Brandao’s goal from the back, hero against Inter

The legend of a club on the European scene is necessarily written in the hottest, most hostile stadiums on the planet, against the best. That year, in 2012, the Olympique de Marseille was served. Because he faces in the round of 16 of the Champions League, the defending champion, quite simply: Inter Milan. The first leg, harsh and undecided, finally smiled on the Marseillais in the last seconds, with this goal from André Ayew without which, with hindsight, the feat would not have been possible.

Mandanda’s prowess

On the return, the battle of Giuseppe Meazza could have turned several times to the advantage of the Italians, but Steve Mandanda, in a state of grace in the Marseille goals, had decided otherwise, achieving feats on his line and some decisive stops at the start match, including an incredible reflex parade, against Diego Milito, which he still cannot explain today. The French international did not shine only by his stops in this meeting. He was also a decisive passer at the end of the match.

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As we headed for extra time after Milito’s late opening scoring (75th), Mandanda cleared the ball very far in added time. Upon receiving the kick from his goalkeeper, Brazilian striker Brandao, who had just entered the game, controlled as best he could from the back and chained from the left to crucify the opposing goalkeeper and qualify his team despite the defeat (1-2) . OM then achieved a small feat in its great European history.

This moment is to be relived in “OM: European madness”, the RMC Sport document, in three episodes, on the European adventures of Marseille.

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