Payet names his best match and his best goal in the Marseille jersey

At the microphone of BFM Marseille Provence, Dimitri Payet spoke at length about his best moments at OM.

The Vélodrome has found one of its favorites. Saturday, on the occasion of the clash of the 15th day of Ligue 1 between OM and Lille (1-1), Dimitri Payet was present in the stands to encourage Roberto De Zerbi’s men. A return to his garden, where he shone for eight and a half seasons (2013-2015 then 2017-2023) in the Olympian jersey.

The former Marseille No.10 took advantage of his visit to Marseille to grant a long interview to BFM Marseille Provence. The current player of Vasco da Gama (Brazil) confides in particular on Jorge Sampaoli, Marcelo Bielsa or his relationship with the supporters. But it also designates his best goal and his best match in Olympian colors.

“My best goal, and it went straight to the top 1, it’s the one against PAOK at home”, Payet said. Against the Greek club, in the quarter-final first leg of the Europa Conference League (2021-2022), the former Lille player sent a magnificent half-volley into the top corner. This strike, triggered with first intention about twenty meters from the cages after a corner, was voted the best goal of the season in the Europa Conference League. This inspiration was also among the three finalists for the 2022 Puskas Prize.

Leipzig and OL, his two best matches

If Payet does not hesitate for a single second to name the best goal in the Olympian jersey, he struggles to decide between two matches when it comes to choosing his best match. “Two come to mind,” says the Reunion Islander. “But the first is necessarily the one against Leipzig in the European Cup (5-2 victory, quarter-final second leg of the Europa League in 2018, Editor’s note). And the second is against Lyon (2-2 victory). 1 in Ligue 1, November 10, 2019).

Against Lyon, Payet, author of a double, walked the talk after criticizing Rudi Garcia at a press conference. Facing journalists, he said he was very surprised to see the former OM coach on the bench of rival Lyon. “It’s weird to see him in the opposite camp. A few months ago, when we hosted Lyon, he had a talk about the Lyon players, the Lyon supporters, the Lyon president… It’s weird that “he applied for this club three months later…”, Payet then said.

Five years later, Payet returned to this moment at the microphone of BFM Marseille Provence. “I had been preparing for two months! Since the signing was made official,” he confides. “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.'” He had kept his word.