After Benfica essentially eliminated Marseille from the Champions League with a goal from goalkeeper Trubin at 90+8m, the president of the French club gave the club led by Rui Costa as a good example. Not in terms of the game played, but financially. In an interview with BeinSports, Spanish Pablo Longoria linked the team's bad moment to the club's financial health. Roberto De Zerbi complained about the constant changes in the team, with the departures of Robinio Vaz, Neal Maupay and the arrivals of Ethan Nwaneri and Quinten Timber. Longoria agreed with the coach, but recalled the context of French clubs. “It is also my responsibility to address the issue of French clubs. This week, Benfica reached an agreement on the commercialization of television rights. They will receive 57 million euros per season, each season. Marseille will receive, according to our estimates, around 17 million euros this season. It is also an economic issue», he maintained. Longoria stated that it was necessary for the club to sell Robinio Vaz to Roma, as well as other departures in the summer. But he added: “I think the team I found when I joined the club, in 2020, is not the same one we have today.” Regarding the elimination from the Champions League in the last round, after a heavy defeat at Club Brugge, 3-0, Longoria spoke of the need to de-dramatize. «We have to remove a little of all the drama and cinema that happens around many situations. After a very heavy defeat, not only in the games, but also in the emotions after the game, with everything that happened in Lisbon at Benfica-Real Madrid, there is always a feeling of disappointment. Everyone assumes their own responsibility», he guarantees. The statements came on the sidelines of the draw conceded by the Marseillais against Paris FC, this Saturday, for 1-1.