Ligue 1 game between Lyon and Marseille halted after Dimitri Payet struck by bottle thrown from crowd
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ByEurosport
Updated 21/11/2021 at 21:51 GMT
Dimitri Payet appeared to be struck by a water bottle thrown from the crowd before the referee led Lyon and Marseille back to the dressing rooms. Just five minutes of the Ligue 1 fixture had been played at the Groupama Stadium. This is the third time this season Marseille have been involved in a match that witnessed crowd trouble.
Marseille's French midfielder Dimitri Payet (C) leaves the field after having received a bottle of water from the grandstand during the French L1 football match between Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille at the Groupama stadium.
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The Ligue 1 fixture between Lyon and Marseille was halted for over an hour after Dimitri Payet was struck by what appeared to be a water bottle thrown from the crowd.
Payet received treatment on the pitch before the referee suspended the match and led the two groups of players back to the dressing rooms after just five minutes of play at Groupama Stadium.
The score was 0-0 at the time and reports would later suggest that the match would resume over an hour later. However, while Lyon players would return to the pitch, Marseille players would not. The match would eventually be abandoned two hours later.
This comes after crowd trouble during a Ligue 1 match between Angers and Marseille in September during which supporters spilled onto the pitch after fighting in the stands.
Another incident in August which also involved Marseille saw Payet struck by a projectile during a match against Nice with the former West Ham playmaker throwing the item back towards the crowd.
Payet was sanctioned for his role in the incident along with a number of Marseille teammates and coaching staff while Nice were punished with a points deduction.
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