A few years after the clash between André Villas-Boas's OM and Rudi Garcia's OL, Dimitri Payet returned to this match, which was quite special for him.
On Saturday, a certain Dimitri Payet returned to the Vélodrome for the match between OM and LOSC (1-1). It has been since May 14, 2023 that the attacking midfielder has not set foot on the pitch at the Marseille stadium. Current Vasco da Gama player in Brazil, Payet gave a long interview to BFM Marseille Provence. The opportunity for him to address many subjects, including that of his best match with OM.
“Two come to mind. But the first is necessarily the one against Leipzig in the European Cup (Europa League quarter-final second leg in 2018). And the second is against Lyon (November 10, 2019, during the 2-1 victory in Ligue 1, double from Payet).” This match will undoubtedly go down in the annals of the French championship, especially since Payet lit the fuse before the match, by tackling Rudi Garcia (Lyon coach at the time).
“I came into the locker room and said…”
“It’s strange to see him in the opposite camp. A few months ago we hosted Lyon (3-0 defeat) and given his talk about the Lyon players, the Lyon supporters and the Lyon president, it seems strange that he applied for that club. But there he is, he was right,” he said in a pre-match conference. This meeting was definitely not to be missed for Payet: “I had been preparing for two months! Since the signing (of Rudi Garcia at OL) was made official,” he continued for BFM.
“Afterwards, be careful, there is no longer any animosity against the coach. He had great seasons with us. But I went into the locker room and said: 'Guys, we can lose the 12 games until Lyon, I don't care. But we won’t lose this one, it’s not possible’,” clarified Dimitri Payet.
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