Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: It wouldn't have taken a big twist in circumstances for Karim Benzema and Mathieu Valbuena to be playing against each other for Real Madrid and Barcelona in the Clasico in a fortnight. Right now, because of criminal investigations into the alleged blackmail of Valbuena, the two childhood friends aren't even allowed to speak to each other. And while the French police are scratching their heads as to what exactly went on and who tried to do what to whom, those who aren't glued to French football might well be scratching their heads about precisely who Valbuena is. First things first: the Clasico connection. Benzema has never made a secret of his complete devotion to the Brazilian Ronaldo — the single most important inspiration in the formative life of the 27-year-old Frenchman. But this was while El Fenomino was at Madrid.Mathieu Valbuena is embroiled in a scandal alongside Karim BenzemaValbuena and Benzema were both transfixed in awe by Brazilian RonaldoValbuena was a Marseille hero but burned bridges by joining Lyon later onThe 31-year-old France international is bite-sized, bullish and brilliant 
 Question:At Marseille, I knew that the _ players hated me.

Lyon