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- A week after the first leg, which he offered on a plateau to Feyenoord with several defensive errors (3-2), Olympique de Marseille receives the Dutch at the Stade Vélodrome for the return semi-final of the Europa League Conference. Despite the closure of the North Bend, the people of Marseille will have the support of a fervent public for this historic event.
- In the event of victory and qualification, OM would play the very first final in the history of the Europa League Conference, the seventh European final in its history after its two Champions League finals (1991, 1993), its Intertoto Cup (2005) and its three Europa League finals (1999, 2004, 2018).
- This match will be tinged with a strong emotional charge, since it is being played 30 years to the day after the Furiani disaster, during which the collapse of a stand claimed the lives of 18 people on the sidelines of a match. between SC Bastia and OM on May 5, 1992. Tributes will be paid on the sidelines of the match.
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1′. The smoke from the smoke bombs not having completely dissipated, we can’t see… not much of the ground for the moment.
1′. IT’S OFF TO THE VELODROME! Marseille 90 minutes from a new European Cup final!
21h01. Before kick-off, tribute to the victims of the Furiani disaster 30 years ago. The announcer read a text in tribute to the victims, and the stadium observed a few seconds of silence.
8:58 p.m. The players are on the pitch! In the absence of the North Bend, it is the south that ignites, after displaying a tifo on which one could read “UEFA Mafia”.
8:56 p.m. Come on, the players are in the hallway, only a few minutes before the kick-off of this semi-final second leg of the Europa League Conference!
20h40. While this OM-Feyenoord is being played at the Vélodrome, three other European semi-finals are being played this Thursday evening. In the Europa League Conference, the other half opposes AS Roma of José Mourinho and the English of Leicester. At the big sister, in the Europa League, Eintracht Frankfort-West Ham and Glasgow Rangers-RB Leipzig are played.
20h32. 30 minutes from kick-off, the situation around the Vélodrome between supporters of the two camps calmed down, not without the intervention of the police and the use of tear gas. Now all eyes are on the field!
20h30. In addition to being undoubtedly the most important match of the season for OM, this Marseille-Feyenoord will have a strong symbolic significance since it is played on the day of the 30th anniversary of the Furiani disaster. On May 5, 1992, the collapse of a stand at the Armand-Cesari stadium in Bastia during the reception of OM claimed the lives of 18 people. Tributes will be paid on the sidelines of the meeting.
We spoke about it with Pascal Olmeta, a native of Bastia and OM goalkeeper at the time, who experienced the tragedy from the field.
8:22 p.m. The Marseillais arrived at the Vélodrome, a little more than 30 minutes before the kick-off of this match!
20h20. Speaking of the field, the Marseillais had been able to harbor big regrets after the first leg, during which they stood up to Feyenoord at home but had to leave with the defeat (3-2), after in particular big defensive errors. But with only a goal behind to come back, all hopes remain for the Olympians.
20:15. While OM will already have to deal without their Virage Nord for this evening, a consequence of the excesses which marred the quarter-final against PAOK, clashes took place near the Vélodrome between “supporters” of Marseille and Feyenoord.
8:11 p.m. For Feyenoord, it will be the same composition, with the name ready, as in the first leg. The formidable wingers Nelson and Sinisterra always accompany Dessers in attack, in the 4-3-3 proposed by Arne Slot.
Marciano – Geetruida, Trauner, Senesi, Malacia – Aursnes, Kökçü, Til – Nelson, Dessers, Sinisterra.
8:08 p.m. The composition of OM! A very notable change in Jorge Sampaoli’s starting lineup compared to the first leg: Boubacar Kamara takes the place of Duje Caleta-Car, very friable in the last two games, in central defense. It is Pape Gueye who replaces him in the middle. Cédric Bakambu also gives way to Amine Harit.
Marseille will evolve in 4-3-3: Mandanda – Rongier, Saliba, Kamara, Luan Peres – Gerson, Guendouzi, Gueye – Dieng, Payet, Harit.
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