Dear young ladies, welcome to 20 minutes of watching this Europa League match between Olympique de Marseille and Galatasaray. It’s expected to be hot at the Stade Vélodrome for the second day, with many Turkish fans expected in Marseille. OM has taken an initiative to reduce the risk of abuse among supporters, and the police leadership has strengthened its security measures, but receiving a Turkish team is not easy. As it happened in 2012 when fights broke out all over the stadium between Marseille and Fenerbahce fans.
On the pitch, OM coach Jorge Sampaoli considered this match a “vital”, after a poor performance in Moscow and a harsh Russian draw in the last minutes. Dimitri Payet is there, as is Boubacar Camara. Marseille in particular scores the return of their star striker Arkadiusz Milik, who could play his first minutes of the season tonight.
Galatasaray, far from his good years, is facing a complicated start to the season in the league. But the Turks are at the moment alone at the top of this group E after their surprise victory over Lazio, and yet they were declared the group’s favorite.
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