In European competition this season, Ligue 1 teams have performed better than the Premier League and La Liga. Because only Villa has reached the top 4 in the Premier League, it is still the Europa Conference League, the third level of European competition, and only Real Madrid has entered the top 4 of the Champions League in La Liga. On the other hand, in Ligue 1, after Grand Paris reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, Marseille also went one step further in the Europa League. 6-4 promotion! The 9th outbreak of Ligue 1 broke out, and the double line hit the Champions League qualification, and Inter waited for 10 million to arrive.
In the Europa League quarter-finals on 19 April, Marseille, who had lost five in a row, hosted Benfica in the second leg. In the 79th minute, Marseille broke the deadlock when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang crossed from the left and Mumbana headed past Benfica to give Marseille a 1-0 lead and a 2-2 draw on aggregate. In the ensuing period, neither side was able to find the back of the net and failed to score in extra-time, and the game went to penalties.
Benfica's second and third penalty takers, Kirkqu and Otamendi, scored the goal, Di Maria, the first penalty taker, and Antonio Silva, the fourth penalty taker, and Marseille's Joaquín Correa, Kondogbia, Vallerdi and Luis Enrique all scored the spot. Marseille won 4-2 on penalties and were 6-4 on aggregate.
Marseille have reached the last four of the Europa League, where they will face Atalanta in the next round, with two teams battling it out for a place in the final. Inter are also keeping an eye on Marseille's performance, as Inter parallel player Correa plays for Marseille, and Inter hope that Marseille can buy Correa.
Correa has not been doing well for Marseille either, with eight starts, zero goals and zero assists in 17 appearances in all competitions this season, and one goal scored in the penalty shoot-out against Benfica this time, which does not count towards personal data. Fabrizio Romano previously revealed that Correa's loan fee is 2 million euros, and when Marseille qualifies for next season's Champions League, Correa will be forced to buy out for a fee of 10 million euros, while Correa's current German transfer price is 8 million euros.
If Marseille win the Europa League, they will go straight to the Champions League, and Correa will be bought. In addition, Marseille also have a chance to qualify for the Champions League in Ligue 1. Marseille are currently 10 points behind Ligue 1 fourth-placed Lille and fourth in the Champions League qualification zone. With six games remaining in both Marseille and Lille, Marseille still have a chance of finishing in the top four.
As for whether Marseille can win next season's Champions League place and sign Correa, what do you think about this?