Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Atlético de Madrid - Olympique de Marseille preview: host team goes for another win

The players of Olympique de Marsella have gotten to know the pitch at Estadio Vicente Calderón, where they will face off against Atlético de Madrid on Wednesday (8:45 p.m.). Eric Gerets’ lads worked out for approximately an hour on the grass, in their final preparatory session before the encounter. The French side fell at home to Liverpool on the first matchday of the group stage, so they are just about obligated to earn points against Atlético.

Pape Diouf, chairman of Olympique de Marseile, travelled at the front of the French club’s expedition and attended the practice of the squad managed by Eric Gerets. He had the opportunity to chat for a bit with Jesús García Pitarch, the General Manager Club Atlético de Madrid, for a few minutes in the stands.

The Olympique de Marseille squad list is formed by the following players:

Goalkeepers: Mandanda and Riou.
Defenders: Bonnart, Taiwo, Hilton, Zubar and Erbate.
Midfielders: Cana, Cheyrou, M’Bami, Kaboré, Ziani, Zenden, Valbuena and Ben Arfa.
Strikers: Niang, Samassa and Koné.

1 comment:

John said...

Lets put this defeat behind and look forward to the match against Marseille. A win here may put Atletico in a better position before the showdown against Liverpool.

I'm happy that Kun wants to stay here than going elsewhere and Maxi is also back in the National team contention.

I'm for Kun to bag another brace after that fantastic night in Eindhoven.

What about your preview on the match today? Let me know as I would love to hear from you too.

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