Seven points from fourth place, occupied by the Mastiffs, Jean-Louis Gasset’s players must win to still believe in a return to the European elite.
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Keep the faith. That’s about all OM can do to secure a ticket to the Champions League at the end of the season. This requires a victory in Lille, Friday April 5 (9 p.m.). The Mastiffs, with their striker Jonathan David levitating and buoyed by their success in the derby against Lens, occupy fourth qualifying place, with seven points ahead of the Marseillais, seven days from the end.
Beaten by Paris Saint-Germain (2-0), Sunday March 31, despite almost an hour in numerical superiority, Jean-Louis Gasset’s players missed the opportunity to catch up with Lens and come back to within a point of Nice, fifth. The credit recovered during the septuagenarian coach’s first five matches, all won, was also reduced sharply, with three defeats in the Europa League and the championship.
Missing qualification for the Champions League would be a significant failure for the Olympians, who had not progressed beyond the third preliminary round in August 2023, eliminated by the Greeks Panathinaikos, and had finished last in their group during the 2022 season. 2023. It would also be a new blow to the finances of their owner, Frank McCourt.
