With a thin squad and no signings, are OM ready for the Europa League? | OneFootball

According to L'Équipe, OM open their Europa League campaign at Besiktas in Istanbul on Thursday at 21:00. They travel with a thin squad after a window without signings, and intend to have a real go, for now.

Below Taksim Square, Tupras Stadium faces the sea and the city’s eastern shore, served by ferries that crowd the water. The steep streets around it fill with thousands of devotees on match nights, and on Wednesday the venue stirred memories as Bruno Genesio briefly inspected the pitch.

The coach recalled a fantastic European evening here when he guided Lyon past Besiktas in the Europa League quarter-finals in April 2017, after a 2-1 and a 1-2 after extra time, winning 7-6 on penalties.

He smiled that his ears were still ringing for two or three days afterwards.

The setting hints at an atmosphere as fierce as ever. OM face it with limited means and a demanding draw, but with clear commitment to the competition.

Source: L'Équipe

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