🏟️ Bottom clash at the Vélodrome: record in French women's football
🏟️ Bottom clash at the Vélodrome: record in French women's football The growing interest in women’s football is also evident in the fact that records are being broken regularly – whether in salaries, transfer fees, or attendance figures. In France, for example, more people than ever before attended a Première Ligue match live in the stadium today. On matchday 19, Olympique Marseille drew more than 35,000 people to the Stade Vélodrome for the game against Montpellier – a new record.
This means the match surpassed the previous record set by the clash between Lyon and PSG on November 16, 2019, which drew 30,661 spectators at the time. And that despite the fact that, judging by the standings, the match could hardly be considered a top fixture. The visitors from Montpellier are currently bottom of the table, while Olympique Marseille’s women’s team now sit 9th out of 12 after the match.
Despite the loud support from the stands, Marseille ultimately lost 1–2. It was the first time Olympique Marseille’s women’s team had played at the Stade Vélodrome. For the occasion, the club had offered free tickets.
However, the highest attendance for a women’s club match in France still stands at 43,254 – set during the Champions League clash between PSG and Lyon in 2022 at the Parc des Princes. Who knows, maybe that number will soon be surpassed in the French league as well. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence.
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