The elimination of Olympique de Marseille from the qualifying rounds of the Champions League is not such bad news in the eyes of Samir Nasri.
The dream of Marseille supporters has (already) passed: the little music of the Champions League will not resonate at the Vélodrome this season. Third in Ligue 1 last season and therefore forced to go through the qualifying rounds of the C1, OM indeed stalled from the third preliminary round. A painful failure for Marcelino’s troops and their fans.
The Sky and White will therefore have to settle for the Europa League. But for Samir Nasri, this failure may be a boon for the Olympian club. “Marseille wanted to qualify for the Champions League, it was better for the club’s finances. But if OM had qualified, they could not have won the competition. So I prefer that the club make a final or a half in the Europa League at the end of a real course rather than play a group stage in the Champions League and come out fourth to no longer have European competition.he explained on the set of the Canal Football Club.
Convinced by the recruitment, the former midfielder also wants to be optimistic for OM despite the difficulties observed since the start of the season. “They have a workforce cut to play a European Cup this season because they have all the positions practically doubled, judged Nasri. From what I’ve seen since the start of the season, ok, there hasn’t been qualification, but there are encouraging signs.”he assured.
