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{ Uefa Champions League : Didier Deschamps (Olympique de Marseille) - (Gettyimages)Marseille boss Didier Deschamps insists that his charges will take the game to Manchester United, when the two sides meet in the first leg of the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday night.

The French outfit are the underdogs for the encounter, but the former Monaco boss believes his charges can knock the Red Devils out of the tournament.

"We're not going to wait for them of course," Deschamps told The Sun.

"We will take the game to them. They have a lot of quality up front but our chance is to create them problems at the back.

"The victory against Chelsea earlier this season, although we were both qualified, was a massive boost for my players. Chelsea played their best side in order to reverse the bad period they were going through.

"In a double header it's more difficult than one game of course. But only in football can you see the smaller team win — it doesn't happen in any other team sport.

"In rugby, basketball, handball the big team always wins. Manchester is not Marseille but we will play our chance even if it's a small one."

The 42-year-old also revealed that he intends to exploit a chink in United's armour, as he has spotted a defensive frailty.

But Deschamps was quick to point out that the Red Devils still remain a strong defensive unit despite the undisclosed "weakness".

He said: "I've spotted their weaknesses at the back of course. I won't tell you those now for sure, but it's certain we will not be content with just defending in the two matches.

"But United do defend very well, they have enormous talent. What interests me more is the different shapes they use. They have different types of organisation and what interests me particularly is how they apply it by the different use of players.

"They sometimes play one striker or two strikers although mostly in Europe they play only one with a reinforced midfield. That's what Sir Alex Ferguson has done every time."

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