OM, who have had a turbulent off-season, will want to reassure themselves on Sunday against the unapologetic Rémois.
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The last match of this first day of Ligue 1, Sunday August 7, will see OM and Stade de Reims face off. A highly anticipated meeting on the Marseille side, after several turbulent weeks. After the departure, as soon as the training resumed, of the very popular Jorge Sampaoli, Marseille called on the Croatian Igor Tudor to replace the Argentinian on the bench. The preparation, peppered with defeats against Norwich, Middlesbrough and AC Milan, did not reassure the players and the supporters. The arrival of Reims at the Vélodrome is therefore timely for Olympians in search of certainty.
The Champenois, meanwhile, are torn between measured ambition to do better than last year (12th in the final ranking) and fear of the red zone. In addition, Oscar Garcia’s men will not be able to count on the exploits of Hugo Ekitike, Reims revelation of last year, who has since left for Paris Saint-Germain. Follow the game live.