"I said to myself either I take it (the ball), or I take red ..." In one sentence, William Saliba, the central defender of OM, 20, sums up what went through his mind during the Decisive tackle exerted on Kylian Mbappé, while the Parisian spun towards the Marseille goal in the 84th minute.
Bondynois like Mbappé, the central defender of OM, achieved a first-rate performance against the stars of PSG (0-0) on Sunday evening at the Stade Vélodrome at the end of the 11th day of Ligue 1.
📊 William Saliba's statistics 🇫🇷 tonight:
• 5 duels won out of 6 played
• 1 interception
• 65 balls played
• 96.5% of successful passes #TeamOM #OMPSG pic.twitter.com/ipujpZppmY
- MercatOM (@mercat_om) October 24, 2021
His tackle on Mbappé in the second half has already toured the networks.
Savior of OM against the world champion, the former Arsenal player was without a draw one of the great players in this clasico.
Sharp in his interventions, reassuring, serious in the recovery, the former Stéphanois greatly contributed to neutralize the Messi-Neymar-Mbappé trio and played like an old man despite his 20 years.
“It was the best match of my career, ensured Saliba after the match, even if Jorge Sampaoli's players, 11 against 10 for half an hour, failed to secure a victory.
“It's a very, very good game,” added Saliba.
After the red card (from Hakimi), we hoped to bring back the three points, we tried, but in the end, even at ten, they managed to turn the ball, they have the best players in the world in front.
We have a little regrets but we still take a good point, it's not that bad.
We are a little lacking in efficiency.
We showed a beautiful face, we fought to the end, and for the atmosphere, it was the best match of my career.
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