Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle during Marseille's abandoned match against Lyon on the weekend.

Ligue 1 match between Lyon and Marseille was abandoned nearly two hours after it was interrupted when Dimitri Payet was hit by a water bottle thrown from the crowd for the second time this season.

Ligue 1: Lionel Messi is set to make his debut for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), and will be hoping to put in a good display.

The French league told Nice that spectators will be banned from Saturday's game against Bordeaux at Allianz Riviera as punishment following the pitch invasion and mass brawl amongst fans, players and staff.

A brawl broke out during the Ligue 1 match between Nice and Marseille, leading to the game to be abandoned, and local authorities have opened an investigation into the incident.

A French Ligue 1 match between Nice and Marseille descended into absolute chaos after fans of the home side invaded the pitch and angrily confronted opposition players.

The French Ligue 1 game between Nice and Marseille was abandoned on Sunday when fans of the home side invaded the pitch and angrily confronted opposing player Dimitri Payet, who had thrown a bottle lobbed at him back into the crowd

Marseille came back from two goals down to win 3-2 at Montpellier in their French Ligue 1 opener on Sunday but the game was held up when fans pelted the pitch with bottles.

With the onset of coronavirus, Ligue 1 has been hit drastically in financial terms and is set to suffer combined losses of over 1.3 billion euros this season.

Neymar scored on his return to action for Paris Saint-Germain as they beat arch rivals Marseille 2-1 to win this season's Champions Trophy.

Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas on Friday gave a limited apology to a journalist from a local newspaper who he threatened and struck after a defeat earlier in the week.

Manchester City made it two wins from two in their latest bid for Champions League glory as Kevin De Bruyne starred in a straightforward 3-0 win at Marseille on Tuesday.

Angel Di Maria has been banned for spitting during PSG's defeat to Marseille in the Ligue 1.

Neymar alleged he was the victim of racist abuse by Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez in the fixture where five players including him were shown red cards.

Neymar was one of five players sent off after a mass brawl at the end of PSG's 0-1 loss to Marseille in Ligue 1.

PSG's defeat to Marseille in the Ligue 1 was marred by an ugly mass brawl, where five players were sent off in injury time.

Neymar appeared to accuse Alvaro Gonzalez of calling him a "monkey" in a series of furious tweets after he was sent off in injury time for slapping the Marseille defender on the back of the head.

Besides Marseille, several other Ligue 1 clubs have been affected by the coronavirus, including Nimes, Montpellier, Lens, Nice, Angers, Monaco and Brest.