Football • Anger in Marseille – refused to play against Lyon after the scandal

It was already after two minutes that the scandal took place. The superstar Dimitri Payet was about to take a corner but was hit instead by a bottle thrown in by Lyons supporters. Payet dropped immediately and doctors were called in. The referee then ordered the players to leave the field.

After an hour of discussions and conversations, the news came that the match would still be resumed. It made the Marseille players furious. TV footage from inside the player tunnel shows Alvaro Gonzalez kicking in a door, while Mattéo Guendouzi shouts out a couple of well-chosen words. Payet, who was in a state of shock according to French media, made it clear that he will not be able to finish the match.

LFP calls for crisis meeting on Monday

But that decision was quickly changed and now it is clear that there will be no games tonight (Sunday). Ligue 1 issued a statement condemning the attack on Dimitri Payet.

“After being attacked, Payet was also subjected to discrimination and insults. We must not forget that the home team is responsible for security in connection with the matches, together with the local authorities. They decide whether a match should be canceled or resumed “, writes the league management (LFP) and announces that a crisis meeting will be called tomorrow Monday.

– There was an extremely violent reaction from Marseille when the decision to resume the match was made. Therefore, the judge asked to discuss further and then he changed his decision, says Lyons president Jean-Michel Aulas.

After 14 matches, Lyon is in seventh place and Marseille in fourth. There is a difference of four points between the teams.