Marseille midfielder Joey Barton apologises to his team-mates for first red card but vents on Twitter He also tweeted "Two very harsh yellows. First one wasn't even a foul. We will bounce back from this. The result marked only the third win of the season for Nancy, lifting them off the foot of the standings and within four points of safety. Marseille coach Elie Baup acknowledged Barton's dismissal had been the turning point. "We have just taken a big slap," he said. We decided to play with a defensive system and it had been working. The game turned with the expulsion of Barton. We had not been brilliant in the game, but there was no real danger (before the red card). Being down to 10 men made things more difficult. Baup felt the former Manchester City and Newcastle player had been unlucky to see red, however. "His first card was unjustified since there was no foul, and on the second he was committed to trying to get the ball," Baup added. We waited a long time and wondered when Barton would be sent off for the first time, and that was done tonight. But he did not deserve to be sent off.