• Nantes fans invaded the pitch after 22 minutes with the score at 0-0

• They breached security barriers, threw flares, and forced players off the field

• Coach Vahid Halilhodzic attempted to confront them and persuade them to leave

Nantes fans stormed the field during their team’s final game of the Ligue 1 season against Toulouse on Sunday, bringing play to a halt with the match later abandoned.

Dozens of supporters, some wearing balaclavas, breached security barriers and entered the pitch at Nantes’ Stade de La Beaujoire after 22 minutes, with the score 0-0.

Ugly scenes followed as supporters threw flares and players were ushered off the field while Nantes coach Vahid Halilhodzic attempted to confront the fans and persuade them to leave.