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Valbuena finds OM ... Remember his cannon shot against Dortmund

2020-10-21T16:07:54.468Z


One pass, one hook and he scored. Olympique de Marseille absolutely had to win in Dortmund, on this painful evening of December 6, 2011. Painful because OM, led 2-0 after 32 minutes at Signal Iduna Park, was far from the knockout stages of the Champions League. At the same time,...


One pass, one hook and he scored.

Olympique de Marseille absolutely had to win in Dortmund, on this painful evening of December 6, 2011. Painful because OM, led 2-0 after 32 minutes at Signal Iduna Park, was far from the knockout stages of the Champions League.

At the same time, Olympiakos dominated Arsenal (3-1) and snatched second place in Group F. Until the Marseillais woke up, in the wake of Mathieu Valbuena replacing at kickoff.

"It's the best and most important goal of my career."

Just before half-time, Loïc Rémy put his people back on the right track with their heads, well served by Morgan Amalfitano (45th + 4).

André Ayew imitated him at the end of the match, also at the reception of a center of Amalfitano (85th).

Then Valbuena took matters into his own hands.

On the left, the French international claims the ball on a touch of Ayew.

He avoids the tackle from Jakub Blaszczykowski, hooked in front of Ilkay Gündogan and enters the box.

Mats Hummels bursts out but he is late: Valbuena arms a cannon shot which lodges in the opposite window (87th, 2-3).

Roman Weidenfeller can only touch the ball.

Valbuena's goal in December 2011 against Dortmund

Mathieu Valbuena runs to his bench and slips his knees, finishing his race in the arms of Loïc Rémy.

"It's the best goal I have scored," he confided two years later before his 300th match with OM, against ... Dortmund.

This is the most important of my career.

It was a difficult time (for me).

It was very special. ”

Marseille wins and leaves its group in the Champions League to find Inter Milan.

With, there too, a scoring goal for the qualification: that of Brandão at the end of the second leg, after a surprising control of the back.

Regardless of the quarter-final defeat against Bayern Munich, OM's European campaign is a success.

Brandão's goal in March 2012 against Inter Milan

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