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Fans invade pitch for the second time in Ligue 1

21 Sep 2021

     

Compiled by Ranjika Perera

[caption id="attachment_162626" align="alignleft" width="454"] Midway through the half-time break, a group of Lens ultras flooded onto the pitch in order to confront their Lille counterparts, located in a different part of the stadium[/caption]

Ligue 1 was once again the setting for an outbreak of supporter violence on Saturday (18), with the derby between Lens and Lille suffering delays after a pitch invasion from home fans.

The two rivals went into half-time drawn at 0-0 after a tense opening 45 minutes. But they were forced to wait in order to restart the match as crowd trouble caused a temporary postponement in the Ligue 1 clash.

Midway through the half-time break, a group of Lens ultras flooded onto the pitch in order to confront their Lille counterparts, located in a different part of the stadium.

The attack seems to have been provoked by the actions of a section of the away support, who were earlier seen climbing on a fence separating them from home fans and throwing seats and other projectiles over the barrier.

Mane makes history with 100th goal for Liverpool

Sadio Mane loves to play against Crystal Palace, with the Eagles once more suffering at the Liverpool star’s hands as he took his Reds tally up to 100 goals.

The Senegal international struck just before half-time to put the hosts 1-0 ahead in Saturday’s Premier League game. And not only did he reach a significant milestone for his club, but he also continues a remarkable run of form in matches against the south Londoners.

He has now scored in his last nine Premier League appearances against the Eagles, a run that stretches back to August 2017. No other player in Premier League history has managed such a feat, but in truth Mane has always revelled in these games.

Including his time at Southampton, he now boasts 13 goals in 14 games against the Eagles, failing to find the net on just one occasion which was also the only time which he failed to come out on the winning side in the fixture.

Liverpool continued their victorious run, as goals from Mohamed Salah and Naby Keita sealed a comfortable 3-0 win for the hosts at Anfield.

Fans clash after Arsenal’s win over Burnley

Arsenal’s victory over Burnley on Saturday ended on a sour note as fans clashed with each other and with stewards in the Turf Moor stands.

Martin Odegaard’s first-half strike sealed a 1-0 win for the Gunners, their second consecutive victory in the Premier League after starting the season with three straight defeats.

But, tempers flared at the final whistle after Odegaard and his team-mates celebrated on the pitch and saluted the visiting support. After the match, the Arsenal squad applauded their fans who had made the trip up to Burnley and were in full voice after a vital win.

Odegaard, Aaron Ramsdale, and Kieran Tierney went one step further, giving away their shirts in a gesture of gratitude.

Those actions, however, did not go down well with a section of the Clarets fans, and a scuffle soon broke out between the two sets of supporters behind the goal.

With only a small walkway separating the Burnley and Arsenal faithful, both sides charged each other in an ugly end to the afternoon’s action and there was a shower of objects thrown between the two.

 


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