Lyon’s French Cup tie abandoned as rival supporters fight and invade pitch

• Game with Paris FC in the capital stopped at half-time
• French football plagued by crowd trouble this season

The French Cup last 64 game between Paris FC and Olympique Lyonnais was abandoned following crowd trouble on Friday as violence continued to hit French football.

Supporters fought while some of them went on to the Charlety stadium’s pitch and threw flares at half-time with the game level at 1-1. After 45 minutes, the stadium announcer came on to the field to ask fans to leave the arena.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3Jbxt5B