PSG hopes to join Olympique de Marseille at the Pantheon of French football. Five years after his defeat in Lisbon against Bayern Munich, the capital's club competes, on May 31, a new final of the Champions League, this time in Munich and against Inter Milan.
For the occasion, Canal+ put the small dishes in the big ones by preparing forty hours of broadcast to gain strength until Saturday evening. Hervé Mathoux and his CFC acolytes will be live from Munich to present the traditional champions club canal. Enough to recall memories to Roger Zabel, who presented the Champions League evenings on TF1 at the time of OM victory against AC Milan. An unforgettable moment for the former presenter of the five.
Roger Zabel has an unforgettable memory of the coronation of Olympique de Marseille in 1993.
“Footballistically, there were two events for me: this 1993 final and the victory of the Blues in 1998. These are my two highlights”he had entrusted to Provence At the time of the thirtieth anniversary of the coronation of the sky and white, adding: “We were a little privileged because we were partners and broadcasters of the event. »»
Roger Zabel acclaimed by the velodrome
“It was TF1 who invented these Champions League evenings”had he also blown at football before, adding: “OM will stay in my heart forever. In 93, I practically spent the last week with the players in Munich. I was in permanent duplex from their hotel. »»
Roger Zabel even had the impression of being part of the Olympian family and had built strong ties with Raymon Goethals, his coach, or Basile Boli, the hero of May 26 thanks to his goal on corner.
“I followed training with the benevolence of Raymond Goethals who was adored by his players, He also said. All this in such a friendly atmosphere. Besides, Basile Boli loved the watch very much that I was carrying at the time. I promised to offer her in the event of a victory the day before the final against the Milan of Berlusconi, my former boss on the five. What was said was done. »»
“I attended training, I see Bernard Tapie to type in the ball with the players. It had nothing to do with a vigil of arms where everyone is confined. It was very released ”he remembered before telling the incredible reception reserved by the Vélodrome when he arrived after the victory on Milan: “On the road to Munich airport, we stopped in a hotel for a set,” recalls Roger Zabel. The women of the Olympians had joined us. They painted blue and white features on the players' cheeks, then wrote TF1 on the face! When we arrived at the Vélodrome stadium, I must imperatively be on the lawn before OM. I asked that we open the hatch so that I enter the field. I then heard an ovation … I did not understand. And, there, I saw my face appear with my TF1 in blue and white on the big screen! This is one of my glory titles. »»
