After the Champions League, it’s time for its little sister, the Europa League. Following the eliminations of Rennes, Toulouse and Lens, OM are the last representative of the French championship in C3, and will have to face Villarreal at the Vélodrome in the round of 16 first leg of the competition (Thursday 9 p.m.).
With the departure of Genaro Gattuso and the arrival of Jean-Louis Gasset, the Olympians are back in the European Cup, as in Ligue 1, and have recorded 3 consecutive successes, scoring a total of 12 goals. Winners of Shakhtar Donetsk in the play-off (5-3 cumulative score), the Marseillais will meet an old friend in the next round. On the Villarreal bench is Marcelino, who started the season as coach of the Marseille club.
Europa League: the northern turn of the Vélodrome behind closed doors for OM-Villarreal
The start of this eighth leg between Olympique de Marseille and Villarreal will be given on Thursday March 7 at 9 p.m. This poster will be followed on the Canal Foot antennas, as well as unencrypted on M6, it will also be commented on live on our Figaro website.