Deschamps: We have nothing to lose

Marseille coach Didier Deschamps says his side have ‘nothing to lose’ in their Champions League last 16 second-leg clash with Inter Milan.

The Ligue 1 outfit head into Tuesday night’s game at San Siro with a 1-0 advantage from last month’s first-leg meeting at the Stade Velodrome.

But Deschamps believes Inter remain clear favourites to progress to the quarter-finals, and feels all of the pressure is on their hosts.

“Our first leg success certainly gave us a little advantage but Inter are the favourites,” Deschamps said.

“We have nothing to lose. Inter are a great team and they will do anything to get through.”

“Tactically, it will be very important to defend but also to score and perform well. This is our aim.”

“Inter can only win but we can also draw. Our aim was to reach the knockout phase but we will do our best to keep going as far possible.”

Marseille go into the game on the back of four successive defeats in Ligue 1, but goalkeeper Steve Mandanda does not believe their domestic form will affect their performance in Milan.

“It’s clear that we just lost four straight games, so we do not arrive here in the best shape,” he said.

“But this is a different competition. We know there is a place in the quarter-finals at stake at the end of this match.”

“It will be difficult, against a good team. But I think we’re in the right frame of mind because the first leg went well for us.”