Lyon-Marseille had just started when, on the first corner of the match, the number 10 of the visitors, Dimitri Payet, was hit in the temple by a bottle thrown by a spectator. After an interminable wait (more than 1h30), the match was finally definitively stopped.
Almost a month later, the one who is perhaps the best player in the non-PSG championship returned in a long column published in “Le Monde” on these events. “Do I have to stop taking corners? Do I have to stop playing football? Tell me,” he wrote in particular.
And to explain: “In fact, I was hurt as much by the bottle as by the impression of being responsible for the violence and the stoppage of the match. I say stop! There is enough. I have it. I’m fed up with everyone putting their two cents without bringing the start of a solution. Sorry, but it must be said, it is not the prefect who is on the ground, nor the prosecutor, nor the delegate of the League , nor the presidents of Nice, Lyon or Marseille. “
“I expect the players to show more solidarity with each other, regardless of the club in which they play. When it comes to our safety, I would like us to forget our memberships, not to has no jersey, no flags, no colors. We can not continue like that “he said finally, while the violence in the stadiums has had a major impact on Ligue 1 in recent months.
