Marseille is not a second choice. This is in essence the message sent by the city to the French Football Federation after the choice of Groupama Stadium, in Lyon, to host the friendly match between the French team and Germany next March.
The FFF actually made official the holding of this match on Monday, to the great surprise of the Marseille sports official. “There was no clear communication from the Federation on the fact that Germany would be welcomed at the Vélodrome, but we were given to understand that this would be the case. We find it a little strong that this formalization comes when Jean-Michel Aulas must be elected vice-president of the FFF on Friday,” says Sébastien Jibrayel.
The Blues’ next opponent for this match at the Vélodrome is still not known, but the chosen one is calling for a top-flight opponent for an attractive poster. “The information we have today is that it could be a team that does not qualify for the Euro. We have the most beautiful stadium in France which we want to fill to offer a great match to the Marseillais and the inhabitants of the region, but not for a second-rate match with a score of 6-0 or 7-0,” he claims. -he. With the backdrop of the historic rivalries between Marseille and Lyon, sharpened by those between Jean-Michel Aulas, “who no longer has any function at OL but who continues to be fixated on Marseille”, and OM.