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Marseille manager Roberto De Zerbi was spotted waving a flare with the club's supporters during a chaotic thoroughfare enactment astatine 4am this weekend.
The French nine sealed Champions League qualification for adjacent play with a 3-1 triumph implicit Le Havre connected Saturday, with the apical 3 teams successful Ligue 1 earning a spot successful Europe's elite competition.
With 1 crippled to play, Marseille present beryllium successful 2nd spot with a constituent much than Monaco — and crucially 4 much points than Nice successful fourth.
After finishing eighth successful LaLiga past play and failing to suffice for Europe altogether, Marseille person enjoyed a superb run during De Zerbi's debut word astatine the nine and volition anticipation to equine a important rubric situation against perennial champions Paris Saint-Germain successful the future.
Marseille fans flooded the streets of the metropolis connected Saturday nighttime to observe the immense achievement — with parties inactive continuing agelong into Sunday and Monday.
De Zerbi was spotted successful the heavy of the celebrations this weekend, pictured holding a agleam reddish flare portion fans recorded him connected their mobile phones.
Through the reddish mist created by the pyrotechnic, the Italian could beryllium seen with a glowing — if not a small mischievous — look connected his look arsenic helium celebrated the club's instrumentality to the prestigious competition.
Roberto De Zerbi was seen waving a flare with Marseille fans during a chaotic thoroughfare enactment astatine 4am
Marseille sealed Champions League qualification for adjacent play with a 3-1 triumph implicit Le Havre
After chaotic celebrations successful the stadium, the enactment continued retired connected to the streets of Marseille
Marseille are the lone French nine to triumph the Champions League during the competition's full history, though that whitethorn good alteration astatine the extremity of the period with PSG acceptable to conscionable Inter Milan successful the last successful Munich.
The club's past quality successful the Champions League came during the 2022-23 season, erstwhile they failed to scope the knockout signifier pursuing 2 wins and 4 losses from six matches.
According to BFM Marseille Provence, the team's celebrations are acceptable to proceed successful Spain this week — with players having jetted to Madrid connected Monday.
The study claims that De Zerbi has not joined his players connected this occasion, though immoderate members of unit person accompanied them.
Former Manchester United guardant Mason Greenwood, who joined Marseille connected a five-year woody past summer, has been a revelation for the French broadside and is already attracting involvement from aggregate clubs up of adjacent season.
Only Paris Saint-Germain striker and Ballon d'Or contender Ousmane Dembele has eclipsed Greenwood's tally of 19 goals successful Ligue 1 this season, with his goals a immense crushed wherefore the nine has returned to the Champions League.
Greenwood's 17-year relation with Manchester United ended after helium was arrested and charged with attempted rape, battle and controlling and coercive behaviour.
Charges against the subordinate were dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service pursuing the 'withdrawal of cardinal witnesses and caller worldly coming to light'.
Mason Greenwood's goals person been captious this play but Marseille are not acceptable connected keeping him
De Zerbi has spoken glowingly of Greenwood and believes helium tin go a Marseille great
Greenwood vehemently denied the allegations and near the Premier League successful an effort to revive his vocation abroad, having not played for the Red Devils betwixt January 2022 and his exit past summer.
Despite his important extremity contribution, the erstwhile Manchester United youngster is not a subordinate Marseille are perfectly hopeless to retain, according to RMC Sport.
The outlet assertion that the nine volition see a beardown connection tabled for the forward.
Meanwhile, the Telegraph claimed past week that 2 Premier League clubs were weighing up a determination for the striker.
The erstwhile Brighton manager has spoken glowingly of Greenwood this play and believes helium 'has the qualities' to articulation the pantheon of all-time greats astatine Marseille.
'Greenwood is simply a earthy talent,' said De Zerbi. 'All the recognition goes to his parent and father. And I'm present to assistance him go much complete.
'When helium needs a hug, a connection of support, I gladly springiness it. And erstwhile I request to propulsion him to springiness more, I person to bash that excessively due to the fact that that's my job.'
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