{"id":32560,"date":"2023-12-07T15:07:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/marseille-beat-lyon-in-game-rearranged-after-bus-attack-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T15:07:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:07:59","slug":"marseille-beat-lyon-in-game-rearranged-after-bus-attack-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/marseille-beat-lyon-in-game-rearranged-after-bus-attack-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Marseille beat Lyon in game rearranged after bus attack | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Marseille eased to a 3-0 win over beleaguered Lyon<\/a> on Wednesday in a Ligue 1 game that was rescheduled from October after the away team bus was stoned on its approach to the Velodrome.<\/p>\n

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang set up Vitinha and Panama international Amir Murillo for first-half goals before the Gabonese striker added his team’s third on 55 minutes to seal a convincing victory.<\/p>\n

Lyon appealed unsuccessfully last month to play the game on neutral ground and league officials took no action against Marseille as a club because the incidents did not occur inside the stadium.<\/p>\n

No Lyon fans were allowed to attend the rearranged clash following a resurgence of football-related violence in France, the latest incident resulting in the death of a Nantes supporter at the weekend.<\/p>\n

The original fixture on October 29 was called off just as it was supposed to kick off as then-Lyon coach Fabio Grosso was left with cuts to the face that required stitches after being hit by broken glass.<\/p>\n

Lyon last week dismissed former World Cup winner Grosso after the Italian oversaw just one win in seven games, replacing him with the club’s academy director Pierre Sage.<\/p>\n

The seven-time French champions have lost both matches under their interim coach and remain rooted to the foot of the table, six points from safety.<\/p>\n

“You just need to look at the standings to know we’re in danger,” said Sage, the fourth man to take charge of Lyon this season.<\/p>\n

“But I don’t think there’s no hope left. We have a duty to work and try and pick up points. But today we understand why we’re at the bottom.”<\/p>\n

Earlier on Wednesday, French league officials banned Lyon supporters from attending the club’s next away match after some made Nazi salutes and shouted monkey cries at the Marseille<\/a> crowd the day of the postponed match.<\/p>\n

Three Lyon supporters were arrested and placed in custody in Marseille this week as part of an investigation by local authorities for “provoking racial hatred and racial insults”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n