Olympique de Marseille travel to Lorient in a high-risk trip
Olympique de Marseille faces FC Lorient this Sunday at 5:05 p.m. at the Moustoir stadium on the occasion of the 36th day of Ligue 1 Uber Eats. Eliminated this Thursday in the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League by the Dutch of Feyenoord, the players of Jorge Sampaoli missed one of their two end-of-season goals to go after this new European Cup. This is why the Phocaeans must now immediately tackle their second task with flying colors: qualifying for the next edition of the Champions League.
And to do this, OM must earn three points at all costs against Christophe Pélissier’s Merlus. Currently runner-up in the championship with three points ahead of Stade Rennais, 3rd, and AS Monaco, 4th, the Bouches du Rhône club no longer has the right to make mistakes under penalty of being overtaken by its competitors. Especially since the 37th day will send the Olympians to play a decisive match for 2nd place and the podium on the Rennes side.
Finish second to secure the Champions League
Preserving his lead before this crucial match is therefore an obligation. Especially since a 3rd place finish at the end of the 2021/2022 financial year would in no way guarantee a qualification in C1 since the elimination of Leipzig in the Europa League will force the French club occupying the 3rd step of the podium to compete in play-offs. to go to the most beautiful of European competitions.
The locals are in any case no gift to the Marseillais since the players of the club handed over by Loïc Ferry are still not maintained in Ligue 1 by being 16th with only 3 points ahead of the 18th place of play-off occupied by ASSE. The mind will therefore have to be in order to pass this test which looks like a trap, especially in the current dynamic, but it is also by this that we recognize the great teams.
Follow FC Lorient-Olympique de Marseille this Sunday from 5:05 p.m. with comments fromElliot Rogliardo live and in full on Tonic Radio.