To secure qualification in the last final of the Europa League, OM will not be able to count on hypothetical technical qualities. On the other hand, Jean-Louis Gasset's men could make the difference on a physical level.
Olympique de Marseille is currently on a series of six consecutive defeats, in all competitions. Even having lost (2-1) in the quarter-final first leg of the Europa League against Benfica, Jean-Louis Gasset's men can still hope to reverse the situation during the return match at the Stade Vélodrome, which will take place next Thursday.
Daniel Riolo also takes the liberty of giving some advice to the Marseille coach to be able to secure qualification in the last four. “ Listen, old man, you put Aubameyang alone in front and you make a reinforced midfield with five… Do something a little simpler where you secure because your guys aren't strong enough in the middle anyway. Your guys aren't strong enough to develop something, we can't develop a game. OM doesn't develop a game.”notes the sports journalist on the airwaves of RMC.
Physicality will be the key
And Gibert Brisbois's sidekick continued: “The Marseillais can only win this match in the fight, it is not technically that they will win it. There is no match this weekend, they will have to work and it will be by pushing physically and putting pressure and a big, big intensity. Can they set them on fire in a return match? How can they put it? It can only be a physical fire, a kind of steamroller. This is the only way OM can change the double confrontation. »
Indeed, OM are not playing in Ligue 1 this weekend, while Benfica will host Moreirense on Sunday at 9:30 p.m., on the 29th day of the Portuguese championship. It is Thursday evening, at the Stade Vélodrome, that OM will try to secure their qualification for the last four of the Europa League.
