Olympique de Marseille midfielder Matteo Guendouzi highlighted the team’s determination ahead of the match against Lazio.
Speaking in an interview (via LazioNews24) after the French side’s 4-1 win over Lorient, the 22-year-old French midfielder looked ahead to Thursday’s Europa League clash against the Biancocelesti.
Lazio won this game against Inter, we only have two points with two draws but on Thursday we want to go to Rome for the three points.
We are focused on this game before thinking about the one against PSG. We are serious about the three points in Rome, this is an important game.
We want to win, if we play like we did today we have a chance.
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Olympique Marseille are currently third in Ligue 1 after nine games, sitting on 17 points from five wins, two draws and two losses.
Jorge Sampaoli’s side will face Lazio in Rome on Thursday before hosting the ever dominant Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday evening, one of the most important games of their season.
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Marseille’s win over Lorient yesterday could be key for the French side, as the victory ended their four game winless run. Sampaoli will be hoping that the result provides his team enough momentum for their upcoming run of matches.
Lazio’s win against Inter on Sunday could also do the same thing for the Biancocelesti, with Maurizio Sarri still working to fully implement his ideas and philosophy into the players.
