A decisive passer on Thursday evening against Benfica Lisbon, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is relishing OM's qualification for the semi-finals of the Europa League.
And the Vélodrome erupted… At the end of the night, OM snatched their qualification for the semi-finals of the Europa League on Thursday evening by dismissing Benfica on penalties (1-0, 4-2 tab) after having recovered the late goal he had conceded in the first leg (2-1). A relief ? Better than that for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, decisive passer for Faris Moumbagna (79e). “It’s a crazy scenario…”enjoyed the Gabonese striker on RMC Sport.
“Frankly there is only joy because today with the efforts we have made, I think it is deserved. Everyone fought, gave everything they had. We saw that even Jordan (Veretout) couldn't take it anymore, as soon as he moved he had a cramp and he still stayed on the pitch and gave everything. It’s a reflection of the team this evening.”added the top scorer in the history of the competition who, even after the defeat in Lisbon, did not stop believing in it.
Aubameyang wants to “go all the way”
“Since the first leg, when we saw the second half that we did there, we felt that we could do it here. Even more so here, with the public sending you the dose of energy you needhe explained. We knew we had to be patient, because it wasn't easy. In the end, at the end of the match, by being patient, we managed to find the trigger and score this goal which did us a lot of good. (…) We communicated, it was incredible. »
Now for Atalanta Bergamo in the last four of this C3. An opponent that the Ciel et Blanc will have to be wary of because the Italians showed against Liverpool, whom they dominated at Anfield (0-3) before losing at home (0-1), what they were capable of. “We know that the season has not been easy so far but there is this European Cup which is there and it has been there from the start so we will do everything to get to the end”concluded Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
