Jean-François Pérès 2:47 p.m., November 01, 2022
OM are preparing to play the most important match of their season.
Tudor's men meet Tottenham at the Vélodrome and qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Tottenham supporters are prohibited from entering the city center until 2 a.m. Wednesday, according to a decree from the Prefecture of Police.
To qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League, OM must imperatively win this Tuesday against Tottenham, as part of the 6th and last day of the group stage.
This evening, the Vélodrome will be deserted by supporters of the North bend, a consequence of the partial closed session imposed by UEFA after the incidents which had enamelled the reception of Frankfurt.
The English did not need that to be given the favourite.
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"It's definitely the game of the year"
Against Tottenham, the Marseillais will have to roll up their sleeves: "It's clearly the match of the year because there is enormous importance. It's the match that gives us the possibility of playing in the round of 16 . It would be great given the last campaigns of OM in this competition", explains Igor Tudor, coach of OM, at the microphone of Europe 1. It has been eleven years since the only French club to win the Champions League n haven't passed a turn.
OM supporters are getting impatient.
The latest results are not good, only one victory in the last six matches.
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Defender Jonathan Clauss assumes this pressure, which he considers positive: "We know that we are expected at each match. We are under obligation and in duty, when we wear this crest, we know that we are not There is no more room for error. But at the same time, we are confident about what remains to be done".