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August 8: projectiles in Montpellier

First day, first incidents.

The derby between Montpellier and Marseille degenerated in the stands at the end of the match.

Marseillais Valentin Rongier is hit in the head by a bottle while celebrating a goal with his team.

Then the match is interrupted with new throws of projectiles.

After 12 minutes of confusion, it resumes and then ends with a victory for Marseille.

On August 25, the disciplinary committee of the LFP decided to close the two incriminated stands at the Montpellier stadium for three matches.

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August 22: clashes in Brittany

After the Breton derby between Rennes and Nantes (1-0), supporters of the two teams try to do battle.

The images relayed by social networks show folded barriers, but no direct clash between supporters.

Two men will be tried in March 2022 for violence against a security guard.

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August 22: lawn invaded and brawl during Nice-OM

A new critical threshold is reached during the Mediterranean derby between Nice and Marseille, poster for the 3rd day of Ligue 1.

While the "Gym" led 1 to 0, clashes broke out in the 75th minute, when the Marseillais Dimitri Payet was about to take a corner.

Some of the Nice supporters burst onto the lawn during the match against Marseille at the Allianz Riviera, August 22, 2021 Valery HACHE AFP / Archives

Hit on the back by a plastic water bottle, the player sends the projectile back to the platform of Nice ultras, some of whom, in reaction, invade the lawn.

After more than an hour and a half of interruption, the meeting is definitively stopped, the Marseillais refusing to resume the game.

On September 9, the disciplinary committee imposed on OGC Nice a withdrawal of two points (one of which was suspended) as well as the total closed door of its stadium for three matches.

The match was replayed on October 27 in Troyes behind closed doors (1-1).

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September 18: clashes during Lens-Lille

At half-time for the North derby between Lens and Lille, dozens of Lensois supporters invaded the field to go to battle with the Lille parking lot, from which several seats were thrown.

The police arrest a supporter of RC Lens on the lawn during the reception of Lille at the Stade Bollaert, September 18, 2021 FRANCOIS LO PRESTI AFP / Archives

The clashes, limited by the intervention of the CRS, resulted in six minor injuries.

Following these, the kickoff of the second period is delayed by about thirty minutes.

The two clubs received a one point withdrawal suspended.

Lens was also penalized with two matches behind closed doors, while Lille saw its visitors' parking lot closed during away matches until December 31, 2021.

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September 22: "ambush" in Montpellier

Before the meeting between Montpellier and Bordeaux, a bus of Bordeaux supporters falls into an "ambush" organized by some of their Montpellier counterparts.

The general brawl that followed left 16 slightly injured.

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September 22: clashes after Angers-OM

In Angers, after the match against Marseille (0-0), several dozen Marseille supporters come out of the visitor park and destroy equipment before the stewards restore order.

The stewards try to neutralize supporters of Marseille who came to the lawn in Angers at the Raymond-Kopa stadium, September 22, 2021 JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER AFP / Archives

For these incidents OM had been given a suspended withdrawal point.

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October 22: incidents before Saint-Etienne - Angers

The match between Saint-Etienne and Angers started one hour late at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Incidents broke out during the pre-match protocol, several Stéphane ultras having entered the lawn and having sent rockets and other smoke and deteriorating the goal nets, which had to be hastily mended.

During the first warm-up, the kops had deployed banners stigmatizing the coach Claude Puel, the leaders and the players, guilty according to them of the chaos in which their team finds itself, last in the standings.

ASSE was sentenced to a total closed-door match (sanction served during the match against Clermont) and was forced to close two stands for two matches.

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October 24: anti-LFP and smoke tifo during OM-PSG

The supporters of Olympique de Marseille sent a message that evening to the Professional Football League (LFP) before the kick-off of the match, with a huge "LFP MERDA" tifo deployed at the Stade Vélodrome.

The tifo, installed throughout the North Bend of the Vélodrome, was revealed when the players entered the field.

On the other side of the stadium, in the South Turn, a large number of smoke bombs were ignited.

After the meeting, Dimitri Payet deplored the throwing of projectiles from the Marseille stands.

The disciplinary committee of the LFP sanctioned the Marseille club with a match behind closed doors for these incidents.

In camera which will be purged during the reception in Troyes on November 28.

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November 21: Payet affected, Lyon-Marseille interrupted

The shock of the 14th day between Lyon and Marseille was interrupted in the 4th minute of play on Sunday, after Dimitri Payet was hit with a bottle thrown from the stands.

The match had not resumed after more than 45 minutes of interruption.

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