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Chapter 392 Singing the Marseillaise ([-])

Chapter 392 Singing the Marseillaise ([-])

A [-]-[-] home draw with Middlesbrough left Guardiola with a choice between Franck Ribery and Florent Malouda, who ended up missing out on the Europa League semi-finals. The starting line-up for the first leg of the final against Marseille.

It is a pity that he failed to start in front of the hometown crowd, but this is the driving force for Franck Ribery:
"Come on, Frank!"

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The Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, France is the home of the Marseille Club. This professional stadium built in [-] expanded its capacity to [-] when it welcomed the European Cup in [-]. Largest club football stadium.

This stadium has undergone three large-scale renovations in history, and its ancestors are also extensive. It once hosted the European Cup in [-] and the World Cup in [-]. It has made outstanding achievements.

At that time, the Velodrome Stadium had a capacity of less than 7000 people, but the blue ocean of more than 4 fans had already dazzled Notts County players.

What greeted the people of Notts County in the stadium was the famous song created during the French Revolution, "Marseille March", referred to as "Marseille":
"Go forward, son of France
The hour of glory has come!

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let the enemy under our feet

Listen to our triumphant song!
Follow in their footsteps!
Follow in their footsteps!
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We will be extremely honored!

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go ahead!go ahead!All in one mind! "

The popular and powerful lyrics, coupled with its status as the French national anthem, made "Marseille March" very popular. Even several French players in the Notts County team were tearful and couldn't help humming along with the singing of the home fans. sang.

Notts County coach Pep Guardiola sent the Notts County club's best eleven appearances in this game:
Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda and Arjen Robben form Notts County's front line; in midfield, Sneijder and Ronaldinho partner Edgar Davies;
On the defense line, Cannavaro and Abelardo partnered with two veteran central defenders, Fabio Grosso and Dani Alves controlled the flanks; England goalkeeper Benjamin Foster also got a valuable chance to play.

Marseille, which is playing at home, can reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. The fans are satisfied. This season, they have shocked the whole of Europe with their performance.

A reality that has to be faced is that Marseille is struggling in the Ligue 7 and currently ranks No.[-] in the standings. It is almost an impossible task to enter the European competition next year .

Perhaps it is for this reason that the Marseille players burst out with great energy. In the UEFA Cup, they seemed to have been reborn, and they went all the way to the present.

Facing the menacing Notts County, all the Marseille fans sang "Marseille March". At the same time, Marseille's starting lineup is also the main force. For a team like them, everyone knows that the decisive battle is today. Night.

Even some extreme fans still think that no matter how much the price is paid, they must all contribute to one battle.

Because Marseille really can't afford it!
The team has a poor record in Ligue [-]. If they fail to achieve good results in the UEFA Cup, the number of stars in the team is likely to leave the team and find another job.

Although Marseille has the background of a Ligue 200 giant, the club really doesn't have much money financially. Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen to back down on the transfer fee of [-] million euros.

Marseille's starting goalkeeper for this game is Fabian Butters. After winning two Premier League titles with the Premier League giants Manchester United, the French international chose to return to his home country to join Marseille, making room for the American Howard.

But in the final analysis, what really made Butters famous in the football circle is his shiny bald head and strange expressions. If he was born more than ten years later, he must be a popular emoji on the Internet.

Most of the Marseille players on the defense line have not had a brilliant career, but in this UEFA Cup, these people have brought the team football philosophy to the extreme.

The right back is Habib Beye, who was born in France, but chose to play for the Senegal national team. He is unknown, but hardworking enough, and joined Newcastle United in the Premier League for 200 million pounds three years later.

Left-back Dos Santos was born in Cape Verde before moving to France and came through Monaco's youth team. After the season, he will definitely join the Portuguese giants Benfica.

The central defender combination of the French team is Mette and the Brazilian Ferreira.The former spent many years in the lower leagues and is best remembered for the fact that Mette played for eight teams in seven different countries during his career.

Mette's partner, Brazilian central defender Ferreira, had a mediocre performance at the Marseille club and went to the West Asian League to make money in the latter part of his career.

The diamond-shaped midfielder is also star-studded.

Mathieu Flamini, who is in the midfielder position, should be the most valuable player in the Marseille club's first team lineup at this time.

Although he was only 19 years old, Flamini was the most outstanding player of this Marseille team in the UEFA Cup. Later, Flamini was also favored by Professor Wenger and joined Arsenal.

The left and right midfielders, Hemdani and Ndiaye, the former is an Algeria international, and the latter is a regular visitor to the Senegal national team. He is a full-fledged football prodigal son and has played for eleven teams in his career.

The midfielder Merian has also been selected for the French national team in his career. At present, he is only in Marseille on loan, but he has helped Marseille to advance in the UEFA Cup. His value has also risen sharply, which can be called a triple win.

The team's striker is Steve Marley, who was known as the most expensive mistake in the history of the Fulham club before coming to Marseille.

In fact, looking at it now, a striker who scores one goal every five games is not too bad.

However, the performance of scoring and assisting in the UEFA Cup on loan to Marseille is probably a flashback, because Marais was soon reduced to the French low-level league until he retired.

It's no wonder that Wei Xun took this Marseille team lightly. How much impact can such a lineup have on Notts County, which is strong and strong.

Without a fulcrum striker like Drogba, Notts County is still scared!

"Guys, although the opponent is not too strong, this is also the semi-final of the UEFA Cup. I will tentatively set a winning bonus of 100 million pounds. For outstanding performance, I will add some personal bonuses to him!"

"Oh!"

"Long live the boss!"

Drogba and Malouda were gearing up for the game, and they were sure to win this game. Now that Wei Xun gave another 100 million pounds in bonuses, the blood of the Notts County players surged even more.

"Come on! Brothers! Fuck them!"

"it is good!"

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(End of this chapter)