They struggled to be heard in the De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam, which was on fire and sang a "Never Walk Alone" to celebrate a great match and the success of Feyenoord (3-2).
The 2,400 Marseille supporters went through all the states during this completely crazy and ultimately lost Europa League Conference semi-final.
But with this narrow defeat before Thursday's return to the Vélodrome, the Marseillais thus retain all their chances of playing in a 6th European Cup final (after the Champions League in 1991 and 1993, the UEFA Cup in 1999 and 2004, Europa League in 2018).
OM nevertheless risk remembering this 250th European Cup match in their history for a long time (3rd overall behind Lyon, 280 and PSG, 255) at the 3rd in the Eredivisie,
Who would have thought when it was launched in August that this new Europa League Conference, that of the 2nd or 3rd European knives and the dunces of the "real" Europa League like OM was going to offer a semi-final of such intensity?
A crazy atmosphere in the De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam on fire, two teams brought forward, goals and twists and turns... The first period had been crazy and spectacular.
Overwhelmed, too often caught in depth and on its sides, OM's defense took on water.
Boosted, the Feyenoord players pressed high, feasted on the spaces left and quickly led 2-0 (18th and 20th).
But the Marseillais did not drown.
Preferred with Cédric Bakambu to Milik and Ünder, the Senegalese Bamba Dieng who had previously missed two duels against the Dutch goalkeeper at 0-0 (8th and 14th),
redeems himself on a nice strike (2-1, 28th).
And Gerson, one of the men in form at the end of the OM season after having left a mixed impression for a long time given the price of his transfer (over €20m), scored his 8th goal of the season (2 -2, 40th).
But the Sampaoli team falls back into its defensive failings from the … 9th second of the 2nd period.
Caleta-Car misses his back pass for Mandanda, the Nigerian Dessers intercepts to afford a double (3-2, 46th) and his 10th goal in this competition.
The Croatian central defender suffered in this match.
For the 100th European match of his career, Mandanda allows his team to stay in the match by being decisive against Dessers (76th).
Marciano, his Feyenoord counterpart is in tune with the French international by winning a new duel against Dieng (84th) and flying perfectly on the strike from Payet (90th).
After this first appetizer all fired up, the semi-final on Thursday promises to be as enticing as it is indecisive.
But OM will have to be a little less fragile defensively.
