LYON, France (Reuters) -The Ligue 1 game between Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille was abandoned after Marseille's Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle hurled from the stands at the Groupama Stadium on Sunday, throwing France's Ligue 1 into fresh turmoil. Payet, who according to the French League (LFP) was also subject to "discriminatory insults", left the pitch with an ice pack on his head. The stadium's announcer had initially said that the game would restart, following a decision made by local Lyon authorities. In chaotic scenes, Lyon players took to the pitch to warm up, but Jorge Sampaoli's Marseille stayed in the dressing room and the match was eventually called off. "It's a full stadium, players to evacuate," he said.

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