind late on inside the stadium, as away fans often are in Europe. Mail Sport understands that Chelsea supporters were held in the ground for two hours after the full-time whistle on the back of their 3-0 win over Legia Warszawa on the same night.
But the issues were alleged to have increased for United fans when one supporter shared a post-match video of several fans covering their noses, claiming that 'everyone' had been tear-gassed on the ground.
A video shared on X received thousands of views and was taken inside the Parc Olympique Lyonnais away end.
United fans made up 3,000 of the 59,000-capacity stadium, and many were seen with their shirts over their faces after the full-time whistle.
The alleged incident capped off a tough trip for United supporters, with every travelling fan mandated to collect a stadium wristband from the Eurexpo Conference Centre – around 10km away from Lyon's Groupama Stadium – between 5 pm and kick-off.
Lyon's Metro system also failed before kick off, and transport bosses were forced to quickly put on replacement buses to get fans to the match on time.
French police and Manchester United were both contacted by Mail Sport for comment. United are looking into the matter, while one non-club-related fan page has asked for feedback for fans who attended the game.
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00:00Manchester United fans have accused French police of tear-gassing them in Lyon following their 2-2
00:13Europa League draw. United will head back to Manchester for the second leg of their
00:18European quarterfinal clash, all square in the tie, having come from behind to initially lead.
00:24But the issues were alleged to have increased for United fans when one supporter shared a
00:28post-match video of several fans covering their noses, claiming that everyone had been tear-gassed
00:33on the ground. A video shared on X received thousands of views and was taken inside the
00:39Park Olympic Lyonnais away end. United fans made up 3,000 of the 59,000 capacity stadium,
00:46and many were seen with their shirts over their faces after the full-time whistle. The alleged
00:51incident capped off a tough trip for United supporters, with every traveling fan mandated
00:55to collect a stadium wristband from the Eurexpo Conference Centre, around 10 kilometers away
01:01from Lyons-Grupama Stadium, between 5 p.m. and kick-off. Lyons' metro system also failed before
01:08kick-off, and transport bosses were forced to quickly put on replacement buses to get fans
01:13to the match on time. French police and Manchester United were both contacted by MailSport for comment.
01:20United are looking into the matter, while one non-club-related fan page has asked for feedback
01:25for fans who attended the game.