Lower RB Salzburg, Marseille on the road to find the aura

Velodrome fire
62,312 spectators packed the Velodrome. This is the biggest crowd ever seen at Marseille in a European Cup match. The fans in the southern port of France have been waiting so long since the 2003/04 UEFA Cup final or away from the 1992/93 Champions League. Meeting Salzburg in the semi-final Europa League is not only where Marseille find tickets to the final but also at the wake of the pride of a power in the past.

"The atmosphere at Anfield is not as good as the Velodrome," commented City defender Benjamin Mendy. The Salzburg players know this better than anyone else. The students of coach Marco Rose had a less convincing game day between the giant pressure from the four sides of the podium. Gulbrandsen's strike in the middle of the second half was all that the Austrian team did.

Two goals by Florian Thauvin and Clinton N'Jie have materialized the dominance of Marseille. This is the fourth successive win of Rudi Garcia, with 14 goals scored. At the end of the season, Marseille kicked more, especially on the line. Mitroglou effectively in the role of striker, Thauvin, Payet always potential mutants. But can not ignore the vital role of Luiz Gustavo, who defeated the Salzburg midfield with strength and wisdom.

Ultimately, not the rich man PSG but Marseille is raising the Ligue 1 flag in Europe. The hosts of the Velodrome are preparing to advance to the third European Cup final in history, which PSG can not do.
 
Dating with ... Lyon
At the end of the match against Salzburg, the Velodrome chatted with the crowd: "Aulas, we will be champions in his land." The Marseille are eagerly anticipating the Europa League final at Parc OL, home to Lyon.

This is a time of "escalating war" between Marseille and Lyon, after the clash in Tuesday's match, which led to a three-match suspension for goalkeeper Anthony Lopes (Lyon) and center-back Adil Rami (Marseille) . In recent statements, the president of Aulas (Lyon) always attacked Marseille fiercely.

In Ligue 1, Marseille and Lyon are also in the top three (both with 69 points, one less than Monaco). It would be a perfect match for Marseille if they beat Lyon on the Ligue 1 and won the Europa League at Parc OL.

But all is still ahead. "We still have 90 minutes of the second leg," defender Rami warned. And coach Rudi Garcia ordered "to win in Austria". Salzburg is not easy to surrender. Marseille must not forget the lesson of bloody Lazio. Serie A beat Salzburg 4-2 in the quarter-finals but lost 1-4 in the second leg in Austria.

Just maintain the focus, Marseille will be in the final and absolutely hope to win. The Payet, Thauvin, Luiz Gustavo are ahead of the success of Basile Boli, Marcel Desailly, Alan Boksic, Didier Deschamps 25 years ago.