Patrice Evra sent off before match begins for kicking out at Marseille supporter

• Marseille player appeared to kick fan in head before Europa League tie
• Substitute Evra dismissed before match against Vitória had kicked off

Marseille defender Patrice Evra appeared to kick a fan in the head in a heated confrontation before his side’s Europa League match in Portugal on Thursday night.

The 36-year-old, named as a substitute for the Ligue 1 side’s fixture away to Vitória, was sent off before the game got under way for an “altercation with supporters”, according to a live text commentary on the Marseille website.