“It’s not at European level”: the disappointment of Marseille supporters after the elimination of OM in the Europa League semi-finals

OM saw their hopes of a European final disappear against the Italians Atalanta Bergamo, who dominated them 3-0 on Thursday evening.

There will therefore have been no match. OM were outclassed, Thursday, May 9 in the evening, 3-0 on the field of Atalanta Bergamo during the semi-final return of the Europa League (1-1 in the first leg). An elimination which deprives the Marseillais of a 6th European Cup final. The supporters, who were thousands gathered on the terraces of bars in front of giant screens in Marseille, returned home sad.

At the final whistle, they lit a few smoke bombs, frustrated at not having had the opportunity to ignite during the match, like Chris. “We didn’t show anything, we didn’t frame anything”he laments, even if he recognizes that“we played as best we could, we did with the means at hand.” But for him, OM “didn’t deserve to go to the final.” “We experienced a good European epic”, he concludes all the same.

“We are disgusted but that’s the game, that’s how it is, we were inferior.”

Chris, OM supporter

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A little further, some supporters believe that it was in the first leg, at the Vélodrome stadium, that OM missed their chance. Sébastien is not looking for excuses: for him, “it’s already a miracle” that OM reached the semi-finals, “given the level of play”. According to this supporter, a change is necessary with “a big team reshuffle, higher level players.” “It’s simply not at European level, there is nothing else to say”, regrets Sébastien.

And it is not certain that the Marseillais will return to European level next year. The end of the season promises to be difficult for OM stuck in 9th place in the Ligue 1 standings, with only three matches to play.