The Ligue 1 match between Lyon and Marseilleat the Groupama Stadium has been suspended after a fan threw a full bottle of water at Dimitri Payet.
The Marseille playmaker
was preparing to take a corner at the end where the Lyon ultras stand when he had the
bottle of water hit the left side of his face'
Payet soon fell to
the ground and, aware of what had just happened, Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopes and midfielder Houssem Aouarbegan to plead with the supporters not
to do anything else.
The Marseille players
immediately surrounded Payet before
some Lyon players then
did so.
The referee told the players to retreat to the dressing room
while Payet receives medical attention, having undergone
a concussion test out on the pitch.
It has not been confirmed whether the match will resume or be
completely suspended.
Another
incident involving Marseille
Back in August, Payet was involved in
an incident against Nice that saw him throw a bottle back into the end where
the Nice ultras stand after they had thrown it towards him.
That resulted in a surge of supporters
onto the pitch, with the match being suspended. The rescheduled match
between Nice and Marseilleended up finishing 1-1.
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