Didier Deschamps hails Mathieu Valbuena after memorable win at Dortmund – Ligue 1 news
Olympique de Marseille coach Didier Deschamps has hailed the superb performance of Mathieu Valbuena after his side came from 2-0 down to defeat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 to seal progress to the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
The sixth and final day of the UEFA Champions League group stages ended for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127 on a strong and comforting note. Ahead of their crucial game against Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park, Marseille needed to defeat the Bundesliga
champions and hope for Olympiacos to defeat in-form Arsenal.
The task was certainly not easy as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 had been in great form throughout the group stages while Dortmund had finally recovered from a mediocre start to the campaign.
27-year-old http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 in the Champions League a few seasons ago. However, what the little man from Marseille did against Dortmund was even better.
With the scores tied at 2-2, Les Phoceens looked dead and buried and a total European exit loomed large. However, in the 87th minute, Le http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Weidenfeller-c31655. The striker certainly left
the home crowd stunned.
The travelling Marseille fans were even more surprised than coach Didier Deschamps as no one even gave Les Phoceens a chance against the Germans.
The start of the 2011/2012 campaign has not been a good one for Mathieu Valbuena. The 27-year-old has been in and out of the side and due to this, his status as a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international is also under a lot of scrutiny.
In the last three games, Valbuena has played a peripheral role to say the least. however, inspite of sulking in the dugout, Valbuena did himself justice by turning out a memorable performance against the Westphalia-based club.
Didier Deschamps has recently preferred http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Morgan-Amalfitano-c26799 and Lucho Gonzalez over the midfielder in the recent games and no one can question the French tactician’s decision as both Gonzalez and Amalfitano have done well whenever given a chance.
However, Deschamps was clearly happy with what he saw from Valbuena. “It was a difficult moment for him because he played less. I am really happy for him,” Deschamps said while talking to L’Equipe after the game.
The happiness was certainly shared by the stakeholders of the club who admitted that the task was tough for the team after they went 2-0 down away from home.
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