Olimpia was eliminated in semifinals of the World Cup CONCACAF Champions League facing tigers, But before that the footballer Marvin Bernárdez he had one of his little privileges to get to know one of his childhood idols, the former football player of Arsenal and Barcelona, Thierry Henry.
In his first experience in an international competition, the ‘Arrow’ recounted the special that was for him to live this moment with Olimpia.
He also detailed what the episode was like when he met and greeted the DT of the Montreal Impact inside the hotel at the bubble in Orlando, Florida.
“Seeing Thierry Henry surprised me, when I looked at him at the hotel he was walking with Maylor Núñez and Deiby Flowers down a hallway, he passed by, greeted us and very humble,” he let go.
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And he added that “now, in the party he was focused on the party and it was not until the end of it that he came to greet each of us again wishing us luck.”
On the match against Tigres and Montreal he replied that “it was something special was my first experience in the CONCACAF Champions League playing against Montreal and Tigers”.
He also regretted that “it was not what we were looking for (elimination), but I think something important was achieved to reach the semifinals where in this new format no CONCACAF team had achieved it, we should be proud to know that we close among the 4 best of CONCACAF, the truth that God has been very good to us “.
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WHAT IS LEFT IN THE LEAGUE
Olimpia will hold the return match this Sunday at the National (6:00 pm) Marathon which defines the leader of the tournament. So far the Sampedranos lead the series with a 3-1 in their favor achieved in the Yankel Rosenthal.