The match of the 10th day of Ligue 1 between Olympique de Marseille and FC Lorient takes place this Sunday at 8:45 p.m. at the Stade Vélodrome.
The supporters and Olympique de Marseille have planned to pay a final tribute to their “Boss”, Bernard Tapie.
“The match of the year is not against PSG, but on Sunday. So all come to the stadium ”. These are the kind of messages that are multiplying within the community of supporters of Olympique de Marseille for the match against Lorient, this Sunday. Not that the Breton club was bought by the Saudis, but because the Stade Vélodrome will pay a final tribute to its “Boss”, Bernard Tapie, who died on October 3. And the message seems to have been heard since more than 55,000 supporters are expected, when the season attendance record, against Saint-Etienne, was 55,039 people.
A record in sight and especially a show in the stands, it has been a week that the little hands of the MTP are busy in their premises in the Plain, and at the stadium to prepare a tribute to the height of the character of Bernard Tapie.
And what better than a grandiose tifo to honor it one last time?
“Honestly, for them to work so much, it must be huge,” slips a regular.
Surprise until the last moment
After a first vibrant tribute paid to the Vélodrome stadium the day before his burial, in front of 3,500 people, then the procession bringing together several thousand supporters, from the Old Port to the Major where his funeral was celebrated last Friday, lovers of the 'OM, and Bernard Tapie want to score one last time this Sunday.
So many emotions since Sunday morning, punctuated by a magnificent popular tribute today ...
Now, we must end in apotheosis for #OMFCL on October 17th.
It's THE game of the year, it's for the Boss and we don't care about the sanctions of the @ LFPfr # TeamOM pic.twitter.com/HfLyAznXjX
- P lanet O heme (@ planetom13) October 8, 2021
Tifos are planned by each group of supporters, like that of the MTP therefore, but the Fanatics and the Dodgers in the north turn, and the Commando Ultra and the South Winners in the south turn, will compete in grandiose for the one who offered them the star on the jersey.
While keeping the surprise of their works until the last moment.
"Sacred fire"
There should be no events in the side stands, as in Ganay for example, but the players will warm up with a T-shirt in tribute to Tapie.
“The kickoff will be given by his first grandson and his first great-grandson and his family will be present,” announces Olympique de Marseille.
There also other celebrations are planned, but the surprise is in order.
At the foot of the Good Mother, a sacred fire for our Boss.
#AJamaisLePremier #AJamaisNotreBoss 🔵⚪️🔥 pic.twitter.com/cC1rQIsHJq
- VieilleGardeCU84 (@ VGCU84) October 15, 2021
What is beyond doubt, however, is the use of smoke to illuminate the Vélodrome stadium.
“A sacred fire” already lit on Friday evening by the Old Guard of Commando Ultra, under the Good Mother.
And it does not matter the risks of the stands being closed since all the groups of supporters are under the threat of a reprieve after the matches against Saint-Etienne, Rennes and Lens.
But there is no doubt for all these supporters: it is better to take the risk of a next corner closure, rather than a half-tribute.
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