An OM player excluded from the Champions League for two warnings received in a few minutes, including the second for simulation, doesn't that remind you of anything? Emerson weighed down Roberto De Zerbi's team by trying to obtain a penalty against Sporting on Wednesday in Lisbon. The main referee designated the penalty spot, but VAR intervened and the Italian-Brazilian full-back received a warning, five minutes before a first severe yellow card. For a defeat in the end (2-1).
In December 2013 at the Vélodrome, it was a certain Dimitri Payet who left the Phocéens at 10 after a simulation in the opponent's area. The Marseille left winger (he had not yet become number 10 under Marcelo Bielsa the following year) was first penalized with a yellow for a tackle on Jakub Blaszczykowski (32nd). Less than two minutes later, the former Nantes player collapsed in the opposing area and the referee was not fooled and sent the Reunion player to the locker room (34th).
In this sixth defeat in a row for OM, Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring at Signal Iduna Park (4th), beating Steve Mandanda, before Souleymane Diawara equalized 10 minutes later on a cross from Saber Khalifa (14th). Outnumbered, OM, led by José Anigo and with André-Pierre Gignac at the forefront, was crucified in the 87th minute by a goal from Kevin Grosskreutz.
Fanni, Mandanda and Diawara before Payet
As the account states Football Statsthere are now 13 OM players to have been excluded from the Champions League (from the 1992-1993 season). Patrick Blondeau was the first to leave in C1, receiving a direct red during a Sturm Graz-OM in October 1999. Richard Martini, Yannick Fischer and Sébastien Pérez were excluded the same season.
Under the orders of Didier Deschamps, Rod Fanni, Laurent Bonnart, Jordan Ayew, Steve Mandanda (during the qualification against Inter at Meazza thanks to Brandao's back control) and Souleymane Diawara (against Real Madrid) were excluded. Before the reds received by Payet, then Leonardo Balerdi and Chancel Mbemba in recent years.
