Olympique de Marseille could not do better than a draw (1-1) against Atalanta Bergamo, this Thursday at the Vélodrome, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Europa League.
With this disappointing result, the Phocaeans are making their task more difficult for the rest of the competition.
The Marseillais may have regrets. Overall dominant against disappointing Italians, OM could not do better than a draw (1-1) this Thursday at the Vélodrome. With a gem of a strike from the edge of the area, Chancel Mbemba (20′) equalized After the early opening of the untenable Gianluca Scamacca (11′). To hope to see Dublin, the Phocaeans will therefore have to get a good result in Italy, next Thursday, during the return match of these semi-finals of the Europa League.
After the very intense first twenty minutes, during which the Marseille public went through all the emotions, the match lost intensity. The two teams then struggled to be dangerous against two well-grouped and solid rear guards. The locals could still have taken the lead if Pierre-Émerick Aubameyang had been more killer in front of goal (45′, 47′) or if the bar had not repelled Azzedine Ounahi’s clear shot (73′ ).
“We wet the jersey, I say thank you to the supporters, to the team, to the staff. Everything is possible. We believe in ourselves, we will continue to work to seek qualification. We will give our all”, reacted defender Chancel Mbemba at the microphone of M6, after the final whistle. The rock of Marseille and his teammates will really need that to resist the hell that is promised to them in the den of The Dea.
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