“For us, happiness does not exist”: after the incredible elimination, the despair of OM supporters

The elimination of OM the day before left a more than bitter taste for the supporters.

Shame imposes itself among OM supporters the day after the last day of the league phase of the Champions League. The day before, the Marseille club was cruelly eliminated at the end of an evening full of twists and turns. Defeated 3-0 against Bruges, it was ultimately a headed goal from the Benfica goalkeeper against Real Madrid, in the last seconds, which condemned the Olympians. “Improbable,” says Rémy, supporter of the Marseille club.

Very quickly, the Commando Ultra 84 subscriber understood that the Marseillais would no longer have their destiny in their hands. “We had a horrible start to the match. As soon as it was 3-0 (79th), I stopped the match. I knew we were going to have to rely on others. » Yet against Bruges, a draw would have been enough to stay in the top 24 in the ranking and reach the play-offs.

Jimmy Comte, the BFM Marseille journalist whose disappointed reaction made the rounds on social networks – “these things only happen in Marseille” – believes that “the scenario is worthy of an Oscar. On set we experienced it like real supporters. I didn’t manage to fall asleep before 5 a.m. because my adrenaline wasn’t letting up. »

“I was afraid that we would succeed in doing the impossible”

“After the match we had on Saturday against Lens, we arrived confident. And we get eliminated at the last second, again. The shame. 2026 is the OM of shame,” declares bluntly the man who has worn the sky and white jersey since childhood. “Shame,” he insists. We were only able to win a Coupe de France match against a Regional 2 team. Ah, we also won against Angers, that’s great. »

Luca, a Marseille fan based in Paris, shares this feeling of shame: “You think that there isn’t much left that can really hurt you. Then, they still manage, by magic, to surprise you at the worst, to go even further into shame. »

“I don’t know why but I, even after the match against Lens, was afraid that we would manage to do the impossible,” says Sofiène, a Vélodrome season ticket holder. We only had a 2% chance of being eliminated, and we managed to be eliminated. »

“I told myself that maybe I had dreamed”

Everyone slept badly. “I watched the journalists’ debates until 4 a.m.,” says Rémy. I’m disappointed. I keep coming across the video of Trubin’s goal. Well, it’s not because of them that we’re getting eliminated. We were the ones who sucked. Obviously, when you rely on others, it doesn’t pay off. »

“This morning I told myself that maybe I had dreamed, but no. It doesn’t hurt as much as before. It’s more a form of exasperation,” admits Luca. “It’s another hope that falls through the cracks,” regrets Sofiène.

However, hope remains among these OM faithful. No question of stopping following their lifelong club. “That’s what we’re saying at the moment. We will never stop. When it’s in the heart, it stays there. »

“For us, happiness does not exist”

“I’ve been more disgusted than this before. I know I’m going to be disgusted until the end of the week, but I’m waiting for Tuesday’s match, confides Rémy. If we win, we can still hope for something in the Coupe de France.” “That would be beautiful. It’s been a long time since we’ve had the right to that,” underlines Sofiène.

Indeed, OM have not lifted a trophy for fourteen years. Evan, a Marseille fan based in the capital, admits, jaded: “We have known for years that for us, happiness does not exist. There have been so many matches where we conceded goals at the last second. Today, all the supporters from all over France are going to be fooled and laugh about it with their friends, but when they find themselves alone, in their bed, they are going to really feel bad. Our life as a Marseille supporter, that’s it.”