Olympique de Marseille made an enormous stride in direction of securing their place within the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League, beating Villarreal 4-0 on the Vélodrome on Thursday, nevertheless, interim supervisor Jean-Louis Gasset struck a cautious tone post-match.
The build-up to the match was dominated by discuss of Marcelino’s return to the stomach of the beast. The Spaniard left Marseille in extremely acrimonious circumstances earlier within the season, and he had the possibility to actual revenge on Thursday night time. Nevertheless, his aspect weren’t on the races. OM carry a 4-0 lead into the second leg and due to this fact have one foot within the quarter-finals, nevertheless, Gasset isn’t getting forward of himself.
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“We’ve already seen turnarounds,” started the Frenchman, who as Montpellier supervisor again in 1998, noticed his aspect lose in opposition to Marseille, having led 4-0. “There’s a second leg to handle. I’m properly positioned to know that generally, 4-0 isn’t sufficient. We’re protecting our ft on the bottom,” he added in his post-match press convention.
Since changing Gennaro Gattuso in mid-February, Gasset has overseen a metamorphosis of Les Phocéens. He has gained every of his first 4 video games in cost, scoring 16 targets within the course of.
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