Manhandled from the start and undermined by their own defensive errors, OM complicated their task on Thursday in the first leg of the C4 semi-final (3-2).
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A real European Cup match. Thursday April 28, in a crazy atmosphere at De Kuip, the Feyenoord Rotterdam stadium, Dutch and Marseilles offered a show worthy of this semi-final first leg of the Europa League conference. And after 90 minutes – including a high-flying first period – it was Arne Slot’s men who took the lead at the end of this first round (3-2).
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In great defensive difficulty at the start of the match, OM went through hell during the first 20 minutes, conceding two goals. First pyrotechnician of the evening, Cyriel Dessers took advantage of a superb delivery from Luis Sinisterra to shake the nets of Steve Mandanda with a sharp (1-0, 18th). Three minutes later, the same Sinisterra scored the break goal after a supersonic overflow from Reiss Nelson on the right side (2-0, 21st).
Thanks to Bamba Dieng (28th), initially clumsy then author of a splendid missile, and the fit man Gerson (40th), the Olympians managed to get back to the height before returning to the locker room. An unexpected blow, wasted at the start of the second period. Just nine seconds after kick-off, defender Duje Caleta-Car missed a back pass. Cyriel Dessers exploited it well and allowed Feyenoord to come back in front of the score (3-2, 46th), definitively this time, while offering a double.
What a HUGE blunder by Ćaleta-Car moments after the start of the second half#FEYOM #UECL
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– Canal Football Club (@CanalFootClub) April 28, 2022
However, OM are not defeated. By correcting its defensive errors and being more realistic, the Marseille club has the means to overthrow its executioner. For this, it will also have to rely on a molten Velodrome next Thursday, to respond to the You’ll never walk alone supporters of Feyenoord, whose echo is still felt after these 90 minutes. An incandescent atmosphere is at least what Steve Mandanda and his partners will need to afford the right to challenge Leicester or Roma (1-1) in the final of the very first Europa League conference in history. , on May 25.