Violence mars PSG-Bastia duel
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THE French government has called for the Professional Football League (LFP) to take action after clashes between police and fans before and after the opening Ligue 1 match between Bastia and Olympique Marseille on Saturday.
The trouble in Corsica left 44 policemen and gendarmes injured, a joint statement by Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, minister for sports, and the interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
It claimed the officers were attacked by stones and explosive devices outside the stadium. A source said scores of Bastia supporters attacked police officers outside the stadium, pelting them with stones and explosive devices.
The head of the LFP, Frederic Thiriez, also condemned the violence.
In April the Upper Corsican municipality banned fans of neighboring club AC Ajaccio from going to Furiani stadium for a match against Bastia.
Striker Andre-Pierre Gignac scored twice for Marcelo Bielsa’s Marseille but Bastia hit back from 1-3 down to draw 3-3.
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