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Olympique de Marseille in short
Founded in 1899, Marseille are one of the French League’s most iconic clubs, boasting a remarkable history, a long line of gifted players who have worn their traditional colours of white and blue with pride, and an impressive list of trophies lifted over the past century. To date, the club has won 9 Ligue 1 Uber Eats titles, 10 French Cup, 3 League Cup and 1 UEFA Champions League in 1993.
Since the beginning of the 1990s, Marseille have been regarded as Paris Saint-Germain’s principal domestic rivals: when the two clubs lock horns in the unmissable Classique, the motivation to win is even stronger than usual, for players and fans alike.
At the end of the 2019/20 season, the club finished 2nd in the ranking, behind Paris Saint-Germain, ensuring its qualification for the next Champions League. The club was part of Group C, including Manchester City, Olympiakos and FC Porto, but ended at the 4th position.
After the departure of Jorge Sampaoli, the club appointed Igro Tudor as new Head Coach. Former player of Juventus Turin just finished a convincing 2021/22 season on the bench of Hellas Verone. On June 23, 2023, OM appointed former Villarreal and Valencia coach Marcelino as new Head Coach.
Consecutive to the Europa League draw made on August 27, 2021, by Andres Palop and Marcos Senna, Olympique de Marseille was part of group E alongside Lazio Roma, Galatasaray and Lokomotiv Moscow. The club, which did not manage to qualify for the next round, finishing behind Galatasaray and Lazio, was however transferred to the Europa League Conference for the first edition of this new continental competition.
After a playoff win against Qarabag, the Marseilles team won against FC Bale in the round of sixteen. Milik's teammates managed to get out of the trap set by PAOK Salonika in quarter final after an explosive double confrontation. The adventure of Olympique de Marseille stopped at the doors of a new European final following their elimination in semi-final against Feyenoord Rotterdam, historical club of Eredivisie.
The encounters
106 played
- 50 won
- 21 drawn
- 35 lost
152 goals scored 121 goals conceded
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D25 - L1 22/23 February 26, 2023
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3
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Round of 16 - French Cup 22/23 February 8, 2023
2
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1
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D11 - L1 22/23 October 16, 2022
1
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0
The Parisians against Marseille
The Classique on February 26, 2017, went done in history as the largest victory in an away game in the history of Classiques. PSG inflicted a heavy loss 5 goals to 1 upon OM thanks to goals from Marquinhos, Cavani, Lucas Moura, Draxler and Matuidi.
André Villas-Boas's men were travelling to Parc des Princes on October 27, 2019, for the Classique in Ligue 1 Uber Eats. The Parisians have won 4-0 with two goals from Mauro Icardi and Kylian Mbappe.
Defeated by Marseille on 2020/21 Ligue 1 Uber Eats matchday 3, the Red and Blue had not been defeated by Olympique de Marseille since the 2011-12 season. On February 7, 2021, the Parisians defeated Marseille 2-0 at Orange Vélodrome, as part of championship matchday 24. For the 100th Classique of the history, Mauricio Pochettino's men can count on goals from Mbappé and Icardi.
On January 13, 2021, at Lens, the Parisians won the 10th Supercup of their history, defeating Olympique de Marseille 2-1. For his 300th match with the Red and Blue, Marquinhos made a stunning performance during this Classico.
Despite the numerical inferiority after Hakimi's expulsion, the Parisians managed to earn a point at the Orange Velodrome, on October 24, 2021, as part of Ligue 1 Uber Eats matchday 11. In the return match on April 17, 2022, Paris Saint-Germain won at home with a score of 2-1 against Marseille.
Players to follow Duel
Gold medalist with Brazil at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Marquinhos is a player of great rendezvous. In the final against Germany, he converted his penalty kick to help his team win Olympic gold for the first time in their history. On February 26, 2017, he scored the first goal for the Parisians during the Classic at Orange Velodrome. On that night, the capital's players won 5-1 thanks to five different goalscorers.
Born on March 01, 1993, in Ancenis, near Nantes, Jordan Veretout is a midfielder. Trained at FC Nantes, he has a bright future ahead of him, playing alongside Paul Pogba, Samuel Umtiti and Alphonse Areola in Les Bleuets' triumph at the U20 World Cup in 2013. After 5 years in Serie A, with Fiorentina and then AS Roma, he signed for OM on August 05, 2022, quickly establishing himself as a fundamental part of the Marseille midfield.
Orange Vélodrome
3 boulevard Michelet - 13008 Marseille
Opened in 1937, Orange Vélodrome is Marseille’s emblematic arena, the stage for several memorable matches that have left an imprint on the history of the club. Prior to UEFA Euro 2016, held in France, the stadium underwent significant refurbishment and modernisation, which increased its capacity from 60,000 to nearly 67,000. On April 26th, 2018, during their Europa League semi-final with Salzburg, Marseille set a new record attendance of 62,312. That twelfth man helped Les Phocéens to record a key 2-0 win, during which France international Florian Thauvin scored.
During the 2022/23 season, Marseille won important games at Velodrome : Toulouse (6-1), Lyon (1-0) et Lille (2-1).
Located in the centre of the city, the stadium can be accessed via the Sainte-Marguerite Dromel and Rond-Point du Prado stops of metro line M2, as well as by bus. You can also get to Stade Vélodrome by car; there are a number of car parks within the immediate vicinity.
A little more of Marseille..
In the Bouches-du-Rhône region, OM is a real institution, but sports, in the broadest sense of the word, also have an important place there:
- The Open 13 Provence, part of the ATP World Tour, is organized every year at the Palais des Sports in Marseille. Andy Murray, Nick Kyrgios, and Daniil Medvedev have all won prizes at the tournament.
- Marseille will also be in the spotlight during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with the organization of the soccer and sailing events.
- In the 7th arrondissement, near the Pointe Carinade, is the Cercle des Nageurs de Marseille. Former members with impressive records of achievement, such as Laure Manaudou and Alain Bernard, have made the CNM famous.
- Marseille is also the birthplace of Zinedine Zidane, a Real Madrid and French national team legend, Eric Cantona, a former Manchester United star who trained at AJ Auxerre, and Samir Nasri, the little prince of the Velodrome who played for Arsenal and Manchester City.
