Olympique de Marseille midfielder Valentin Rongier gave a rallying speech after C1’s failure in the play-off against Panathinaikos (0-1, 2-1 3-5 pens).
Olympique de Marseille remains at the dock. The Marseille club missed a first turning point in this new season by coming up against Panathinaikos in the Champions League play-off. After a loss in Athens (0-1), Marcelino’s men prevailed in their second leg, but their 2-1 victory could not avoid a penalty shootout which did not turn out in their favor. favor (3-5 tab).
This failure is not without consequences for Olympique de Marseille. Sportingly, Pablo Longoria’s club will not be able to compete with the best teams on the continent since it will have to settle for the Europa League instead of the prestigious Champions League. Financially, the absence of the club in C1 deprives the club of a substantial sum. But there is no question of darkening the picture.
“We will have some nice surprises this season”
Asked about this poor performance, Valentin Rongier gave a strong speech. If he does not shirk his responsibilities, the OM midfielder wants to be optimistic for the future. ” We are very disappointed. I am thinking above all of the supporters because everyone wanted this qualification. We’re going to have to get up from this, we have no choice. There is still a very good competition to play, the Europa League, even if that was not the objective. In any case, on the pitch, we gave everything and I think that with this mentality, we will have some nice surprises this season. There’s a match coming up in two days, we have to stay positive and united as we were on the pitch. I think if we play this match ten times, we qualify nine times“. The tone is set.
