Medhi Benatia calls it 'a sh*tty and shameful night' after Marseille exit | OneFootball

Olympique de Marseille’s Champions League hopes evaporated in dramatic fashion, and sporting director Medhi Benatia denounced the display as shameful.

According to GetFootballNewsFrance.com, Opta rated OM’s progression chances above 94% before Wednesday’s final 'League Phase' match at Club Brugge. A week on from a 3-0 defeat to Liverpool at the Vélodrome, they headed to the Belgian capital with their fate in their own hands.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side conceded twice inside 11 minutes, then again after the break.

Even so, it seemed enough, with big screens at the Jan Breydel Stadium congratulating the Ligue 1 side on reaching the playoffs.

That announcement came before the final whistle in Benfica, where Anatoliy Trubin’s 98th-minute header against Real Madrid knocked Marseille out, the Portuguese club moving up to 24th at OM’s expense.

“A sh*tty night, shameful. When you are a club like us, you can lose matches, like we lost in Madrid, like we lost in Lisbon, but you can’t lose like we did tonight,” said Benatia.

He added, “The truth is that, as a sporting director, what you have to do is ask for forgiveness, forgiveness from the supporters, from the people who make sacrifices for this club. I hope the players are aware that this was gross misconduct. I lost a lot of matches in my career, but rarely have I felt this feeling of shame. Conceding six goals in two matches…”

Source: GetFootballNewsFrance.com