Circumstances far from ideal for the players and staff of Olympique de Marseille, who face Angers this Saturday evening for the 18th day of Ligue 1 (9:05 p.m.).
The Marseillais, who had planned to reach Maine-et-Loire at the end of the morning, were only able to take off at the start of the afternoon and had to adapt their itinerary due to the difficult weather conditions around Angers, in particular fog and low clouds which did not allow planes to land.
Result: after having considered asking for a postponement of the meeting for a while, as reported by RMC Sport and L’Équipe, the Olympians were able to take off at the start of the afternoon towards… Rennes.
After a flight lasting approximately 1.5 hours, they will have to travel by bus the 130 kilometers separating Rennes from Angers, arriving on site around 5.30 p.m.
A sub-optimal preparation for the Phocaeans which ultimately does not call into question, a priori, the match being held at the scheduled time, i.e. 9:05 p.m. OM (3rd, 32 points) has the opportunity to take advantage of Lille’s defeat on Friday evening at the Parc des Princes (3-0) to stand out on the podium and keep in touch with PSG (1st, 42 pts) and Lens (2nd, 41 pts, match in progress).
