Angel Gomes allowed the Olympians to take 3 points and second place, 2 points behind Paris Saint-Germain.
However, the meeting was not so simple for Roberto De Zerbi’s men. The Italian manager has rotated his squad ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League match against Atalanta.
At a press conference, the former Brighton player spoke about the match and admitted that his starting line-up was quite daring and that he would have suffered criticism in the event of a defeat or draw against AJA.
“Luckily we won, otherwise you would have shot me.” Concerning (Nayef) Aguerd, he had been experiencing discomfort in his hip for a few days, he had made himself available, but, during the warm-up, it was not possible. Emerson wasn’t supposed to play but he gritted his teeth. I never make the lineup thinking about the next game. (Igor) Paixao and (Mason) Greenwood, I felt they were less fit against Angers. We must not forget that (Timothy) Weah and (Amine) Gouiri are injured. We were coming off two defeats and a draw which had the taste of defeat. And, here (in Auxerre), last year (3-0, February 22, 2025), we lost. We therefore wanted these three points, to become second again, not to lose ground and to regain distance from those behind us. Atalanta (Wednesday, in the Champions League) is not more important than Auxerre. For me, Auxerre was as important as Real Madrid. We must not forget that we have nine injured. »
Important match in C1
European week for OM. This Wednesday evening, the Phocaeans host Atalanta for the 4th day of the Champions League. An important match for the French club, defeated the previous day on the pitch of Sporting Portugal (2-1).
A success would allow them to bounce back but above all to reposition themselves in the rankings. Currently, Marseille is in 18th position with 3 points on the clock.
