Fans square up to former Man United ace as Ultras STORM pitch

MEMPHIS Depay appears to have been attacked by fans who stormed the pitch today as his Lyon teammates refused to play in their Ligue 1 clash against Bastia.

Posted Monday, April 17, 2017 by Dailystar.co.uk

Lyon keeper Mathieu Gorgelin was caught in the middle of a group of pitch invaders, before stewards held off fans while players were rushed down the tunnel and a gate closed behind them.

Kick-off in Corsica was delayed as a result.

Fans square up to former Man United ace as Ultras STORM pitch
CHARGE: Fans stormed the pitch before the match

The official Twitter account for Olympique Lyonnais claimed "Bastia supporters have entered the field to square up to Lyon players who were finishing their warm-up."

Former Lyon defender Jeremie Berthod witnessed the attack and said: "The Bastia supporters have thrown balls at Gorgelin's goal.

"Memphis threw them back at them and has then been confronted by lots of Bastia supporters.

"The players have quickly huddled together, they and the staff are very shocked.

"Still angry, none of them want to leave the changing room to play this game."

Bastia urged the away side to fulfil the fixture.

And after some convincing, the game kicked off around an hour after the scheduled start.

Fans square up to former Man United ace as Ultras STORM pitch
FLOP: Depay's high billing failed to materialise at Old Trafford

It has been a difficult week for Lyon with crowd trouble before their game with Besiktas in the Europa League on Thursday.

Fans clashed before the match in France, with kick-off delayed by 45 minutes as a result. Lyon went on to win 2-1.

The Fench club face four Uefa charges for the setting-off of fireworks, blocking stairways, insufficient organisation and a pitch invasion after a late winning goal.