Olympique de Marseille and its supporters will know their future opponents in the Champions League. Problem: in hat 4, the team could inherit a very tough pool.
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To avoid the humiliation of previous campaigns in the Champions League, with only one victory in the last 14 matches of the competition, OM have given themselves the means, with a change in squad and technical staff on the ground. on the ceiling, passing of course through the locker room with 11 new recruits.
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If the departure during the summer of coach Jorge Sampaoli and the arrival of the Croatian Igor Tudor was not planned, the president Pablo Longoria assures him: he has adapted. At the beginning of August, he was already measuring the expectation around his team: “We have a very good squad, and that’s a risk. Because in any change, there is a risk. But we’re the first to be sure of the path we’ve taken“, he assured in early August, already measuring the expectation around his team.
To target the second part of the calendar of the famous “big ears cup”, OM have thus secured the services of seasoned players such as Chilean international Alexis Sanchez. But it will be insufficient, for his part Daniel Bravo, former OM player and consultant for the BeIn Sport channel: “Honestly, I think they are more cut out for the Europa League. They might be more in their place… Now, don’t bury them too soon, you never know in football. This season, we will see if they manage to raise their level of play in the greatest of competitions. But it’s gonna be hard….”, he slips.
If the Marseille transfer window does not seem to be over yet and the fans still fantasize about a utopian signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, it will also and above all need a bit of luck in the draw to avoid some heavyweights from the competition.