Rolando goal vs Salzburg 2018 Marseille- Ocampos deflection- non existent corner- Poor refereeing example Europa League?

This controversial Rolando goal vs Salzburg put Marseille into the Europa League final at the expense of their Austrian opponents. Salzburg, trailing 2-0 from the first leg, took the game to extra time with two second half goals. Deep into second half injury time, Marseille were awarded a corner that should not have been a corner, with the ball taking a deflection off OM player Ocampos. However a corner was awarded to Marseille and Rolando nodded in from Payet’s set piece.

One of several examples of poor refereeing in the 2017/18 season- another being Marcelo’s handball not penalised v Bayern.

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Europa League Semifinal Draw 2018- Arsenal v Atletico & Marseille vs Salzburg in EL 17-18 semis

The draw for the semifinals of the 2017/18 Europa League was conducted today (April 13, 2018) and Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal have been pitted against Diego Simeone’s Atleti in what promises to be a mouth watering last four tie. The EL, which like the CL, features four different teams this year at the SF stage has Marseille take on Salzburg (who upset Lazio in the last eight) in the other semi. With the final set to be held in Lyon, plenty of incentive

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Payet inspires OM comeback- Marseille vs Leipzig 5-2 Goals 2018 Second Leg 61882 Attendance

Olympique Marseille vs Leipzig 2018 (OM-RBL 2018)

Final score and result:- Marseille vs Leipzig 5-2 (Ilsanker og, Sarr, Thauvin, Payet, Sakai/Bruma, Augustin)

Velodrome, Marseille- 12 April, 2018- EL quarterfinal

Dimitri Payet is at the heart of a special comeback, as OM, buoyed by the support of over 60,000 fans at the Velodrome, come from behind to eliminate Leipzig in the last eight

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