Nice and Marseille’s Ligue 1 match at the Allianz Riviera on Sunday was brought to a halt in the 75th minute when Marseille’s Dimitri Payet, taking a corner kick beside the Nice ultras, responded angrily to all the debris being hurled at him.
Everyone knows that ultras can dish it out but are soft as hell when it comes to taking it, so the entire stand poured out onto the pitch to show Payet its collective toughness. Nothing says “we’re hard” like a good old 500 vs. 1 melee.
Not to be outdone, Jorge Sampaoli — essentially the angriest teddy bear you’ll ever see — threw all 5 feet 6 inches of his being into a “hold me back, bro!” montage.
THIS IS MADNESS! THE FANS INVADED THE PITCH!
Nice fans ran on to the pitch during the OGC Nice-Marseille match.#OGCNOM pic.twitter.com/BKGxprGN53— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) August 22, 2021
A Nice ultra trying to kick Dimitri Payet.
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) August 22, 2021
Jorge Sampaoli is really wanting to throw down and knock someone out.
Marseille and now Nice squads having a real shuffle now. Basile Boli also wanting to uppercut someone.Just wow. pic.twitter.com/yHcVRs0tIM
— TWDTV (@TWDTV1) August 22, 2021
Nice was winning the match 1-0 through Kasper Dolgber’s goal in the 49th minute, so they want to finish it. Marseille isn’t so sure.
OGC Nice fans might have taken things too far tonight. pic.twitter.com/BOevX5etdO
— Football Tweet (@Football__Tweet) August 22, 2021
UPDATE: Marseille landed at least one.
⚽️ | NEW: A member of the Marseille staff sparking a Nice fan pic.twitter.com/3lSYBvr5rd
— Football For All (@FootballlForAll) August 22, 2021