Valenciennes FC vs. Olympique de Marseille match complet

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This match became notorious due to a bribing scandal. Marseille president Bernard Tapie and general manager Jean-Pierre Bernès contacted Valenciennes players Jorge Burruchaga, Jacques Glassmann, and Christophe Robert through Marseille player, and their former Nantes teammate, Jean-Jacques Eydelie, who asked them to underperform in the match so that Marseille could stay fresher for their 1993 Champions League Final match against A.C. Milan six days later. Burruchaga and Robert accepted the bribe. However, Glassmann refused to partake in the bribe and was the one who publicly revealed the affair. Olympique de Marseille would end up winning the league on the following matchday. However, the scandal led to that title being taken away from Marseille, but second-placed Paris Saint-Germain declined it so no team is classed as winning the 1992–93 league title. At the subsequent trial, Tapie, Bernès, Burruchaga, Eydelie, and Robert were all convicted of corruption. Tapie and Eydelie were sentenced to jail terms, whilst Bernès, Burruchaga, and Robert all received suspended sentences.