Tension before a decisive match

In the midst of the World Cup, Olympique de Marseille is already focusing on the deadlines that await the club in 2023. Among these, the French Cup is approaching, and Pablo Longoria has not hesitated to include this competition among the great objectives for the club recently. Even before the first game, the atmosphere of the match is not going to subside.

Eliminated from all European competitions, Olympique de Marseille will have all the freedom to concentrate on the club’s other commitments. Ligue 1 is naturally a priority given the current disappointing situation in the standings, while the Coupe de France could be a more than interesting bonus for the Olympians. Eliminated by Nice last year, the Marseilles are hoping to progress through this first round of the cup, for the time being it couldn’t be more chaotic in the opposing camp.

A draw that divides

Hyères, such will be the opponent of OM, naturally described as the little finger of this meeting. If no player seems capable of changing the course of the match on the opposing team’s side by himself, the president of the southern club seems determined to go all the way. Famous for his presence in the world of rugby in particular, Mourad Boudjellal has said he wants to “lose” if the match was not played at the Stade Vélodrome or the Mayol. While the meeting should take place in Martigues, the president of the club wanted to respond to the entrepreneur’s invectives.

“You can understand his frustration at not being able to play at home, but it’s a lack of respect for our club, our city and its people. He wanted to make a sensation. Forget it was him, even before the decision, who asked us on Wednesday last to be able to organize the Martigues match. If Mr. Boudjellal doesn’t know where Martigues is on a map and he doesn’t know that his football team has a history, then he should look at the national rankings to see that we are at the top. » he exclaimed Alain Nersessian for Provence.

If President Boudjellal’s statements translate into action, OM could be automatically qualified for the next roundwaiting for possible reversals of the situation in this anxious pre-match to say the least from the point of view of the Hyères players.