Icy reunion between Lucas Digne and Everton. The French international left-back (43 caps), transferred to Aston Villa last week for a four-and-a-half-year contract and an amount of 30 million euros, was not welcome this Saturday, in his former den of the Toffees .
Whistled before the start of the match by the public, the defender responded on the field with an assist for the only goal of the match, shortly before the end of the first act. On a corner shot returning from the right flank of the attack, Lucas Digne perfectly found Emiliano Buendia who deflected to deceive Jordan Pickford and give the Villans the advantage.
They briefly went to the ground
Seconds later, during the celebration, near the corner post, a plastic bottle thrown from the stands hit the 28-year-old Frenchman and his teammate Matty Cash. Both briefly went to the ground, before play resumed for a few seconds before the break.
Two weeks ago, the French player of Crystal Palace, Michael Olise, was also hit in the head by a plastic bottle during a Cup match. This incident is also reminiscent of the Ligue 1 OL-OM match last December, interrupted because of a projectile thrown at Dimitri Payet, and which will have to be replayed behind closed doors on the lawn of Lyon.