In the early morning of April 15, Beijing time, the europa League semi-final match was released, in which Leicester City will meet Roma, while Marseille will encounter Feyenoord. Of the four teams, the most promising to win the title is Leicester City in the Premier League, followed by Marseille in Ligue 1. And Mourinho's Rome, only in 3rd place.
As the only team in Ligue 1 this season's European competition, Marseille had a thrilling elimination of the Greek team Thessaloniki in the early morning game. In the first half, relying on Guendouzi to deliver assists, Paye scored a goal and scored the only goal of the game, and Marseille won the opponent without any surprises, and the aggregate score of two legs was 3-1 to achieve promotion. Recently, Marseille has won eight consecutive games in all competitions. After 3 days, they will challenge Paris Grande and fight for the possibility of finally counterattacking in the league.
This season's Ligue 1 teams have been very bad in Europe, and big brother Paris was eliminated in the last round of the Champions League. In the early hours of this morning, Lyon also defeated West Ham 0-3 and could not reach the top 4 of the Europa League. And such as Lille, Monaco and other teams, their outfall is also expected.
As the only Ligue 1 team in the league to win the Champions League, Marseille still has a certain heritage. Although it is only the top 4 of the European Union, it is not a bad thing to be able to qualify. In the draw, Marseille's luck was also very good, and there were almost no teams too strong along the way, which is the key to 8 consecutive wins.
After leading the team to eight consecutive wins, Sampaoli is already the fourth head coach in team history to create this result, the first three are Gosars, Deschamps and Bielsa. After taking over temporarily last season, Sampaoli re-established Marseille as a highly competitive team. Once he leads the team to the Champions League this season, he is destined to go down in history.
Marseille's opponent in the UEFA semi-finals was Feyenoord from the Dutch League. In terms of strength, Marseille is very likely to eliminate its opponents. Whether the final is against Roma or Leicester City, Marseille is actually the dominant side. After all, in the next half of the district, no matter who advances, it will definitely have to work hard.
In the current Ligue 1, Marseille is 2nd, 12 points behind Paris. Although from a practical point of view, It is only theoretically possible for Marseille to counterattack. However, due to the habit of dropping the chain in Paris, Marseille is also waiting for a faint hope.
In Ligue 1 three days later, Marseille will be away to Paris. Once you beat your opponent, you close the gap to 9 points. Although it is still difficult to surpass the 9 points, once it wins, the blow to The Greater Paris is devastating, and this will even affect the opponent's plan for the season.