The loud noise that the fans of Olympique Marseille produced on Tuesday evening in the Champions League match against Tottenham Hotspur is partly the reason that the club has been eliminated in European context. Marseille coach Igor Tudor knew towards the end of the match that a draw against the Spurs would be enough to advance to the knockout stage of the Europa League. However, his players did not know that and thought they needed a win. As a result, TO in minute 95 the 1-2 around the ears from a counter and it is ready this season in a European context. “They didn’t hear me because there was too much noise.”
Marseille is aware of what has happened. “I yelled for them to stay in the back, not to push, but they didn’t hear me,” Tudor said afterwards. RMC Sports. “There was confusion in the last minute. It was not about the results, but about that they should stay in the back instead of going forward,” said the Croatian coach, who indicates that he could have used a break in the game very well. “But in this context, we couldn’t communicate with them.” Defender Chancel Mbemba could hardly contain it either. “On the pitch we didn’t know, on the bench people did. It’s a lack of communication. We wanted to push to the end, but we didn’t know anything. It’s a mistake.”
The goal with which: – Tottenham takes first place in group D – Sporting goes to the Europa League after all – Marseille will be left without European football Goalscorer: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg ??#ZiggoSport #UCL #MARTOT pic.twitter.com/X4OssQW86J
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The teams in Group D of the Champions League knew prior to the last round that every club could still qualify for the next round in the billion-dollar ball. As the evening progressed, Eintracht Frankfurt secured a 1-2 lead at Sporting Portugal. As a result, a draw would have been enough for Marseille to winter in the Europa League, but instead the defense had moved forward in the last minute of stoppage time. In the subsequent counterattack, Harry Kane cleared the ball for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, who shot the 1-2 against the ropes.
That goal had major consequences for Marseille in particular, which is now ready in Europe. Sporting, which seemed to be fourth until Højbjerg’s goal, could therefore still console themselves with a miraculous escape route to the Europa League after the elimination in the Champions League. The fact that the Portuguese are still overwintering is a small disappointment for the Netherlands in the battle for place six in the coefficient ranking. The team of trainer Rúben Amorim can still collect the much-needed points on behalf of Portugal in the second European tournament. FC Porto and Benfica can participate in the knockout phase of the Champions League after the winter