Fireworks set off in front of the Spurs hotel at night
Tottenham players had an unpleasant situation last night in Marseille. While they were sleeping, OM supporters came to shoot fireworks in front of their hotel to disturb their sleep. A common practice in recent years in the European Cup.
A video posted on the Twitter account of an OM supporter shows numerous pyrotechnic devices, visibly launched from a bridge, coloring the darkened Marseille sky above a building below. With a reference to the game against Tottenham (#OMTOT).
North bend closed… and without minots
The north bend will therefore be closed this evening following a sanction from UEFA after the incidents during the OM-Frankfurt match. The Marseille club, which had invited several thousand children last season in this same bend during the match against Lazio, preferred not to repeat the experience. The proximity of the north bend to Tottenham supporters (almost 2000) and the fact that it was a complicated organization to set up dissuaded OM from proposing this initiative again.
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The south bend prepares a giant tifo
The north bend is closed, but the south bend absolutely wants to live up to the event. It’s been 11 years since Marseille qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League. For the occasion, the South Winners have been preparing a huge tifo for several days. More than a hundred supporters are busy in the Winners’ premises and in Parc Chanot near the stadium to prepare for this visual spectacle. The content of which must obviously remain secret until kick-off…
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A gas leak disrupts the management of Tottenham supporters
A gas leak changed the plans of the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture. While Tottenham supporters were to meet and be supervised in Place de la Joliette, a gas leak prevented this organization.
“Place de la Joliette is CLOSED due to a major gas leak. Tottenham supporters are asked to congregate at nearby Place Henri Verneuil. The police will redirect them if necessary. Estimated reopening of Joliette is 1pm”, tweeted the prefecture.
Spurs supporters were then driven to Square Henri Verneuil: “Despite the upcoming reopening of Square Joliette, @SpursOfficial supporters are asked to head to Square Henri Verneuil where the buses will take them to the stadium. Lots of options for catering + a DJ awaits them!”
More information here.
‘When I had the ball I knew what I was going to do’: Valbuena recounts feat against Dortmund in 2011
OM must imperatively win against Tottenham on Tuesday evening in the Champions League (9 p.m., RMC Sport 1) to reach the round of 16 of the competition. The last time the Marseille club signed such a performance in a similar scenario, it was in Dortmund, in 2011. A 3-2 victory, with a sublime last goal from Mathieu Valbuena.
>> Interview with Mathieu Valbuena, hero of the 2011 feat
Guy Stéphan has “great memories” of OM’s last qualification in the 8th round
Guy Stéphan, assistant to Didier Deschamps within the staff of the France team, was on the bench for OM during Marseille’s last qualification for the knockout stages of the LDC, in 2011. He returned for RMC Sport on this intense moment:
“It was a Dortmund coached by Klopp, who did not have the same notoriety as today! With future renowned players like Hummels, Lewandowski or Gündogan… We were not in a very good situation in the league, with a lot of defeats, a complicated season. But we had just beaten PSG at the Vélodrome! And that, in Marseille, surely gives us wings. This goal by Rémy before half-time revives us, and we had the feeling to the break that we had come back from hell, with two goals conceded against this yellow wall in the first period. We had been asphyxiated. After André Ayew’s equalizer, there is this number and this exceptional strike from Mathieu (Valbuena). There is all his technique, his finesse, his aggressiveness, because he never let go even if he was not playing much at that time. It’s a match that remains in the memories, a a bit like that of the title against Rennes. In the locker room, it was joy and only smiles, it’s a great memory.”
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No going green for OM
After training the day before the match, Igor Tudor let his troops go home, as often during matches at the Vélodrome. Even if this meeting is crucial, the Olympian staff did not want to add an extra night at the Commanderie, especially since the players stayed in Germany for five consecutive nights between the match in Frankfurt and that in Strasbourg last week. .
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The probable composition of OM against Tottenham
Forced to win to qualify, the Marseille club can count on the return of Eric Bailly in central defense while Igor Tudor will still have to decide on the role given to Mattéo Guendouzi.
The eleven who should start: Pau Lopez – Mbemba, Bailly, Balerdi – Clauss, Guendouzi (or Rongier), Veretout, Tavares – Under (or Guendouzi), Harit – Sanchez.
>> More details in our article
How much qualification would bring to the Marseillais
OM challenge Tottenham on Tuesday evening at the Vélodrome in the Champions League (9 p.m. on RMC Sport) in a crucial meeting for the future of the Olympians in C1. It was even called “match of the year” by coach Igor Tudor. A victory and a qualification for the round of 16 of the competition would allow the club chaired by Pablo Longoria to breathe a little financially.
How much could a success against Tottenham bring on Tuesday? Already, 2.8 million euros, sum paid for any victory in the group stage of the C1 and that Marseille has pocketed twice against Sporting Portugal (4-1, 2-0). Then, the qualification bonus for the round of 16, of 9.6 million euros, would also replenish the coffers, not to mention the expected box office receipts (around three million euros) and income from TV rights and sponsorship (around four million euros).
In all, this therefore represents a potential check for 17 million euros, which would be particularly welcome for Pablo Longoria and the Marseille board.
>> A match to put an end to the financial haemorrhage? It’s this way
Why the Marseillais must believe in it
Supposedly the strongest team in Group D, it is clear that at the dawn of this last day of the group stage, Tottenham has not really assumed its status. Beaten (2-0) then held in check on their lawn (1-1) against Sporting Portugal, Antonio Conte’s players lost points. Against an OM reduced to 10 at the start of the second half, during the first clash between the two teams in September (2-0), Londoners had taken a long time to find the fault and had lacked success (18 shots, two on target).
Since the start of the C1, they have even scored one goal less than the Olympians (six against seven) and have the same goal difference (+1) as Marseille. One more argument which shows that the debates promise to be tight. And when we expand on the performance of Spurs in the Premier League, there is reason to be optimistic on the side of OM.
>> Find out why here
Marseille qualified for the eighth if…
The deal is crystal clear for the Phocaeans: we must win or goodbye to the round of 16. OM must beat Tottenham to claim their place among the best teams in Europe.
On the verge of elimination, OM can still snatch their qualification as Mathieu Valbuena’s band managed to do it in 2011 after a capital success against Borussia Dortmund (3-2). In the event of victory against Spurs, Marseille will be certain to continue the adventure in the Champions League.
Better, if Sporting Portugal and Frankfurt draw, Alexis’ partners Sanchez will finish first in pool D. A Marseille victory, coupled with a victory for the Lisbon or the Germans, and the residents of the Vélodrome stadium will finish in second place in their group.
>> All possible scenarios are in this paper
Hello everyone
Welcome to our site dedicated to OM’s last match in the group stage of the Champions League, against Tottenham, this Tuesday evening (9 p.m.) at the Vélodrome. The Marseille club has the possibility of qualifying for the round of 16 of the competition, which it has not known since 2012, but also of being eliminated from all European competition. Which way will OM’s European destiny swing this season? See you on our live tonight from 9 p.m. to find out.