Olympique de Marseille starts its Champions League campaign on Tuesday against a big fish, Real Madrid. The vice-champions of France nevertheless tackle this trip to Madrid without complex.
“The plan is to be attentive. The risk of collecting goals is very important. For the defense, they must be attentive. In attack, you have to have ambition. We are not afraid. We have a high quality in the workforce, we are proud to play the Champions League again. But tomorrow (Tuesday, editor's note) is not a party, it's the beginning of something difficult ”said Roberto de Zerbi at a press conference.
OM must Minimize errors
In the same spirit as his coach, Leonardo Balerdi believes his team capable of creating surprise. “If we read the names of the workforce, it's impressive,” said the Argentinian. But you have to work in the same way. The qualities of the players are very strong, but you have to do like every weekend. Be concentrated. Any opportunity can change the match. We are ready to play against these great players. It's a challenge, you have to be intelligent ”said the Argentinian central defender.
For the OM captain, success will come above all through the ability of Marseillais to remain organized, limit errors and, above all, be realistic: “(…) The main thing is to minimize errors. Then give 100%. If we play our game, we can create danger. We will have opportunities. It will be necessary to finish, concretize what we are going to have as occasions. Do not make mistakes. »»
