Marseille’s travelling contingent were behind some distressing scenes at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium after they took on Spurs on match-day one of the Champions League group stage.
The fans tried to forcibly enter the home end and fight the Tottenham faithful, while also launching missiles and flares in the direction of local supporters. Marseille’s fans then proceeded to tear down a pride flag that was hung inside the home end at the corner of the ground.
Spurs fans could do little more than voice their disgust at the conduct of their French counterparts while stewards and police tried to put a halt to the trouble. Former Newcastle and Manchester City star Joey Barton was part of the away end for the clash.
Barton has close ties to the French outfit from the season-long loan spell he enjoyed at the Stade Velodrome back during the 2012/13 campaign. The unsavoury scenes marred what was a fiercely competed contest between two top-quality sides.
Antonio Conte’s Tottenham ran out 2-0 winners courtesy of a brace from summer signing Richarlison. Marseille were forced to contest the majority of the second half with ten men after Chancel Mbemba Mangulu was given a red-card for a tackle on Heung-Min Son.
Marseille held out for quite some time and did well to keep the scoreline at 0-0 for as long as they did, but eventually the host’s pressure told and Richarlison netted his first goal in European football’s elite club competition.
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