Sakai and the Marseillais at the bottom of the hole in Porto.

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They did, but can they dig even deeper?

You have read it everywhere, by being once again non-existent in C1 on the pitch of Porto (3-0), the Marseillais recorded their twelfth consecutive defeat in the event since a round of 16 first leg against Inter Milan in the winter of 2012. A sad record now shared with Anderlecht, which had also experienced a shameful famine in the early 2000s.

Out of curiosity, we looked at the case of the Belgian team and we must already bring an important downside.

If Anderlecht has indeed lost 12 times in a row in the group stage, it was still necessary to qualify for the competition by crossing two preliminary holes, including two victories against Slavia in the summer of 2005. Technically, therefore, the OM is the only holder of this record of shame.

Anderlecht, however, went through a similarly catastrophic fall, in a very tough group, including Chelsea, Liverpool, and Betis Sevilla.

Zero goals in five days, before an in extremis victory against Betis in the last match, which counted for butter.

🚹 OM equal Anderlecht's record


The Olympians are on a 12-game losing streak.



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“The coach had a majority of substitutes, remembers GrĂ©gory Pujol, holder that day at the forefront of the Belgian attack.

Betis also had nothing more to play and that gave a fairly open match, with a lot of opportunities on both sides, while in the other matches it was hard to create danger ”.

This reminds us very clearly of OM and their four shots on target in three games, the lowest total in the history of the competition, behind Apoel Nicosia and Dinamo Zagreb.

In Sevilla, it was Kompany, back from injury, which allowed Anderlecht to win.

"The press did not go after us"

The end of long months of mockery in the press of the flat country?

Not really, Pujol nuance.

“We knew about it, we talked about it among ourselves, the press alluded to it but without going after it either.

Like OM, it was just defeats without scoring more.

So when I saw their result in Porto, it sure made me smile to remember that I was part of the team that ended this series ”.

The former Valencienne "does not wish OM to do worse", even if he is a little worried before the return to Porto.

“Us, it's been a long time, it was a game without a stake.

The BĂ©tis were a great team at the time, but was it stronger than Porto?

I do not know ".

Stronger than OM in any case, that's pretty sure.

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