Deviated from Europe, OM on brink of crisis

The defeat against the English of Tottenham deprives the Marseille club of the financial manna of European competitions at a time when he also holds in Ligue 1.

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This time, the road exit is final. With his defeat against the London club Tottenham Hotspur, Tuesday 1 er November at the Vélodrome stadium in the last match of the Champions League D (1-2), Olympique de Marseille sees himself eliminated from any European competition for the 2022-2023 season. As in 2013 and 2020.

Fourth of an undecided group until the last second, OM is not even lucky to be donated to the Europa League. Half-satisfaction that his players nevertheless held between their feet. Until this incomprehensible goal last goal offered to the English team by loss of ball from Mattéo Guendouzi, five minutes after the end of regulation time. By throwing themselves to the assault to try to finally access their dream – the knockout stages of the Champions League – eleven years after the club’s last qualification at this stage of the competition, the players of Igor Tudor have everything lost.

A drama for the Marseille supporters, who pushed their team from start to finish. A disaster for the club, which was in qualification to improve tense financial health. A worrying sign for a team that has also just chained three defeats and a draw in Ligue 1 and sees the reception, Sunday, November 6, of an Olympique Lyonnais invigorated by the arrival of Laurent Blanc as coach. The calendar seems too tight for the crisis exploding by then. But everyone knows that it will be inevitable if the OM misses this next touring at home.

“has ten seconds …”

After the match, Amine Harit and Matéo Guendouzi had him bad in the corridors of the Velodrome. “We did not have the info that we were qualified in the Europa League with the draw. It is hard to say that at the near ten seconds, we could continue to play a European Cup,” said the first. “With the noise, we misunderstood. We would not have gone as much to the approach. We would have kept our defensive line,” noted the second, disappointed.

While in the other game in the hen, Frankfurt had already established himself at Sporting in Portugal (1-2), no one warned the Marseille players to close the store. An additional proof that something does not turn round at OM. “We are not going to shoot each other, it is a lack of blatant communication. Tell you that I am not disgusted that this info has not been reassembled on the field, it would lie to you,” conceded Amine Harit . Before calling “to raise your head in the league”.

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