Pontus Jansson Reflects on Fans' Hate Chant at Malmö vs. Copenhagen Derby

The Öresund derby between Malmö FF and FC Copenhagen has aroused emotions and Malmö star Jens Stryger has been accused by police of "whipping up the atmosphere". I tried to calm him down a bit, there are a lot of emotions and to be honest I felt the same way, says Malmö's Pontus Jansson.

» Published: August 04 2025

Pontus Jansson Reflects on Fans' Hate Chant at Malmö vs. Copenhagen Derby
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Tuesday's Champions League qualifying match between Malmö FF and FC Copenhagen has been classified by the police as a high-risk match. Malmö player Jens Stryger – who sang along with the fans' hate chant against Copenhagen after the latest match against Latvian RFS – was criticized by the Danish police for being, among other things, "aggressive in his behavior".

It's about keeping emotions at the right level, channeling them and maintaining focus, says MFF's team captain Pontus Jansson and continues:

Directly after the match, it's maybe not the right forum, but there's a lot of adrenaline and emotions. I don't want to express myself too much, I have more to say, but I'll keep quiet, he says and smiles.

Henrik Rydström: "Moral panic"

MFF's coach Henrik Rydström has mixed feelings about the debate.

It becomes moral panic, he says. At the same time, it's important that we as coaches and players know what responsibility we have since it's clear that we have an impact.

He continues:

A football match is emotions and passion. Then you have to understand the police's perspective since they have their perspective, they see what can be triggered and what can happen.

The Öresund derby starts with a kick-off in Malmö on August 5 and a return match in Copenhagen on August 12.

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