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Lyon to play behind closed doors pending investigation, league says

Published: 22 Nov 2021 - 04:44 pm | Last Updated: 22 Nov 2021 - 04:45 pm
Olympique de Marseille's Dimitri Payet goes down after being hit by a water bottle thrown by a fan REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Olympique de Marseille's Dimitri Payet goes down after being hit by a water bottle thrown by a fan REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Reuters

Olympique Lyonnais will have to play their Ligue 1 games behind closed doors pending an investigation into the crowd trouble that prompted Sunday's match against Olympique de Marseille to be abandoned, the French League (LFP) said on Monday.
The game was called off almost two hours after Marseille's Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle thrown from the Groupama Stadium's stands after five minutes. (Reporting by Julien Pretot Editing by David Goodman )