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Marseille's Match vs. Rennes Postponed After Fans Storm Training Ground

Saturday's Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Rennes was postponed after fans stormed onto Marseille's training ground.

Per French media outlet RMC Sport (h/t ESPN.com), roughly 150-200 supporters of Marseille attempted to break into the Robert Louis Dreyfus Centre.

RMC Sport tweeted video footage of the supporters appearing to throw flares and firecrackers at the training facility:

RMC Sport @RMCsport

ud83dudea8 Les images exclusives du coup de force des supporters marseillais au centre d'entrainement Robert-Louis-Dreyfus. Un arbre a pris feu, 25 personnes ont été interpelées par la police. https://t.co/XIVEalZoRQ

"Given the incidents that happened at the Olympique de Marseille training centre this afternoon, the OM-Stade Rennais match (Round 22 of Ligue 1 Uber Eats) has been postponed to a later date," Ligue 1 said in an official statement.