2023-08-16 09:54:05
Par Gilles Festor
Posted 36 minutes ago, Just Updated
Jordan Veretout and Mattéo Gendouzi collapsed after the elimination of OM. CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP
The elimination of Olympique de Marseille against Panathinaikos confirms the downgrading of French football which still harbors illusions about its real value on the European chessboard.
Haggard, not daring to believe it, Mattéo Gendouzi takes his head and his beautiful hair in his hands on the lawn of the Vélodrome stadium before hiding his face, as if ashamed. The French international and Olympique de Marseille have just been knocked out in the preliminary round of the Champions League by Panathinaikos (1-0; 1-2; 5 tab to 3). The blow is all the harder for the midfielder as he himself missed his attempt to shoot on goal after having been at the origin of the hand in the box allowing the Greek club, however largely dominated for 70 minutes at the Vélodrome stadium on Tuesday, to go into extra time by obtaining a penalty in stoppage time.
As cruel as this failure may seem, it has become commonplace for French clubs which continue to see themselves as a little more beautiful than they are as European games approach. How not to distinguish in this declaration of the coach of the Greek club, Ivan Jovanovic, after the meeting, a sting of…
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