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Relegated to the soft underbelly of Ligue 1 for a few weeks, Olympique de Marseille still hopes to finish its race in the European Cup.
Before facing Bordeaux in the shock of the 25th day of Ligue 1 Sunday evening, the Marseille club is ninth in the standings. A time immersed in the title race, OM now fears the worst for a place in the European Cup. Despite everything, and even if Marseille is five points from Rennes with one game less, Nasser Larguet believes in the Top 5. “With the two games late, if we don’t mortgage those six points, I would say we can get closer to the top five. To be in the lead is not possible, you have to be logical, but getting closer to the Top 5 is quite doable with this group ”, launched the interim coach at a pre-match press conference. An ambition validated by Etienne Moatti.
“For fifth place, it’s 50-50 with Rennes”
“OM in the Top 5, of course it’s doable. I know we are in an OM-bashing period. Now Marseille are two games behind and five points behind on fifth place, with around 40 points to distribute by the end of the season. To consider that it is infeasible and impossible for OM to take fifth place in Rennes, that seems mind-boggling to me. Of course it is doable. That doesn’t mean it will be done, but it is largely doable. In terms of the game, there is a chasm between Marseille and the first four. For fifth place, it’s 50-50 with Rennes ”, launched the columnist of The Evening Team, who therefore thinks that OM can recover a place in the Europa Conference, the new UEFA competition.
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