Bastia fans banned for three home matches

Bastia have been ordered to play a further three home games behind closed doors for failing to control their fans during a home match against Marseille.

It is the second ban that the French Football League's Disciplinary Commission (FFLDC) have handed the French Ligue 1 side this season.

The Corsican fans were hit with a two-game ban following an incident during the Coupe de la Ligue quarter-final with Lille on November 28, in which a linesman was struck with a coin and had to receive treatment.

He also claimed that he was racially abused by the crowd.

An empty Stade Armand Cesari greeted Les Phoceens for their visit on December 12 as a result, but fans gathered outside the stadium in allegedly violent protest as Elie Baup's men boarded their team bus after a 2-1 win in Corsica.

The FFLDC have now ruled that home fixtures with Rennes, Evian and Nice will be played in an empty stadium.