The Italians opened the scoring by Gianluca Scamacca, alone in the OM penalty area (11th), and the Olympians, authors of a very good match against the sixth in Serie A, logically equalized by Chancel Mbemba, with a strike outside the surface (20th). The return match will be played in a week in Bergamo.
OM, only 7th in Ligue 1, has finally made its way in this Europa League, after this third European semi-final in seven years, played against Atalanta.
“Europe has inspired us. We had the feeling of a breath of fresh air, it did us a lot of good“, Jonathan Clauss had already confirmed on Wednesday at a press conference: “The results and performances gave us confidence when we were in difficulty“.
Throughout their journey to the semi-finals, the Marseillais had notably eliminated Shakhtar Donetsk, Villarreal and their former coach Marcelino, then Benfica on penalties, an evening when the Vélodrome made a resounding noise.
Jean-Louis Gasset, who started on the Marseille bench one evening of the European Cup against Donetsk (3-1), had also confirmed the special link that exists between continental competitions and OMAnd even a little more.
“The impression I have is that it’s not just a club. An entire city will play in a European Cup semi-final” had launched the Marseille coach. On the supporters’ side, we also recognize that the great run in C3 and the prospect of seeing Dublin on May 20 had also contributed to maintaining a form of social peace, which could have been threatened by the vexations of a failed season in the championship.
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