The match between Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais is canceled after the incidents which took place ahead of the last meeting of the 10th day of Ligue 1. Fabio Grosso was injured after the Lyon bus was stoned.
9:25 p.m. – End of live!
Thank you everyone for following us for this live OM – OL event that was shorter than expected after the serious incidents and the stone-damaging of the Lyon bus before the match. Fabio Grosso and his assistant were injured and the match was logically canceled this evening.
21:18 – Uncertainties surrounding the return of OL
Les Gones are asking themselves a new question at the end of this OM – OL which never started. The Lyon players and staff no longer have a bus to return to the airport for the moment. Lyon supporters are still present at the Stade Vélodrome.
21:12 – François Letexier confirms the LFP’s statements
The referee of this OM – OL came to deliver his version of the facts at the microphone of PrimeVideo and confirms the statements of the Professional Football League thus contradicting John Textor: “As I indicated during the press conference, I confirm that Olympique Lyonnais has given up participating in the meeting. A report is drawn up. John Textor did not participate in this crisis unit.”
21:08 – Longoria speaks
Speaking to PrimeVideo, the president of Olympique de Marseille expressed his strong dissatisfaction: “I find this unacceptable. They are just unconscious people. It was a party evening with 65,000 people. I am just concerned because this kind of Things don’t have to happen in a football stadium or in society.”
21:07 – The LFP still at odds with Textor
Clearly, the LFP and John Textor are having fun after the cancellation of this OM – OL. The League assures that Lyon did not want to play the match as assured by the boss of the Lyon club.
20:59 – The Vélodrome empties
The Vélodrome stadium is emptying because this OM – OL will not be held. The supporters leave the aisles little by little. The evening therefore turned into a fiasco. The events of this evening are particularly regrettable.
20:51 – John Textor assures that the team wanted to play!
The OL boss delivered a somewhat different version from that of the referee of this OM – OL by ensuring in particular that his team wanted to play this match: “Very quickly after what happened, the League told us that “We had to talk to our players. The team wanted to play and I am very proud of the captain. The coach was not really lucid after the incident. The decision was independent of us. We needed medical advice. These are shocking scenes. Tonight I’m very angry because the team is doing badly and they wanted to play this match.”
20:46 – François Letexier gives more details
The referee of this OM – OL came to give more details after the cancellation of this OM – OL. “A crisis meeting took place. After the findings of injuries to the various members of Olympique Lyonnais we decided to cancel the match. Lyon did not wish to start the match and we also followed the protocol. The match did not will therefore not take place,” declared François Letexier.
8:42 p.m. – The match is canceled!
The Vélodrome announcer comes to announce the final decision! This OM – OL will therefore not take place after the serious incidents which took place before the start of the match.
8:40 p.m. – A press conference will take place!
The crisis unit has just ended! The authorities will organize a press conference to announce the final decision concerning the holding of this OM – OL.
20:36 – Marseille supporters make noise
To kill the wait, the supporters of Olympique de Marseille made a lot of noise. This OM – OL is still pending and the decision should not take too long.
8:30 p.m. – A long-delayed decision
While it was supposed to start in a quarter of an hour, we still do not know if this OM – OL will take place this evening. The crisis unit is still not finished.
20:18 – Lyon supporters arrive at the stadium
Things are heating up as the Lyon supporters enter the Stade Vélodrome. The northern turn and the Gones supporters are provoked. This OM – OL still remains unresolved.
20:14 – First information comes out
According to the Team, the Lyon players still want to play this OM – OL this evening. However, the official decision is not yet known.
20:06 – An undecided situation
At the Vélodrome, the supporters and protagonists of this OM – OL are in total confusion regarding the holding of this Olympico. The decision has not yet been made.
19:59 – Images are circulating on social networks
Images of Fabio Grosso’s facial scratches continue to circulate on social media and show the seriousness of the Italian coach’s injury. This OM – OL seems particularly threatened after this irresponsible act.
19:54 – The match postponed?
A crisis meeting is currently being held in the aisles of the Vélodrome and the Lyon players are asking themselves the question of whether they want to play this OM – OL or not while their coach has bandages on his face following the stone crushing of the Lyon bus .
19:52 – The OL bus was stoned, Grosso injured
It is unfortunately a regrettable event which begins this evening and this OM – OL. Fabio Grosso was hit in the face as Lyon’s bus was stoned as the team traveled to the Stade Vélodrome.
7:45 p.m. – Good evening everyone
Good evening to everyone and welcome to the Internet user’s site to follow live commentary of OM – OL which counts for the 10th day of the League 1.