This is called announcing the color. On the night of Monday to Tuesday, when the Tottenham players had arrived in Marseille during the day and were staying in a hotel by the sea, OM supporters animated the night by shooting several times fireworks near the property.
Asked by the Guardian, sources close to the club confirm that “very long” fireworks fireworks took place during the night, between 1:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m., waking Antonio Conte’s players. Images posted on social networks show a rather impressive device, with fires blazing in the Marseille sky without stopping. This process is not really uncommon, and FC Barcelona players, among others, had already paid the price during their trip to Paris in March 2021, on the eve of the Champions League round of 16 second leg between the two teams (1-1).
While Marseille and Tottenham are playing their survival in the Champions League this Tuesday evening, will this disruption of Spurs’ sleep have its small effect? Field response. In the stands, in any case, some 2,000 English people are expected to respond to the Marseille fervor, although the Vélodrome will still be amputated from its North bend after the incidents that took place on the sidelines of the match against Frankfurt. In its information note for its supporters, the London club indicated that they “can expect a hostile environment around this match and should exercise caution at all times in Marseille. »
