Against Atalanta, Marseille could do nothing. The Olympians were crushed in their Europa League semi-final return (3-0) this Thursday, May 9 and saw their dream of a final disappear, shattered by Italian athletic and technical domination.
Atalanta Bergamo was simply much better. Without regret, without debate, but in pain, OM were swept away this Thursday evening (3-0). First, as in the first leg, we felt that the Marseillais wanted to let the storm of the first minutes pass. Except that, unlike stormy rain, which is inherently very short and intense, that of this semi-final return lasted the entire first half hour of the game. A start to the game during which, if we caricature somewhat, the Italians attacked hard and the Phocaeans defended as best they could then looked for the feet of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to initiate counterattacks.
A strategy that could have paid off. Because with heart and a lot of success, as evidenced by the post hit by Charles De Ketelaere (6th) and the crossbar smashed by Gianluca Scamacca (24th) when the goal was ready, the Olympians thought they could turn the tide. Not to mention that this evening, no Mistral on the pitch, the match was played in Bergamo. So when Jean-Louis Gasset’s men thought the storm was over and showed themselves to be more enterprising, they exposed themselves.
The opening score did not wake up OM
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