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Troyes fans caused carnage as they protested against their City Football Group ownership with flares and chants on Friday night.
Their Ligue 2 match against Valenciennes was abandoned in the blazing scenes, with players even lobbing flares back into the stands.
City Football Group's ownership has been disastrous for Troyes, who are on the brink of a second successive relegation.
Police with helmets quickly closed rank in front of the fans as the game, poised at 1-1 in the 89th minute, was called off. Seven points off Dunkerque with three games left, they need a miracle to stay up.
Fans chanted 'merci City' in bitter acknowledgment of the havoc wreaked on their football club.
Troyes' match descended into anarchy when fans started throwing flares in protest against City Football Group
The match was abandoned as players threw back flares into the stands, with fans chanting: 'merci City'
While CFG-owned Girona in Spain are delighted with being third in LaLiga,
