The slap received by Olympique de Marseille (4-0) during the Classic against PSG went down badly in the Marseille ranks.
Landing at the Parc des Princes with the hope of competing with a PSG still in training at the start of the season, Olympique de Marseille fell from a height. Cooled by a goal conceded in the first minutes of the game, OM took to the water to concede one of their worst defeats against their hated enemy. Despite the premature exit of Kylian Mbappé, PSG won 4-0, pushing the Marseillais a little further, shaken by an XXL internal crisis.
However, the Sky and Whites were not looking for excuses. Neither recent events nor the calendar. “Paris had four days of rest, already knowing their quality, that they are one of the best teams in Europe. Having two extra days of rest would have done us a lot of good, to recharge our batteries a little more. But I said it, it’s not an excuse, it’s an observation”confided Jacques “Pancho” Abardonado after the meeting.
But for the Marseillais, the problem was elsewhere. “ We respected PSG a little too much. Of course good players… In the second half we lacked a bit of balls this evening, all together, noted Samuel Gigot at the microphone of Prime Video, hoping to present another face during the return match: “We will get back up again , there will be a return match at home, we will wait for them properly.
His friend in central defense, Chancel Mbemba, had even harsher words in front of the microphones. “We lacked character and we are disappointed. We will continue to work for the next matches and get our jerseys wet. We didn’t respect the club, we take responsibility,” he said, adding to the supporters: “We’re not going to sleep well, it’s the derby… We tell all the supporters that we are aware of it and that we will continue to defend the club. We have done our job on the ground, we must stay united now. We need everyone, the family must stay united, that’s the strength of the Marseillais. »
