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Repeated crowd problems in Ligue 1 are putting the future of French soccer at risk, French sports minister Roxana Maracineanu said after Sunday's game between Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique Marseille was abandoned due to fan violence. T he French "Olympico" was called off almost two hours after being suspended when Marseille's Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle thrown from the Groupama Stadium stands.

Referee Ruddy Buquet sent the players to the dressing room after Payet fell to the ground as he was preparing to take a corner kick. The stadium announcer initially said the match would restart, following a decision made by local Lyon authorities.

This was criticised by the French League LFP , which called for an emergency meeting of its disciplinary commission on Monday. It will likely announce provisional sanctions pending a full investigation that could last at least two weeks. Nice were docked two points, one of them suspended, after serious incidents during their game in August against Marseille, whose players clashed with home fans who pelted them with missiles and stormed onto the pitch..

Fans at the Paris FC and Lyon game in the capital's Charlety Stadium threw flares and detonated fireworks just before the second half. The French cup game between Lyon and Paris FC was abandoned due to crowd violence on Friday, stadium authorities announced at the beginning of the second half.

The score at the time was Supporters were seen throwing flares, the field was invaded and fights broke out in the stands. Fireworks were detonated just before the second half. The incident marked the second time a match involving Lyon was abandoned this season.

A spectator described the incident to the sport station RMC, saying that "at halftime, there were guys behind who climbed up the fence and started fighting. Lyon supporters are under scrutiny after a French league home game was abandoned in November because Marseille player Dimitri Payet was hit on the head by a bottle of water thrown from the stands. Lyon was docked a point and Aulas was handed a game ban for intimidating comments he made to the referee.

This season has seen a number of incidents involving fans since August, including a Nice-Marseille match that was abandoned, and another match where Montpellier fans threw projectiles at Marseille players. Nice were docked two points, one of them suspended, after serious incidents during their game in August against Marseille, when visiting players clashed with home fans who pelted them with missiles and stormed on to the pitch.

The northern derby between Lens and Lille was hit by crowd problems in September, with the start of the second half delayed after rival fans threw objects at each other before people ran on to the pitch, prompting riot police and stewards to intervene.

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