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Lens-Lille derby delayed due to crowd clashes as French football suffers latest bout of fan violence

Less than a month after Nice's clash with Marseille was forced to be suspended, Ligue 1 bore witness to another pitch invasion

Ligue 1 was once again the setting for an outbreak of supporter violence on Saturday, 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.

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