OL defender, Jake O’Brien told The Athletic about the bus being stoned in Marseille on Sunday evening.
Present on the OL bus which was stoned in Marseille on Sunday evening and which led to the postponement of the Olympico OM-OL, Jake O’Brien spoke of the surreal scene he witnessed. “ Most of us had our headphones on, we were listening to music, and all of a sudden there was a big bang,” revealed the 22-year-old.
“I had no idea at first because my music was loud, but they started throwing stones and other objects through the windows. »
“There were hundreds of Marseille supporters and objects were thrown out of the windows. Some of them wore balaclavas,” O’Brien says again.
“The police officers who escorted us couldn’t do much. They were in front (the bus) and the shots were coming from the side. We just had to cover our heads until we got to the stadium. »
According to the Irish defender, the Lyon players did not immediately notice the injuries to Fabio Grosso and his assistant Raffaele Longo because “everyone had their heads down.” “When we got off the bus, we realized that there were seriously injured people, especially our coach,” O’Brien told The Athletic.
