The clash between Marseille and Lyon clearly started behind the scenes. An OM player started the match in his own way.
It’s an explosive poster that should be spectacular. Sunday evening, Olympique de Marseille will challenge Olympique Lyonnais for a clash that is always very prolific in terms of goals and twists and turns. A match that the Marseillais logically approach with the costume of favorite since OL are currently bottom of the Ligue 1 ranking after 9 days.
However, there is no question of underestimating Les Gones in the Marseille ranks. Gennaro Gattuso’s players take this Olympico very seriously. Thursday evening, after the victory against AEK Athens in the Europa League (3-1), the Marseillais quickly looked ahead to the rest of the program, like Leonardo Balerdi.
The central defender of Olympique de Marseille did not hesitate to say strong words to condition his teammates. “It’s a unique match. We must not play it, we must win it, launched Balerdi in the mixed zone after the victory against the Greek team. I wanted to be there but I will be with the group off the field. I’m going to go bust their asses in practice, so they’re ready. » Arriving on tiptoe in France, Leonardo Balerdi obviously had the opportunity to learn the familiar words of the language of Molière…
