IN WELCOMING tonight Livorno, Auxerre must obtain at least a draw to qualify for the 16 th-finals of the UEFA Cup. The decisive meeting will also serve as the hundredth part of the club game in Europe Burgundy. Guy Roux on the bench for 90 of these meetings, is a privileged witness of the history of continental club. The innocence of infancy. In 1984, for his first European qualification, AJA confronts Sporting Lisbon (go 0-2, 2-2 return ip). .
We were completely inexperienced and we lost 2-0 there in front of 50,000 spectators. In return, we started to believe, but we took two goals from the beginning of the extension. As the first of anything is an event that marked me. In 1992-1993, engaged in the UEFA Cup, the Burgundians oust the Standard Liege and Ajax Amsterdam Bergkamp and Overmars to reach the semi-final against Borussia Dortmund (0-2, 2-0 AD, 5 – 6 to the tab).
I met several times since the man in black and he has always looked down. Defeat on penalties in the second leg is one of my biggest regrets. The plight of Stephane Mahe who missed the last marked me for life. He never left the ground, as if hoping to be given a second chance.
The club will find the competition in 2002-2003 under the leadership of Cisse and Mexes. The first time in a tough group, we left our group. We beat Ajax (2-1) and Glasgow Rangers at home (2-1). During our second participation, we have been donated in the UEFA Cup, but I accept that we still beat Arsenal 2-1 on his lawn.
The poorest people in Europe. We thought that we could offer them. What they missed most were cosmetics and pantyhose for women. We have made-up lady with 28 bags of samples of cosmetics and pantyhose.