Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has insisted he doesn’t regret his goal for Tottenham Hotspur against Marseille back in 2022, even though his current club don’t appear to have forgotten it.
Foot Marseille cover comments from the former Tottenham man today. He’s insisted he has no regrets about his Tottenham goal costing Marseille a place in Europe at the time.
The incident he’s referring to was back in November 2022. Marseille faced Tottenham at the Vélodrome in the final game of the Champions League group stages. A victory would have secured their place in the last 16.
They appeared to be on track for that as a goal from Chancel Mbemba put them in front. Clément Lenglet equalized after the break and a draw seemed likely. While that wasn’t the target for the French team, it did mean a place in the Europa League instead.
Then came the deciding moment. Hojbjerg struck late on in stoppage time to secure all three points for Spurs. That pushed Marseille to bottom of the table and saw them eliminated from all European competition.
Three years late, he now finds himself playing for Marseille. And they’ve not forgotten it either. He was questioned about the goal by a young player at FC Nueve 09 but insisted that he has no regrets.
“It’s hard to regret my goal against OM because at the time that’s what we had to do with Tottenham. Maybe that’s what led me to come to OM,” he said.