OM against English clubs, an infamous feat

This season, Olympique de Marseille will return to the Champions League. This has rarely been underlined in recent years. The Phocians have fallen in with Tottenham, Eintracht Frankfurt and Sporting CP at the most affordable price. Precisely, Tudor and his men will run into England this Wednesday. A chance to reckon with OM’s results against the Kingdom’s teams.

While OM and Bolton clashed in the Coupe des Coupes in the 1976–1977 season (0–4; 2–1), the first hint of conflict between OM and English clubs came in the 1999–2000 season. . During the first leg of C1, OM face Manchester United. At Old Trafford, the Fogans lost 2-1 despite a goal from Ibrahima Bakayoko. In the return match, William Gallas scored the only goal of the match and gave OM victory at the steamy Vélodrome.

Pires and UEFA breathe

During the same edition of the competition, the Marseillais will find Chelsea in the second group stage. Despite winning the first leg with an anthology goal from Robert Pires, OM crashed out of the competition with a one-goal defeat at Stamford Bridge.

After that, during the UEFA Cups, English clubs cross the OM. First in 2003-2004. Jose Anico’s team will go to the final with an extraordinary goal, playing against Liverpool in the group stage (1-1 then 2-1) and especially by leaving Newcastle in the semi-finals (0-0, 2-0). Didier Drogba. Next year, Bolton will be on the road to OM (0-0; 2-1).

Valpuna in Purana

In 2007-2008, return to the Champions League. Steven Gerrard and Liverpool were beaten at Anfield. Mathieu Valpuna sends a missile under the bar out of nowhere by Eric Geretz and gives Liverpool the first ever French win on home soil. On return, OM lost 0-4.

Next year, Liverpool again. This time, despite the presence of Lorik Ghana, the Olympians suffered two defeats (1-2, 0-1). A post-title year in Ligue 1 marks OM’s return to C1. The Olympians cross swords as a team first with Chelsea. A defeat in the first leg (0-2) and a win with Brandao’s only record in this match.

Close matches

OM finally made it to the round of 16, this time against United. At the Vélodrome, the two opponents played out a goalless draw (0-0), but Didier Deschamps’ men were eliminated as Chicharito made it two goals to one for the final score in the return leg.

The following year, he reached the quarterfinals of the Olympique de Marseille tournament. In the group stage, they will meet Arsenal. The Gunners will draw in the Kingdom with a win at the Velodrome (0-1). After two years, it gets worse.

Arsenal and City without mercy

A sad 2013-2014 season. OM will get 0 points in the Champions League under Eli Pop. So they will lose twice against Arsenal. At their home ground, OM could do no better than two goals to one, and for the return, there really wasn’t a contest and the Londoners won two goals to nil.

Finally, the Andre Villas-Boas year, the last vestige of conflict between OM and an English club. The Portuguese and his family are probably the best team in the kingdom: Manchester City. Marseillais will not be on the outside or on the return, and will bow out (0-3; 0-3). Apart from 0-4 against Liverpool and the last two editions of C1 against English clubs, the matches have been very tight. OM have lost 10 matches against English clubs, winning just four and drawing two. An unpopular record that Igor Tudor should try to improve. Starting this Wednesday.

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