A Ligue 1 match Sunday between Marseille and host Nice was interrupted when fans stormed onto the field and sparked a brawl. Players for Marseille were subsequently shown in photos displaying wounds seemingly inflicted during the melee.
The fracas caused a long delay, during which both teams left the field. Eventually, the Nice side reemerged from the tunnel to complete the game but Marseille did not, with the club’s president claiming he wasn’t convinced it was safe to do so. The game, in which Nice held a 1-0 lead, was abandoned at that point.
The episode began in the 75th minute when Marseille’s Dimitri Payet went to take a corner kick and reportedly was struck by a bottle thrown from the stands.