Olympique Lyonnais is doing well. After the bottle was thrown at Marseille captain Dimitri Payet, during the OL-OM match at Groupama Stadium on November 21, Lyon is deprived of a point in the standings of Ligue 1 football.
The Olympico, interrupted after four minutes, is to be replayed behind closed doors at Groupama Stadium. The date is yet to be determined. On the side of the Olympique de Marseille, that’s for sure, this sanction is not severe enough. The Marseillais hoped for an exemplary punishment, such as a victory on the green carpet, not to see such scenes again in football stadiums.
On his twitter account, OM defender Alavaro Gonzàlez has fun this decision far from being up to the task:
Benoît Payan, Mayor of Marseille, is also annoyed by the lightness of the sanctions.
Shortly before the start of the disciplinary committee, Jacques Cardoze, director of communication for OM, gets annoyed in front of the cameras, furious that Marseille is not not invited to the discussion table : “This disciplinary commission is illegitimate, it is a travesty of justice.[…] Do you know of a court of justice in the world, civil or sports, which summons the responsible but not the victim? “
The president of Olympique de Marseille, Pablo Longoria, reserves the right to do not recognize the decision which will be taken: “We will use if necessary all the means of appeal, FFF and administrative tribunal if necessary. There are not two justices: one for Jean-Michel Aulas and another for the OM.”