On Thursday evening, RC Lens played the
Europa Conference League play-off first leg facing the Greeks of Panathinaikos. This match, the OM players could have played it if they had not failed at the end of last season, only eighth in Ligue 1, the seventh place offering a strapontin in C4. We think of the defeat conceded to Reims (1-0) during the penultimate match of the season played by Jean-Louis Gasset’s men.
In Champagne, during this delayed match of the 32nd day, Luis Henrique had made himself noticed in particular by losing a duel against Yehvann Diouf, the Reims goalkeeper (70th). The 22-year-old striker was not the only Olympian that evening to have delivered a bland copy. Luis Henrique had simply shown himself to be at his level, that of a player with undeniable speed but often clumsy.
Luis Henrique has the right to progress
The player who was loaned for the first six months of 2024 to Botafogo (Brazilian D1) had the right face to join OM’s summer loft. Roberto de Zerbi did not share this opinion. The new coach of the Marseille institution gave him playing time during the preparation matches and started him last Saturday in Brest for the first day of the 2024-2025 Championship. The Italian technician was not disappointed.
Like the new English recruit Mason Greenwood, Luis Henrique scored twice in Brittany to contribute to OM’s resounding success on the pitch of a Finistère team that was inevitably bitter (1-5). Finally, the extension of the contract of the man who signed in Marseille in September 2020 seems a little less surreal today, even if all this requires confirmation.
Luis Henrique has extended his lease with OM until June 30, 2028. The announcement was made official this Friday.
