Returning to the Vélodrome next Thursday in the Europa League, Marcelino, Villarreal coach, should not be disappointed with the trip.
Short-lived coach of OM at the start of the season, Marcelino will no doubt have welcomed with relief the closed session decreed by UEFA on the north bend of the Vélodrome stadium for the round of 16 first leg of the Europa League between Marseille and Villarreal, next Thursday. The Spanish technician in fact risks being received freshly in the Marseille city.
When he left last September after the eventful episode between the leaders of OM and the groups of supporters at the Commanderie – an episode that he did not directly experience – Marcelino had not been kind to the Ciel et Blanc in an interview given a posteriori: “ My very short experience makes me think that this is a club where creating a project is absolutely impossible. »
Harit’s warning
Words that the Marseillais have not forgotten. “ It’ll be hotannouncement via Téléfoot Amine Harit. We know it’s going to be hot compared to his recent statements. It made us want to play a big match on Thursday even more. They will have to (Villarreal players, editor’s note) be all ready because we are not going to give them an easy match. »
Asked to react to this poster during the first press conference following the draw, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang did not wish to add more, but certainly thought no less: “ Marcelino and I didn’t really spend much time together. I know what you expect from me today in relation to this draw, but I think that this is not the time, I do not want to come to the subject right away. We’ll talk about it then… »
