Third in its Europa League group after four draws in four days, OM moved this Thursday evening to Turkey, in the lair of Galatasaray, and we had to win. But in the overheated atmosphere of the Nef Stadium, the Marseillais did not know how to stand out.
There is this Milik’s goal in the 85th which reduces the score to 4-2, but that will not be enough. If we go back to the match, things got off to a bad start quite quickly. Despite a rather satisfactory start to the match, and two unlucky posts on the side of the Marseillais, the Olympians are already two lengths behind at the end of the first half. The Turks’ first goal came in the 12 “ minute, before a gap in the score which widens to the 30 “when the Marseillais Caleta-Car deflects an attack and deceives his goalkeeper by scoring an own goal.
To the 65th minute, the gap widens and Marseille sinks 3-0
To the 69th: Milik’s goal in two stages on penalty. The score is reduced a bit. But the miracle will not come.
At the end of this disappointing meeting, OM is eliminated from the Europa League. It will now be necessary to bet on the last day at the start of 2022. OM will at least have to draw a draw at the Velodrome against Lokomotiv Moscow to finish 3rd and … hope for a qualification during the play-offs.
Galatasaray finished at the top of this group E, ahead of Lazio, OM and Lokomotiv Moscow.