Olympique de Marseille were very scared! This Thursday evening, Marseille narrowly qualified for the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Victorious with a score of 4 goals to 0 in the first leg, the Marseille club lost 3-1 against the yellow submarine.
Trailing by a score of 3 goals to 0 with 5 minutes remaining in the match, the Olympians finally ended up securing qualification at the end of the match thanks to a goal from Jonathan Clauss at the end of added time.
A qualification in extreme tension which ended in clashes at the end of the match. Indeed, according to information from RMC Sportan argument reportedly broke out between former OM manager Marcelino and attacking midfielder Amine Harit.
After the meeting, the Spanish technician refused to shake hands with his former player according to RMC Sport. Several witnesses reported that Marcelino even pushed the Moroccan away when he came to offer him his hand.
Asked about this at a press conference, Marcelino kicked in. “ No, I congratulated him and that’s it. » But it’s a different version from the Marseillais since faced with the attitude of his former coach, Amine Harit lost his temper and had to be calmed down by his teammate Geoffrey Kondogbia.
OM will know their opponent this Friday
Despite the defeat in this return match, the Marseillais returned to the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Jean-Louis Gasset’s men will know their opponent this Friday during the draw.
Here are the teams that can face the Olympian club in the quarter-finals. There’s some heavy stuff: Liverpool, West Ham, Bayer Leverkusen, Atalanta, AC Milan, AS Roma and Benfica. Response in a few hours.
