18 April,2017 08:22 AM IST | | AFP
Three Lyon players have filed police complaints after being attacked by Bastia fans during Sunday's Ligue 1 match. Sunday's clash was called off at half-time with the score at 0-0 after fans of the Corsican side twice invaded the pitch and attacked Lyon players
A Bastia supporter fights with a Lyon player during their warm-up session prior to the French league tie in Bastia on Sunday. Pic/AFP
Marseille: Three Lyon players have filed police complaints after being attacked by Bastia fans during Sunday's Ligue 1 match. Sunday's clash was called off at half-time with the score at 0-0 after fans of the Corsican side twice invaded the pitch and attacked Lyon players.
"Anthony Lopes, Mathieu Gorgeline, Jean-Philippe Mateta filed a complaint against persons unknown for violence at a sporting venue," Bastia's public prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said. Midfielder Jordan Ferri and a club doctor were also interviewed, although Bessone said the former "didn't want to file a complaint". An investigation has been opened but no one was arrested at the Armand Cesari stadium.
A hardcore section of home fans had targeted Lyon's players as they warmed up before the game, causing it to be delayed by more than 50 minutes, and then again as the two sides went in at half-time. Bottom-of-the-table Bastia are likely to have points deducted for the latest trouble involving their supporters.
