The president of Olympique de Marseille looked ahead to the near future of the Marseille club.
After qualifying against Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday evening (3-1), Olympique de Marseille can focus on the continuation of its European epic. Jean-Louis Gasset’s men have punched their ticket for the round of 16 of the competition. And they are already set on their opponent.
The draw for these Europa League round of 16 took place this Friday, in Switzerland, in Nyon. And the Marseillais inherited Villarreal. An inevitably special match for OM, since it will mark the reunion with Marcelino, who was still the club’s coach at the start of the season.
“A great opportunity for OM”
Pablo Longoria made strong remarks before meeting his Spanish friend. The president of OM first wanted to express his thoughts for the inhabitants of the Valencian community. “ Being opposed to Villarreal CF is first of all synonymous with solidarity that I want to show for the region to which we will soon travel because the people there are going through very difficult times after the tragic events that occurred last night in the fire of Valencesaid the Marseille president.
“Concerning the field, playing against this club in the round of 16 of the Europa League represents a very good showing against an institution used to competing in the European Cup, Longoria continued.. Continuing our good run this season in this event, this draw constitutes a great opportunity for Olympique de Marseille to progress by competing against the winner of the 2021 event. We look forward to it », concluded the president of OM.
