An exceptional guest will be present in the stands of the La Beaujoire stadium, this Thursday, during the round of 16 second leg of the Europa League between Nantes and Juventus. Didier Deschamps, the coach of the French football team, very attached to his two former clubs, has indeed planned to attend a meeting that the Canaries approach in a good position since they won the draw (1-1 ) last Thursday in Turin.
The boss of the France team will be surrounded by a host of former players from the Loire-Atlantique club.
“I am very happy to come back”
“I will be in the return match, he confided last week in the columns of the team. I will be very happy to go there, yes. I had planned to go and, in addition, President Kita invited me. It is important. We must not live with the past but, for all clubs, have the duty of remembrance, in relation to those who made this club. This generation has written an important page in the history of this club. »
He continues: “It’s something that is very important in Italy. All former Juve, at all matches, have the opportunity to have seats, there is a special place for them in the stands. Nantes also has a history, and I am very happy to be back there. »
After his debut in Bayonne, Didier Deschamps joined Nantes where he turned professional in 1985. The starting point of his incredible rise. He left in 1989 for Marseille, notably winning the Champions League with the Marseille club in 1993, before signing for Juventus in 1994 with which he won everything, until his departure for Chelsea in 1999.
