Last in their group after their loss in Germany, this Wednesday, during the 5th day of C1, OM can still believe in qualifying in the 8th.
OM fall from above. On a favorable ballot in the race for the knockout stages of the Champions League before this fifth day, the Marseille club carried out a very bad operation, losing on the Frankfurt lawn (2-1), during the fifth and penultimate day of the group stage.
A setback that quickly took shape. OM were surprised from the start, conceding the opener signed Kamada after only three minutes (1-0, 3rd). The Phocaeans, far too feverish behind, suffered on each Eintracht offensive, like the badly concluded opportunities by Gotze (14th) and Lenz (19th). On the verge of breaking, in the warm atmosphere of Deutsche Bank Park, Marseille nevertheless caught up, on a fine volley from Guendouzi who came to shoot Trapp from close range (1-1, 22nd). But OM were quickly overtaken by their defensive woes. And five minutes after the equalizer, Kolo Muani had plenty of time to combine with Gotze in an apathetic rearguard and restore the advantage to his team (2-1, 27th). The first goal in the Champions League for the French international.
Helpless Marseilles
If they displayed a permanent defensive feverishness, the Marseillais however took the game on their account over the minutes. The Harit-Sanchez duo, non-existent during the first half hour, came out of their torpor and could have made the Marseille jump a reality, but the two men in turn stumbled on the parades of an inspired Trapp (44th, 59th). Dominating but ineffective, the Phocaeans lost ground quite quickly physically and never knew how to wrap up a well-controlled end to the match by Eintracht. The only two attacking changes made by Igor Tudor, with the entries of Under and Suarez, had no effect.
Beaten by one goal, as in the first leg, OM fell to last place in the classification of an ultra-tight group D, where each team can still claim qualification. The Marseillais will play their European future next Tuesday against Tottenham, held in check by Sporting Portugal (1-1), but still leader of the group, with two lengths ahead of the current fifth in Ligue 1.