The Marseille-Lyon Ligue 1 match was postponed after the away team's bus was stoned on Sunday as it entered the Stade Velodrome with Lyon coach Fabio Grosso and his assistant injured during the attack.

A crisis unit had been set up to decide on the playing of the fixture between the two fierce rivals in the wake of the incident.

Lyon club president John Textor said Grosso was left dazed after being hit by various projectiles.

"He (Grosso) is better now. Twenty minutes ago it was difficult to have a conversation with him," Textor told reporters.

"Once the window was broken, other projectiles hit him, just above the eye. There were beer bottles, which hit him on the forehead...

Match Coach Attack Team Assist Marseille president John Textor Fabio Grosso

Read on supersport.com

All news from supersport.com

About it in other media

‘This is f*cking corruption!’ - U.S. businessman and Botafogo owner John Textor fumes at officials after his team throw away three-goal advantage against Palmeiras goal.com / 6 months ago

Jean-Michel Aulas calls for sanctions after Lyon bus attack – “Next time there will be deaths.” getfootballnewsfrance.com / 6 months ago

Aulas calls for sanctions after Lyon bus attack: Next time there will be deaths m.allfootballapp.com / 6 months ago

The website news-football.net is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

09.11 / 14:41

Match Coach Fan League Ligue 1 tells Lyon to play postponed match at Marseille

09.11 / 14:37

Fan Stadium Lyon appeal LFP’s inaction following Marseille fans’ attack on team bus

09.11 / 14:37

Supporter Penalty Coach Didier Deschamps calls for “more severe” penalties for supporter violence in France

09.11 / 10:53

Match Fan New date set for abandoned Marseille-Lyon fixture

08.11 / 21:35

MLS Women's football Seattle Sounders ownership group nearing deal to purchase NWSL's OL Reign from Lyon's OL Groupe

08.11 / 20:45

Manchester United, Newcastle United 'keeping tabs on Lyon's Rayan Cherki'

06.11 / 17:04

Transfer Player Fan Relegation Ligue 1 Review | Lyon’s incessant decline testing John Textor’s relegation denialism

05.11 / 23:43

Ligue 1 Ex-NBA star to the rescue for Lyon! Former San Antonio Spurs hero Tony Parker reveals he has spoken to Alexandre Lacazette as he is set to join board of Ligue 1 side

05.11 / 18:13

Match Fan Relegation “I promise to give you everything” – Fabio Grosso confronts Lyon ultras

04.11 / 12:20

Lille fans BANNED from travelling to Marseille for game amid crowd trouble fears

04.11 / 10:05

Ligue 1 'Scandalous!' - Angry Lille fans feel like 'second class citizens' after being banned from Marseille match in wake of opponents' attack on Lyon bus

03.11 / 20:17

Match Coach Fan Lille fans banned from Marseille match after bus attack

03.11 / 18:01

Coach Stadium Lyon manager Fabio Grosso: “No one’s face should ever go viral for these reasons.”

03.11 / 08:45

Ligue 1 'Fabio Grosso could've lost an eye' - Lyon coach told he had lucky escape after bus attack by Marseille fans that forced Ligue 1 match to be postponed

03.11 / 00:43

Match Stadium League Foul Crystal Palace ‘This is theft’ – Crystal Palace co-owner goes viral for sweary post-match rant live on TV

02.11 / 17:45

Match Supporter Celebrations Gennaro Gattuso reveals conversation with Fabio Gross following Lyon bus attack

02.11 / 17:45

Match Coach Stadium League Postponed Marseille-Lyon match to be played on December 6

02.11 / 16:50

Serie A ‘This is f*cking corruption!’ - U.S. businessman and Botafogo owner John Textor fumes at officials after his team throw away three-goal advantage against Palmeiras

02.11 / 14:53

Match Soccer Crystal Palace American soccer owner John Textor goes viral for NSFW postgame rant on Brazilian TV: "It's f-----g corruption!"

02.11 / 09:11

Fan Stadium Jean-Michel Aulas calls for sanctions after Lyon bus attack – “Next time there will be deaths.”

01.11 / 17:51

Fan Aulas calls for sanctions after Lyon bus attack: Next time there will be deaths

01.11 / 17:51

Supporter Coach Fan Lyon head coach breaks silence after needing 13 STITCHES in Marseille bus attack

01.11 / 12:39

Supporter Fan Stadium Marseille-Lyon: LFP to investigate racist chanting

01.11 / 01:01

Match Player Fan Lyon requests neutral venue for postponed Marseille tie

31.10 / 18:27

Match Supporter Fan Training Fabio Grosso reacts to Lyon bus attack: “What happened could have been a tragedy.”

31.10 / 13:41

Fan Stadium First conviction handed to Marseille ultra member who “carried cache of 28 smoke bombs” during abandonment of Olympico

31.10 / 13:41

Fan Training Lyon manager Fabio Grosso absent from training, given 30-day medical leave following injuries

30.10 / 20:45

Match Supporter Stadium League French football under microscope after Lyon team bus attack

30.10 / 20:37

Match Coach Fan Lyon boss Fabio Grosso reveals horror facial injuries which required 13 stitches after bus attack

30.10 / 17:05

Ligue 1 PHOTO: Extent of Fabio Grosso's gruesome eye injury revealed after Lyon boss is hit by projectile thrown by Marseille fans - forcing Ligue 1 clash to be called off

30.10 / 16:33

Fan Stadium Marseille unlikely to receive sanctions despite fan attack on Lyon bus

30.10 / 14:48

Fan League Soccer French government says 9 people detained after violent attack on Lyon soccer team buses

30.10 / 13:09

Bloodied Lyon coach Fabio Grosso features on striking L'Equipe front page

30.10 / 13:07

Match Supporter Coach FIFA president Gianni Infantino reacts to Marseille – Lyon violence: “There is absolutely no place for violence in football.”

30.10 / 13:07

Match Supporter Coach Fan Lyon condemns “racist behaviour” of own fans during Marseille – Lyon abandonment

30.10 / 12:18

Match Supporter Coach Lyon's Ligue 1 match at Marseille abandoned after team bus attacked

30.10 / 08:37

Match Coach Fan Ligue 1: Lyon's coach Fabio Grosso injured following attack on team bus, match vs Marseille called off

30.10 / 07:47

Match Coach Fan ‘Revolting’ images shock football as great left bloodied, match scrapped after fan bus attack

30.10 / 01:05

Match Stadium Lyon's match at Marseille abandoned after team bus attacked & manager in blood

29.10 / 23:23

Match Fan Stadium Lyon-Marseille postponed after attack on team bus leaves Fabio Grosso with bloody facial injury

29.10 / 23:23

Match Fan Lyon owner John Textor: “Our team wanted to play!”

29.10 / 23:23

Match Fan Marseille president Pablo Longoria reacts to postponement of Lyon fixture: “It’s unacceptable. I’m angry.”

29.10 / 23:21

Coach Dejan Lovren caught up in shocking team bus attack as Marseille vs Lyon postponed

29.10 / 22:43

Match Supporter Lyon boss Fabio Grosso and his assistant sustain facial injuries in bus attack

29.10 / 22:21

League Marseille vs Lyon postponed after bus attack leaves Fabio Grosso with bloody injury

29.10 / 22:19

Ligue 1 'We wanted to play' - Lyon angry at seeing Marseille game postponed after team bus is smashed by rocks and manager Fabio Grosso left bleeding

29.10 / 21:41

Fan Lyon manager Fabio Grosso left with bloodied face as shocking footage shows Marseille fans attacking team bus with stones and flares

29.10 / 21:13

Match Coach Stadium Soccer Chaos in France: Lyon bus is stoned and coach injured

Match postponed after Lyon team bus stoned in Marseille, Grosso injured

Latest Football News