Paulo Fonseca
LilleJean-Louis Gasset
Marseille
Meeting Highlights…ABOUT MATCH
We cannot trust the ranking because it does not reflect the quality of Marseille and its players. It's a team that has changed a lot, which is pragmatic and dangerous on the counterattack. I'm expecting a very difficult match because it's a very important moment of the season, both for us and for them.
…CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
It's the truth. Because if we win, it will be very difficult for Marseille to catch up with these 10 points. After this match, there will only be six matches and therefore 18 points to distribute. But the same, if we lose tomorrow, we will only have six games to make up for it. The other teams will also have difficult matches but I repeat we have to think about ourselves.
…FUTURE
I am totally focused on the last matches of the season and on what we can do to finish it as best as possible. My future doesn't concern me and I think that right now it's not important. I am only focusing on tomorrow's match, the double confrontation against Aston Villa then the matches until the end of the season. Then we'll see but I think the end of the season will be important for my future.
…INJURY REPORT
Angel Gomes, Samuel Umtiti, Rafael Fernandes and Andrej Ilic, all four injured, were still absent. The rest of the squad is available for the OM reception. Hit in a knee during the derby against Lens, Adam Ounas trained this Thursday with the team and will, like Tiago Morais, be in the group.
Paulo Fonseca
Manager on Lille…ABOUT MATCH
We cannot trust the ranking because it does not reflect the quality of Marseille and its players. It's a team that has changed a lot, which is pragmatic and dangerous on the counterattack. I'm expecting a very difficult match because it's a very important moment of the season, both for us and for them.
…CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
It's the truth. Because if we win, it will be very difficult for Marseille to catch up with these 10 points. After this match, there will only be six matches and therefore 18 points to distribute. But the same, if we lose tomorrow, we will only have six games to make up for it. The other teams will also have difficult matches but I repeat we have to think about ourselves.
…FUTURE
I am totally focused on the last matches of the season and on what we can do to finish it as best as possible. My future doesn't concern me and I think that right now it's not important. I am only focusing on tomorrow's match, the double confrontation against Aston Villa then the matches until the end of the season. Then we'll see but I think the end of the season will be important for my future.
…INJURY REPORT
Angel Gomes, Samuel Umtiti, Rafael Fernandes and Andrej Ilic, all four injured, were still absent. The rest of the squad is available for the OM reception. Hit in a knee during the derby against Lens, Adam Ounas trained this Thursday with the team and will, like Tiago Morais, be in the group.
Jean-Louis Gasset
Manager on Marseille…LAST DEFEAT
We played with our weapons. We had a good half-time match at 11 against 11. Then, we negotiated the numerical superiority badly. We lost concentration and Mbemba's injury was a pivotal moment because he is a player who runs the house. Samuel Gigot had no time to readjust, and the goal changed the face of the match. We discussed the next day, we took stock and our match gives us hope that we can have an interesting end to the season. We have to believe it, we have digested the disappointment.
…WIN NEEDED
Tomorrow we will perhaps turn things around. That's what we need. We have to restart, we had a very high peak of form, very quickly. Now we have to go back. We still have our future in our hands.
…LILLE
We will do everything to win but we have to make do with our current strengths. The players are aware that we need a result. We may have periods of less good, but we must maintain the state of spirit that we had against Paris in the first half, and we will be able to achieve a result. Lille is a very good team, a club that works very well. I appreciate their coach for his work. The mix of players at strong potential, and experienced players are a great mix. In their castle in Pierre-Mauroy they are very good, but we need to move forward.
…INJURY REPORT
Whether it was Leo Balerdi, Pape Gueye, Gigot, they were not at 100% and the facts of the match forced us to play them, which was not necessarily planned. There, we had time to prepare. When we know that we are going to Lille with 18 players and that 5 of them cannot be in the Europa League.... For the match against Benfica, you will discover some names. We will have a whole week to prepare young people to come with us, it's fabulous to have this time available.