Toulouse. At the Stadium, it was the atmosphere of the great evenings
If the Toulouse supporters expected to suffer on the field against the Parisian armada, all consoled themselves with an “atmosphere worthy of the greatest evenings”.
“Monaco really pissed them off and I’m a little afraid they’ll be unleashed on us.” A few minutes before kick-off, Nathanael, all dressed in purple, had no illusions about the balance of power between the two teams. After the draw brought back from the Parc des Princes by the Monegasques (1-1) last Sunday, many other Toulouse supporters had the same fears. If on the meadow, the gap was undoubtedly too great, the Toulouse people very quickly consoled themselves by “winning the battle for the stands” says Sophie, a subscriber for many years with her brother, Téo. The result of a winning strategy by the Toulouse leaders detailed by its general manager, Olivier Jaubert, before the meeting: “Our players need to evolve in front of an audience that encourages them, not with an audience that comes to the opera “. The highly coveted tickets had thus been the subject of staggered “private sales”; first aimed at groups of supporters, then subscribers and all those who came to the stadium last season in L2. Bet won! “Yes, the atmosphere was really worthy of the greatest evenings!”, ignites Franck, also “finally proud to feel at home at the Stadium”.
A magnificent tifo, uninterrupted songs…
The entry of the players for the warm-up half an hour before kick-off set the tone with a nice ovation for the locals and a snort for the Parisian stars. Nothing really bad, and that’s good, but the sign that, perhaps, things were changing. A magnificent tifo with an effigy of Claude Nougaro covering the entire Brice Taton bend then perfectly set the tone for the evening.
The good start of the TFC match reinforced a Stadium all committed to its cause. And if the 1,500 Parisian supporters tried to make themselves heard, they were largely outnumbered this time. Even the opening score of Neymar (38) did not alter the enthusiasm of the public, determined to encourage his people to the end. That’s what they did, never losing their energy. Kylian Mbappe’s goal which then put an end to the little suspense (0-2, 50th) did not change anything. Not even that of the 3-0 signed Bernat in the last seconds. Last night, the Stadium was purple. Dot crossed out. And it was beautiful…