/ANGRY MARSEILLE FANS LASH AT PLAYERS

Eight worried-looking Marseille players stayed on the field after the 1-1 home draw with Monaco in the French league on Sunday. Several senior players were in the closed circle: attacking midfielder Dimitri Payet, forward Florian Thauvin, long-serving goalkeeper Steve Mandanda and Brazilian holding midfielder Luiz Gustavo. They seemed at a loss what to do, until finally Payet sprinted off. His mission? Persuading the rest of Marseille’s players to leave the comfort of the dressing room to go back out to face the angry fans. Eventually, as a reluctant group, the whole team walked slowly and with evident trepidation toward a large group of home fans massed behind one of the goals. /