Ligue 1 authorities to decide on Marseille point deduction in November

L’Équipe report that the LFP – Ligue 1’s governing body – 

will have its disciplinary commission meet on November 3 to 

decide on whether Marseille’s suspended point deduction will 

be triggered, following crowd trouble in yesterday’s match 

against PSG.

Although Marseille fans had been warned against 

misbehaving in the build-up to the game – by their city mayor, 

president Pablo Longoria and Dimitri Payet – Le Classique 

was still full of incidents. From object-throwing at PSG 

players, to extensive use of flares and fireworks, to banners 

aimed towards league authorities.

OM are now likely to be inflicted the suspended single-point 

deduction they had been given following fan clashes on the 

trip to Angers last month. The LFP had already taken the 

decision to close down the visitors’ stands on Marseille away 

games until the end of the calendar year.

According to regulation, the incidents must be of the same 

nature as the ones the point deduction sanctioned, which may 

allow Marseille to escape this punishment – although these 

were less violent, they were continuous throughout the game.