Olympique de Marseille welcome Villarreal in the round of 16 first leg of the Europa League, this Thursday (9 p.m.). Here is all the essential information on this match.
Last representative of French football in this campaign Europa League, Olympique de Marseille has the opportunity to enjoy an exciting end to the season. And as luck would have it, the Marseille club will come up against Villarreal, a team coached by Marcelino, who was still on his bench at the start of the season.
Jean-Louis Gasset, who has had a successful start to his term on the club’s bench, expects high-level opposition. “ The key word is intensity, aggressiveness. Technically, they are very strong. They have very skillful midfield players, very effective attackers. A bit like us, they got back into the right dynamic. It’s up to us to make people feel that we are also there with arguments, experience, players who know what the European Cup is, and we have our audience who will encourage us to surpass ourselves. We must take a substantial option from the first leg. For that, you have to play. ” The tone is set.
The expected compositions
OM : Pau Lopez – Clauss, Mbemba, Balerdi, Merlin – Harit, Kondogbia, Ounahi – Sarr, Aubameyang, Ndiaye.
Villarreal : Reina – Kiko, Bailly, Mosquera, Moreno – Traoré, Parejo, Capoue, Baena – Moreno, Sorloth.
Where to watch the game ?
This round of 16 first leg of the Europa League between Olympique de Marseille and Villarreal will be broadcast free of charge on M6, as well as on Canal + Foot, this Thursday evening, from 9 p.m. It will also be possible to watch it on the streaming platforms of the two groups, 6Play and MyCanal.
