Nice fans attack Dimitri Payet and Matteo Guendouzi

Marseille's clash with Nice on Sunday saw some of the fans of the home side storming the pitch and reportedly attacking the opposition team leaving Dimitri Payet bleeding and Matteo Guendouzi with strangle marks.

The home side, Nice had been winning hotly-contested Mediterranean derby 1-0 as the match was about to enter its closing stages when Marseille star Payet was struck by a bottle from the crowd.

The hot-headed former West Ham star responded furiously, launching the bottle back where it came from.

Then all hell broke loose because Payet's team-mates Alvaro Gonzalez and Arsenal loanee Guendouzi rushed over to back him up, also angrily shouting at the Nice supporters.

That prompted a number of yobs to storm down from the stands, trying to fight Marseille stars.
Nice players and stewards did their best to separate the warring parties.

France. 22.08.2021
Crazy scenes in the match between Nice - Marseille.

Marseille player Dimitri Payet had a bottle thrown at him whilst going to take a corner. He threw the bottle back at Nice fans, causing a big fight on the pitch.

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But with scores of fans having made their way onto the field of play, the referee had no option but to suspend proceedings.

And staff members from both sides also got involved, with one even shown shoving one of the pitch invaders to the turf.

Marseille manager Jorge Sampaoli was visibly enraged, and had to be physically restrained after reportedly being insulted by a Nice player.

The horrendous scenes were reminiscent of the famous 'Malice at the Palace' between the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers back in 2004.

Trouble had been brewing from before the match even started, with Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda having to clear bottles thrown onto the field from his penalty area prior to the game.

According to Amazon, the match officials have decided to try and get the game back on.

But Marseille players reportedly refused to go back out after their ordeal despite local authorities giving a resumption the go-ahead.

Incredibly, when the match officials returned to the field, full-time was blown on the match with local reports suggesting Nice could even be awarded a 3-0 victory due to Marseille refusal to return.

UEFA will likely launch a probe into the incident.

RMC report that matters even reached the stadium's presidential area, with Marseille president Pablo Longoria alleged to have had 'an altercation' with ex-Nice player Jose Cobos.