Around the Vélodrome stadium, the 65,000 Marseille supporters continued to celebrate until late in the night as OM qualified for the semi-final of the Europa League.
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They did it at the end of the suspense and at the end of the night. It’s 1 a.m. and Marseille doesn’t want to stop honking. Olympique de Marseille qualified for the semi-finals of the Europa League on Thursday April 18 after winning on penalties (4 tab to 2) against Benfica Lisbon.
Amidst the smoke around the Vélodrome stadium, everyone tries to find the words. “We are dead! We gave everything! I no longer have a voice”explains a supporter. “It’s clearly a difficult seasoncontinues another. The European Cup feels good. Marseille and Europe, we’re not going to lie, it’s a real love story.”
“We heard the stadium at the other end of Marseille”
The whole stadium vibrated after the last shot on goal. An unforgettable moment for the supporters. “The sound of Luis Henrique’s last penalty is incrediblesays a supporter. I think at the other end of Marseille, they heard the stadium explode. It is enormous !”
A victory with forceps with a team weakened by numerous injuries, and while OM is struggling in the championship, which makes qualification for the semi-finals of the Europa League even more beautiful for Dorian: “Frankly, there were some valiant people. They were determined on the pitch and that’s what made us happy tonight. And then, we go home, no one has a voice anymore, and finally, we is happy, we’ll sleep well for once.”
Sleep well and dream of qualifying against Atalanta Bergamo on May 2 and 9, with the aim of reaching a European Cup final for the sixth time in OM history.
