Thursday night's game continues off the field.
OM President Pablo Longoria criticized PAOK Salonika coach Razvan Lucescu for his "
irresponsible attitude
" after his remarks on incidents between supporters on Thursday on the sidelines of the Europa League Conference match, AFP learned from Friday. a source within the club.
After the match, marked by numerous incidents between Greek and Marseille supporters around and inside the Stade Vélodrome, Razvan Lucescu felt that his club's fans had been "
poorly received
" and that Marseille and OM had given "
a bad image
.
“
In the return match, I hope Marseille will be received as we have been received here.
I'm very disappointed with what I saw today, it's a very bad image for the city of Marseille.
There is a lot of violence in the world today, there is no need to have it in football
,” said the Romanian technician.
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“
Your supporters had better not come
,” he then blurted out as he left the press room.
"
Pablo went to see Lucescu and told him that his attitude was irresponsible and that it was suicidal to ignite things like this before the return match
," the source told AFP.
“
When he discussed with Pablo, (Lucescu) stayed on his speech.
He considers that PAOK supporters were poorly received.
For us, he denies reality
,” the same source told AFP.
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After OM's 2-1 first leg victory, the return match scheduled for Thursday in Thessaloniki promises to be hot.
For the moment, the planned trip for Marseille supporters has not been canceled, even if some at the club and among group leaders fear "
a trap
".
Between Wednesday and Thursday, a dozen people were arrested in Marseille and the police headquarters reported around thirty injuries among the police.
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