The Phocian team clings to the last chance for a direct ticket to the Champions League: they must win and hope that Lens falls in the final stages.
Olympic Marseille receive this Saturday at City of Brest at the Orange Vélodrome, in a race valid for the penultimate day of the League 1.
The Olympics come to this appointment after a 2-1 defeat to Lille in the Bollaert-Delelis, jeopardizing their chances of qualifying directly for the group stage of the next edition of the UEFA Champions League.
With the defeat the seventh of the season, the defending team Alexis Sanchez remained third with 73 points, five behind Lens, who provisionally takes his place in the direct race for Orejona, Niño Maravilla’s main target at the time of signing with the club of the Cote d’Azur.
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Now the Minots need a miracle to skip the previous round of the European game as neither AS Monaco (65) nor the Dogos (63) can match their line: they are forced to beat Les Ty’ Zefs and Ajaccio on the last date, in addition to waiting for Les Sang et Or to fall in the last two remaining games before the end of the French tournament led by Paris Saint-Germain, which , could at the same time extend the championship title in the home of Racing de Strasbourg. Only a draw at the Stade de la Meinau is enough for Christophe Galtier’s men.
“As long as it is mathematically possible, we will continue to believe in it. It will be difficult, but we are still going to have a very good season,” said Croatian coach Igor Tudor after the setback in the city of Villeneuve-d’Ascq. .
But the task will not be easy as those led by Éric Roy arrive in high spirits after two successive victories, the last over Clermont (2-1) in Francis-Le Blé.
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Olympic Marseille:
Paul Lopez; Chancel Mbemba, Samuel Gigot, Leonardo Balerdi; Jonathan Clauss, Valentin Rongier, Jordan Veretout, Sead Kolasinac; know Below, Ruslan Malinovskyi; and Alexis S.ans. DT: Igor Tudor.
Stadium Brest:
Frame bizot; Kenny Lala; Brendan Chardonnet, Jean-Kévin Duverne, Lilian Brassier; Pierre Lees-Melou, Haris Belkebla; Romain Del Castillo, Franck Honorat, Jérémy Le Douaron; And Steve Munie. DT: Eric Roy.
Source: Goal