Former OM defender who was crowned European champion in 1993 at the expense of AC Milan, Eric Di Meco had gathered many teammates from this epic on Friday evening at the Fortin de Corbières, in Marseille for a private party on the sidelines of the festivities. celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the coronation.
An appointment in which Emmanuel Macron participated in his own way by recording a video of congratulations. A long-time supporter of the Marseille club, the head of state thanked the men of Raymond Goethals for this feat.
“I wanted to tell you that I thought very strongly of you. First, because that evening, 30 years ago, you made me dream and vibrate like millions of other French people, not just Marseilles. Then because, as you know, I have never ceased to be faithful to OM and you are the mythical generation, the one who made it possible to have this European star and to be forever the first! Always and again!”, confided Emmanuel Macron before concluding: “I cannot be with you this evening to celebrate this great victory but I am thinking very hard about it and I am thinking of you. I also have a photo that was given to me a few years ago with Basile that we see in perspective from the stands behind. The moment is immortalized.”
