“Marseille” – “Atalanta”. May 2 22.00. Orange Velodrome Stadium, Marseille
Olympique de Marseille took third place in the national championship last season. In the Europa League, the team took second place in the group, then successively beat Shakhtar with a total score of 5:3 and Villarreal (also with a score of 5:3). In the quarterfinals the team Jean-Louis Gasset was able to win against Benfica in a penalty shootout.
Performance in the Europa League brightens up a very controversial season for the team from Marseille. In the national championship, Olympique is only in seventh place; it was eliminated from the French Cup at the 1/16 final stage. As for European competitions, the latest achievement of the current Europa League semi-finalist was reaching the final in the 2017/2018 season. On the eve of the upcoming meeting with Atalanta, Gasse is optimistic. His players beat Lens in Ligue 1, whose style of play, according to the coach, is reminiscent of the Bergamasques’ game.
Atalanta finished fifth in Serie A last season. In the Europa League they won their group, and in the playoffs they passed Sporting in the 1/8 finals with a total score of 3:2, and in the quarterfinals – Liverpool (3: 0), defeating the team Jurgen Klopp Houses. The Bergamo club’s last best result was reaching the quarter-finals of the Europa League in the 2021/2022 season, which it has already surpassed.
Marseille and Atalanta have never met on the field before.
