Parcs aux Princes - Home of Paris St.GermainThis evening it was time for a little UEFA Cup action as the home squad Paris St.Germain was in action against Kayserispor from Turkey. It was a little on the cool side as the games here start at 9 pm due to the start of the european primetime being 8:50 pm (don't ask about the weird times, it would take me days to explain), but we dressed for the weather and were ready for some football.
One of my teammates, Guillaume Pfeiffer, arranged all the tickets and a group of about 12 or 13 of us from Asnieres made the trek to Parc aux Princes. Once again, Mindy and I were treated to a totally new experience at the stadium as it is common practice for people to stand thoughout the game, sing, clap, and scream bloody murder if the referee makes a call against their team. We had an excellent time even if the game ended in a scoreless draw, there were plenty of scoring chances and each team played a very up-tempo style of game.
The royal couple taking it all in.
Of course no european football game would be complete without flares being set off in the crowd.
Even though the stadium was not soldout, it was probably one of the most involved crowds I've ever been a part of as they continued to sing, chant, and cheer their team for the duration of the game.
Turn up your speakers and you can hear the singing in the background. They kept this up for the entire game, except of course when they had to yell "Aller!!! Paris!!!"
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