Lyon were docked a point by the disciplinary committee of the French league (LFP) on Wednesday as punishment after their Ligue 1 game against Marseille last month was abandoned when Dimitri Payet was hit on the head by a bottle.The match, which was only five minutes old at the time of the incident at Lyon’s Groupama Stadium, will be replayed from the start behind closed doors at a date still to be determined, the LFP said.🔴 The LFP rules that the Lyon-Marseille match abandoned on November 21 will be replayed again at Lyon behind closed doors.Lyon also hit with a one point deduction after Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle from the stands pic.twitter.com/OEbpwtj8Gm— Mohammed Ali (@mohammedali_93) December 8, 2021 Lyon, who are 12th in Ligue 1, were ordered to play two home games behind closed doors but they have already hosted Reims in an empty stadium, losing that match 2-1 last week.Marseille captain Payet was hit by a full bottle of water thrown from the Lyon support as he went to take a corner in the game on November 21.The Lyon fan responsible, a 32-year-old man, was arrested and handed a six-month suspended prison sentence while also being banned from Lyon’s stadium for five years.20.45: (1.88) Olympique Lyon (3.80) Rangers (4.30)The league’s disciplinary committee’s president Sebastien Deneux said in a press conference that Lyon’s cooperation in placing the offender under arrest helped to reduce the punishment.”Any act of violence against a player, especially a major player, invites a points deduction as a punishment. We took into consideration Lyon’s actions immediately after the incidents, which allowed the perpetrator to be identified and punished.”On Wednesday Marseille were separately fined $11,349 for “discriminatory comments” aimed at the South Korean player Suk Hyun-jun of Troyes in a game on November 28.23.00: (1.35) Olympique Marseille (5.60) Lok.Moscow (9.00)That was after comments were picked up by the microphones of broadcaster Amazon Prime during the match, played behind closed doors as a punishment for incidents in Marseille’s draw with Paris Saint-Germain earlier this season.Troyes later alleged that their player had been the victim of “racist abuse”, leading Marseille president Pablo Longoria to publicly apologise.
