Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle and thrown into a crowd before fans stormed the stadium causing Nice v Marseille to be abandoned.
Marseille's Payet was hit in the back by a bottle thrown by his supporters as he went to pick up a corner.
He then introduced himself back, which led to fans becoming infected on the pitch as the management and players struggled to catch them.
After a long delay, the Nice players came out to finish the game - but the Marseille players refused.
The game was abandoned as a result. Nice were leading 1-0 with Kasper Dolberg's goal in the first half.
On Monday, the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the governing body of the French league, said that following the "terrible incidents", both clubs were summoned to their disciplinary commission on Wednesday.
French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu called the incident "a blasphemy against sports and football".
The mayor of Nice Christian Estros said: "This violence is unacceptable. The sanctions must be lifted by the French football league once they have identified who was in charge."
Some Marseille players are reportedly injured in the incident.
"Our players have been attacked," said Marseille president Pablo Longoria.
"We have decided the safety of our players, who were attacked during the stadium attack, not to continue the game because the safety of our players was not guaranteed."
The commotion continued as players tried to leave the stadium, with arguments erupting and Marseille coach Jorge Sampaoli had to be apprehended by his staff.
The Marseille players were identified by plastic water bottles from that crowd throughout the game, before one hit Payet and saw the midfielder fall to the ground.
In the next melee, teammates Alvaro Gonzalez and Matteo Guendouzi ran towards the edge of the ground to face the fans and Nice captain Dante then tried to calm down the angry fans.
The management team tried to stop the attack on the pitch before a dispute broke out between the players of both teams, supporters and staff.
The players and officials finally left the stadium and headed back to the tunnel away from the chaos outside.
It comes after Marseille's 3-2 win over Montpellier two weeks ago was also highlighted as fans hit the stadium with bottles.
The match was called off in the 89th minute after Valentin Rongier, the Marseille substitute, was hit in the head and Florent Mollet of Montpellier was also beaten in preparation for the ball.
Quoting the match two weeks ago, Longoria added: "This is the second time this has happened. We have seen this in Montpellier where we have decided to continue after the decision was made.
"What happened today is unacceptable. We have to set an example in French football and that is why we have decided to return to Marseille."
However, the president of Nice, Jean-Pierre Rivere, who had been calling for a reduction in public court procedures during the delay, felt guilty about the Marseille incidents.
"It's disappointing that the game ended like this," he said.
"Everyone saw what happened. We can't deny that water bottles were thrown at us because we all saw it.
"After that, it is sad that the Marseille security forces intervened and beat our players."