Sunday’s Ligue 1 match between Lyon and Marseille was called off nearly two hours after it was interrupted when Dimitri Payet was hurled a water bottle from the crowd for the second time this season. NS Marseille The captain required treatment after being hit on the head as he was about to take a corner for the visitors in the fifth minute, sending both teams back into the dressing rooms. Marseille president Pablo Longoria called it “the dark night of football”.
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“Dimitri is psychologically affected, that’s not normal,” he told Amazon Prime.
“We always condemn any form of violence, it affects everyone. No one who likes football can have fun tonight. The collision was a bit violent, he was affected a lot. , with bandages on his head in the dressing room.”
It is the latest in a series of incidents that have affected French football this season and confusion reigned after the initial decision was made to resume the game after a 90-minute delay.
“Contrary to what was announced, the referee decided not to restart the match due to the lack of security for the players,” the stadium announcer said.
The Lyon players initially returned for the warm-up after it was announced that the game would restart, but soon returned to the tunnel with no sign of an opponent.
“My decision from a sporting perspective has always been not to restart the game. Disturbing public order has been mentioned,” said referee Ruddy Buquet.
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas said: “The timing of the decision is incomprehensible.
French federation officials said they “regret” the decision to try restarting the match. The LFP’s Disciplinary Committee will hold an emergency meeting on Monday.
Police told AFP.
Payet was also hit in the head by a shard of a bottle during a game in Nice in August. He was shot by a Lyon fan during the warm-up before kick-off.
Nice have picked up a point following the incident with Marseille, who on Wednesday were ordered to play their next home game behind closed doors after running into trouble in a clash with Paris Saint-Germain last month. .
The match between Nice and Marseille was halted with 15 minutes remaining and was replayed in its entirety two months later on neutral ground in Troyes and without fans.
Nice was also asked to play three games behind closed doors. Lens received a similar penalty after a field incursion during the northern derby against Lille in September.
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Earlier in the day, Nice came back to claim a 2-1 win at Clermont and finished second, after Lens was knocked down by Brest.
Christophe Galtier’s team is currently 11 points behind leaders PSG when they qualify for the Champions League.
The visitors faced a second defeat in a row when Florent Ogier gave Clermont the lead in the 17th minute.
But Nice was rescued by a late double from in-form striker Amine Gouiri as the France Under-21 international scored in the 77th and 82nd minutes to take his tally this season to eight.
Nice, sponsored by British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos, is hoping to reach Europe’s top club competition for the first time since the 1959-60 European Cup.
They lost in the qualifying play-off four years ago.
Lens, who were second in the table at the start of the weekend, surprised with a 4-0 win over struggling Brest.
Franck Haise’s Lens, in just his second season back in the French top flight, is looking to fall within 10 points of PSG.
But a nightmarish half-time paid off any hope of that, as Steve Mounie gave Brest the lead in the third minute through goals from Brendan Chardonnet and Romain Faivre in fine form scored. won third at the break.
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Lens’ miserable afternoon was completed in the second half as Jeremy Le Douaron added a fourth for the home side in the 69th minute and the visitors saw replacement Arnaud Kalimuendo sent off.
On Saturday, Lionel Messi scored his first Ligue 1 goal as PSG rose further with a 3-1 win over Nantes.
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