- Marseille sealed Champions League qualification after profitable on Saturday
- The Italian boss joined Marseille followers as they jubilantly celebrated within the streets
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Marseille supervisor Roberto De Zerbi was noticed waving a flare with the membership’s supporters throughout a wild road social gathering at 4am this weekend.
The French membership sealed Champions League qualification for subsequent season with a 3-1 win over Le Havre on Saturday, with the highest three groups in Ligue 1 incomes a spot in Europe’s elite competitors.
With one recreation to play, Marseille now sit in second place with a degree greater than Monaco — and crucially 4 extra factors than Good in fourth.
After ending eighth in LaLiga final season and failing to qualify for Europe altogether, Marseille have loved an excellent marketing campaign throughout De Zerbi’s debut time period on the membership and can hope to mount a big title problem towards perennial champions Paris Saint-Germain sooner or later.
Marseille followers flooded the streets of town on Saturday evening to have fun the massive achievement — with events nonetheless persevering with lengthy into Sunday and Monday.
De Zerbi was noticed within the thick of the celebrations this weekend, pictured holding a shiny crimson flare whereas followers recorded him on their cellphones.
By means of the crimson mist created by the pyrotechnic, the Italian might be seen with a glowing — if not a bit mischievous — expression on his face as he celebrated the membership’s return to the distinguished competitors.
Roberto De Zerbi was seen waving a flare with Marseille followers throughout a wild road social gathering at 4am
Marseille sealed Champions League qualification for subsequent season with a 3-1 win over Le Havre
After wild celebrations within the stadium, the social gathering continued out on to the streets of Marseille
Marseille are the one French membership to win the Champions League throughout the competitors’s total historical past, though that will effectively change on the finish of the month with PSG set to satisfy Inter Milan within the closing in Munich.
The membership’s final look within the Champions League got here throughout the 2022-23 season, after they failed to succeed in the knockout stage following two wins and 4 losses from six matches.
In keeping with BFM Marseille Provence, the staff’s celebrations are set to proceed in Spain this week — with gamers having jetted to Madrid on Monday.
The report claims that De Zerbi has not joined his gamers on this event, though some members of workers have accompanied them.
Former Manchester United ahead Mason Greenwood, who joined Marseille on a five-year deal final summer time, has been a revelation for the French aspect and is already attracting curiosity from a number of golf equipment forward of subsequent season.
Solely Paris Saint-Germain striker and Ballon d’Or contender Ousmane Dembele has eclipsed Greenwood’s tally of 19 targets in Ligue 1 this season, together with his targets an enormous cause why the membership has returned to the Champions League.
Greenwood’s 17-year affiliation with Manchester United ended after he was arrested and charged with tried rape, assault and controlling and coercive behaviour.
Costs towards the participant had been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service following the ‘withdrawal of key witnesses and new materials coming to gentle’.
Mason Greenwood’s targets have been very important this season however Marseille usually are not set on retaining him
De Zerbi has spoken glowingly of Greenwood and believes he can change into a Marseille nice
Greenwood vehemently denied the allegations and left the Premier League in an try to revive his profession overseas, having not performed for the Crimson Devils between January 2022 and his exit final summer time.
Regardless of his essential aim contribution, the previous Manchester United teen shouldn’t be a participant Marseille are completely determined to retain, in response to RMC Sport.
The outlet declare that the membership will think about a powerful provide tabled for the ahead.
In the meantime, the Telegraph claimed final week that two Premier League golf equipment had been weighing up a transfer for the striker.
The previous Brighton supervisor has spoken glowingly of Greenwood this season and believes he ‘has the qualities’ to hitch the pantheon of all-time greats at Marseille.
‘Greenwood is a pure expertise,’ mentioned De Zerbi. ‘All of the credit score goes to his mom and father. And I am right here to assist him change into extra full.
‘When he wants a hug, a phrase of help, I gladly give it. And after I have to push him to present extra, I’ve to try this too as a result of that is my job.’
