Marseille take on the visitors Atalanta in the first leg of UEFA Europa League semifinals. The match will be played on Thursday, April 2nd at Stade Vélodrome (Marseille).
Marseille surprised by not surrendering in this tournament. Olympique managed to defend third place under Tudor a year ago, which was achieved in the 2021/2022 season. But it seems the officials wanted more and parted ways with the Croatian. As a result, they found themselves in turmoil, with the third coach already in less than a year, and the results in the championship are frankly poor. However, in the Europa League, the French are collecting scalps of prestigious opponents. Following victories over Shakhtar and Villarreal, they eliminated Benfica. However, there, they had to go through post-match penalties after exchanging wins with a score of 1-1: 1-2 in Lisbon, 1-0 at home. Moreover, the saving goal against the Eagles was scored in the 79th minute.
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Atalanta were at best mediocre, representing little, albeit with good scouts. But they needed Gasperini, who received a carte blanche, to survive their golden football period in Bergamo. And there is still hope to extend it, or rather, to bring it back. But after the decline in 2021/2022, they managed to qualify for the Europa League based on last season's results, and even now, there are almost no objective chances to climb high enough in Serie A, at least to 4-5th place. However, in the less prestigious European tournament, the Goddess justifies its loud nickname. They outperformed all competitors, including Lisbon's Sporting, in the 2023 group stage. And they confidently dealt with the Portuguese again, playing them in the round of 16. But the main surprise so far was in April. Then, in the very first quarter-final, Scamacca and company outclassed Liverpool away: they won 3-0 at Anfield. Predictably, after conceding a quick goal at home, the Italians closed ranks in defense and ended the game at 0-1.
These Italians will visit the Velodrome for the first time. The Provencals will be highly motivated, but even from them, you can hardly expect an all-out attacking game; everyone understands that the dispute will be settled in the return leg. So, we'll use a bet on total under 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
