The OM coach persists and signs: he does not intend to neglect the end of the season in Ligue 1 for the benefit of his team’s epic in the Europa League.
Sunday evening, Olympique de Marseille will host Racing Club de Lens in the closing match of the 31st day of Ligue 1. A crucial match in the race for qualifying places for the European Cup. While knowing that the Marseille club will play its Champions League semi-final first leg, against Atalanta de Bergamo, four days later.
However, Jean-Louis Gasset does not plan to spare his workforce for the reception of the Sang et Or. “We will field the best team possible. We have a championship match to play, and although we regret not having taken the 3 points against Nice, certain factors of the game went against us. We are 5 points behind Lens, who we will face on Sunday. So, our goal in the ranking is to finish in European position”explained the 70-year-old technician in a pre-match press conference.
No more jokers for OM in L1
This is probably one of OM’s very last chances to qualify for the next Europa League. “You can never say it’s over until it’s finalized, but we would have liked to take six points, of course. Now we have three points left against Lens, which are very important on Sunday, to get within two points and finish this championship as best as possible in the last three matches. Lens has come to win the last three seasons, so it shows that Lens has the right formula. We will try to end this streak”warned the former Ivory Coast coach.
If OM failed to qualify for a European Cup through Ligue 1, it would still have the possibility of playing in one next season. To do this, we would have to win the Europa League, which offers a place directly in the Champions League.
