Ligue 1: LFP investigates Dimitri Payet’s bottle broken during Lyon vs. Marseille

The Ligue 1 clash between Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille at the Groupama Stadium was interrupted on Sunday when the away team’s Dimitri Payet was thrown a bottle by a home fan.

The box office clash was goalless and it was only five minutes when the 34-year-old was bumped as he was about to take a corner. The incident prompted referee Ruddy Buquet to send both teams back to the changing rooms when the game was paused.

Payet left the field with an ice pack and was deemed unable to continue the encounter after the initial decision was made to continue more than an hour after the incident with the French federation and local authorities. due to a conflict of responsibility for this decision.

“LFP strongly condemns violent and aggressive act towards Dimitri Payet during OL-OM match”, reads declare. After this cowardly attack, players are targeted by discriminatory insults.

“Despite the LFP disciplinary committee’s strict sanctions so far this season (counting landing points, games behind closed doors and closed stands) and working with the authorities to punish punishing violent individuals more effectively, these latest incidents are a reminder that safety is the responsibility of the host club and the authorities, who can continue or stop games. play decisively.

“The federation regrets the decision of local authorities to continue under these conditions, as was the case with AS Saint-Etienne and Angers SCO.

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“Ligue 1 now has a new appeal on the pitch and the seriousness of these repeat incidents has destroyed the international image of the French league.

“The LFP’s Disciplinary Committee will hold an emergency meeting on Monday following these extremely serious developments.”

The second decision has been made not to proceed and this is just the latest in a string of unwarranted incidents that have decimated France’s fascinating season. Notably, OGC Nice’s clash with Marseille was abandoned due to similar circumstances, eventually leading to a mass brawl and the match being replayed at a neutral venue.

Nice took one point with another with a suspension and Payet himself received a one-match ban while RC Lens against Lille OSC was another top-flight game that caused crowd disturbance as opposing fans threw bullets before enter the field.

“After the OL-OM match was temporarily interrupted, a crisis unit brought the authorities, the club and the referee together,” a brief statement from the local government on social media said. . “Contrary to rumors, the decision to restart the match is not with the local authorities but with the referee.

“The authorities firmly deny the LFP’s claims,” ​​they later added. “In no case will a decision continue to be made that is not even our own. The decision is up to the referee with the authorities and the club president among those present.”

Saint-Etienne vs Angers, as mentioned in the LFP release, was also forced to resume following the crowd breakdown and the tournament has since chosen closing Lyon’s Groupama Stadium to fans until their investigation into the Marseille fan trouble is over.

No fans are allowed to attend the clash with the Stade de Reims and the disciplinary committee is tasked with establishing CV responsibilities and whether the match will be replayed.