Gabonese international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made football history a little more during Olympique de Marseille’s victory against Shakhtar Donetsk this Thursday.
Olympique de Marseille returned to victory this Thursday evening by winning 3-1 against Shakhtar Donetsk in the second leg of the Europa League play-offs. A first success for the Phocéens in more than a month, which allows them to qualify for the round of 16 of the competition. Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was one of the great architects of Marseille’s triumph. Scorer and decisive passer, he allowed his team, trailing from the 12th minute, to come back to the score. At the end of the match, the former Barça and Chelsea member wanted to thank the supporters present at the Vélodrome.
“We must thank the public, because the supporters did not give up,” declared the native of Laval at the microphone of Canal +. And they helped us because we started badly with the penalty. They stayed with us and we changed the game, we were able to equalize. And then, in the second half, the newcomers made some great entries, notably Sarr who scored the second goal, for a great victory. We followed the fundamentals, the coach transmitted that through his words and it felt good. Maybe we needed that. We still have a thought for Gattuso, because we also have a responsibility, as we have said. We must use this victory. »
Aubameyang’s beautiful stat
With 31 achievements, Aubameyang is now the top scorer in Europa League history, ahead of Radamel Falcao (30 goals). The OM number 10 also expressed his satisfaction at having broken the C3 goals record. “Super happy to have broken this record,” he confided. Plus in front of my children who were telling me ‘you have to go ahead. »
