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Greenwood Injured in MarseilleLille Brawl, Handed Automatic Ligue 1 Suspension

The forward’s fifth booking triggers a ban for the Monaco trip under Ligue 1 rules.

Overview

  • In the 13th minute, Lille defender Calvin Verdonk brought down Mason Greenwood on a break, Hakon Haraldsson then shoved him, and a mass brawl followed near the benches.
  • Referee Benoit Bastien booked Verdonk, Haraldsson, and Greenwood, and Marseille replaced Greenwood in the 18th minute after he could not continue.
  • The caution was Greenwood’s fifth in domestic competition, which enforces a one‑match suspension for Marseille’s next Ligue 1 game at Monaco.
  • Marseille coach Habib Beye criticized the decisions and labeled Haraldsson’s intervention as uncontrolled, aggressive, and violent.
  • Lille won 2–1 as Thomas Meunier and Olivier Giroud overturned Ethan Nwaneri’s opener, tightening the fight for European places with seven matches remaining.