Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle and threw it back into the crowd before fans stormed the pitch causing Nice v Marseille to be abandoned. Marseille's Payet was struck in the back by a bottle thrown from the home supporters as he went to take a corner. He launched it back, leading to fans pouring on to the pitch as stewards and players struggled to restrain them. After a long delay, Nice's players came out to finish the game - but Marseille's players refused to.
The game was abandoned as a result. Nice were leading 1-0 through Kaspez Dolberg's first-half goal. On Monday, Ligue de Football Professionnel, the French league's governing body, said that following the "serious incidents", both clubs had been summoned to its disciplinary commission on Wednesday. French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu has called what happened "an insult for sport and football". While the mayor of Nice Christian Estros said: "This violence is unacceptable.
Sanctions must be taken by the French football league once they have found out who was responsible." "Our players were attacked," said Marseille president Pablo Longoria. "We decided for the safety of our players, who were attacked during the pitch invasion, not to resume the match because the safety of our players was not guaranteed." The chaos continued as the players tried to leave the pitch, with scuffles breaking out and Marseille coach Jorge Sampaoli having to be held back by his staff.
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