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From Bordeaux to Marignane, the Olympians, like Dimitri Payet, had a memorable evening, commensurate with the feat achieved in Gironde, more than 44 years after their last success. Back on this singular night
By Fabrice Lamperti and Jean-Claude Leblois
– The Olympians’ cry of joy tore the silence of the Bordeaux night. The final whistle had just sounded that Dimitri Payet and his partners hinted at their happiness in an empty stadium. After 44 years of defeats and draws, OM put an end to the “longest unbeaten streak in Ligue 1”, as the Marseille captain rightly noted. “Proud and happy”, in the words of ‘Amine Harit, “like kids on the pitch and in the locker room”, dixit Mattéo Guendouzi, the Olympians did not wait to realize the importance of OM’s first success in the league since October 1, 1977 at Bordeaux. “We were made aware of it everywhere we went and we were
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