Benfica cancels away tickets for Marseille clash
Benfica have cancelled away fans' tickets for their home Europa League clash against Olympique de Marseille on Thursday after being warned of potential violence by authorities.
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Nantes hand Nice first loss, Lens beat Lyon in French league after Arsenal nightmare
PARIS: Hiring new coach Jocelyn Gourvennec brought an immediate reward to Nantes.
Lyon part ways with manager Grosso as nightmare run continues
Olympique Lyonnais have sacked manager Fabio Grosso, the French club said on Thursday with the team sitting bottom of the Ligue 1 standings.
Lille win 2-0 away to struggling Lyon
LYON : First-half goals from Jonathan David and Tiago Santos earned Lille a 2-0 win at bottom-placed Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday to extend their unbeaten run in Ligue 1 to seven games.
Lille held to goalless draw by Marseille
Lille were held to a goalless stalemate by Olympique de Marseille in Ligue 1 on Saturday in a game that lacked both quality and intensity at the Stade Velodrome.
Marseille v Lyon rescheduled after bus attack postponement
The Ligue 1 clash between Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais has been rescheduled for Dec. 6 after being postponed due to an attack on the Lyon team bus, the French League (LFP) said on Thursday.
French league sets date for Marseille-Lyon game, postponed after bus attack
PARIS: The Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Lyon, canceled after the visiting team’s bus was attacked, has been rescheduled for December 6 at a venue to be decided, the French League (LFP) announced on Thursday. Lyon coach Fabio Grosso suffered cuts to his face when the bus was pelted with stones near Marseille’s Stade Velodrome on Sunday. Grosso’s face was left bloodied and his assistant Raffaele Longo was also injured after the incidents which led to the game being called off. The LFP said Wednesday, December 6 was “the first available date” for the two teams. It said it would “determine the venue for this match at a later date, pending further information from the public authorities enabling it to be held under optimum safety and security conditions for all its players and the public,” the LFP said in a statement. Lyon’s directors on Tuesday called for punishments and said that they wanted to play the match at a neutral venue because “the safety conditions for playing in Marseille have not been met.” Grosso required 12 stitches to the wounds on his face. The Marseille public prosecutor has opened three investigations. The first two concern the stoning of the bus and a similar incident involving a Lyon supporters’ bus.