• Olympique de Marseille lost Tuesday night at home against Eintracht Frankfurt (0-1) during the second day of the Champions League.

  • The Marseillais definitely do not succeed in this competition by suffering a 13th defeat in 14 games in the group stage of the C1.

  • OM are already dead last in their group with 0 points, before a double confrontation against Sporting, leaders with 6 points after their victories against Frankfurt (0-3) and Tottenham (2-0).

At the Velodrome stadium,

The galley continues for Olympique de Marseille in the Champions League.

To the point of wondering if this C1 campaign is not already dead in the bud, after another defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt (0-1), Tuesday evening at the Stade Vélodrome.

The second in two days for this 2022/2023 financial year, which makes a total of 13 defeats in the last 14 group stage matches.

The good performance against Tottenham will have raised hopes, but OM definitely can't do it.



"The champion is the high level, the small details you pay cash", admitted Jordan Veretout, landed in Provence precisely to bring his experience in this kind of competition, in the same way as Alexis Sanchez or Eric Bailly.

And the little detail came from Valentin Rongier, excellent in London but not at the level on Tuesday evening, who offered a decisive pass to Lindström, wanting to intercept, or deflect the ball (43rd).

Annoying, especially just before half-time.

"We entered the game too slowly, as if we were impressed by this Champions League game at home", regretted Igor Tudor.

“We come from the 4th hat”

And that is the problem.

“We start this champions with 2 defeats, we will have to react very quickly if we want to hope for something”, warned Jordan Veretout.

Because even if "the calculations are more useful to journalists and supporters than to players", according to Igor Tudor, the midfielder knows how to count.

With these two defeats in two games, OM are dead last in their group with 0 points.

"We come from the 4th hat and we try to do the best we can," said the OM coach.

Unlike Frankfurt, 3rd with three points, just behind Tottenham, with the same number of points.

Sporting Portugal impresses with two wins against Frankfurt (0-3) and Tuesday against Tottenham (2-0).

Portuguese that OM will find for an already decisive double confrontation, just after the international break.

“We will prepare for this match like a Champions League or championship match.

We will do match after match, trying to do our best to collect points, ”warned Igor Tudor.

More and more vital points for OM's pursuit in the European Cup, and to avoid being in the 4th hat again in the event of a new qualification.

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