Olympique de Marseille travels to Auxerre, this Saturday, at 9:05 p.m., on behalf of the 23rd day of Ligue 1.. The Phocaeans will aim for a fourth consecutive victory in the league, to consolidate their dauphin place in Paris Saint-Germain at the ranking. To do this, Roberto de Zerbi has concocted a group necessarily a little different from the past few weeks, with the suspension of Captain Leonardo Balerdi.
OM nevertheless records an interesting return in the midfield, that of Amine Harit, who has no longer walked the lawns of Ligue 1 since her expulsion against Paris Saint-Germain last October. Restored, the Moroccan international will be available against the Icaunais, which offers an additional solution to De Zerbi, who will however align Adrien Rabiot, Ismaël Bennacer and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg again. As for the defense, where the absence of Balerd is a problem, it is likely that the Italian aligns Valentin Rongier in central defense, to accompany Derek Cornelius and Amir Murillo.
Still not Luiz Felipe …
Marseille supporters hoped to see Luiz Felipe in action, he who was recruited in early January from Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately, they have seen that the Brazilian, an Italian international since 2022, was not present for the trip to Burgundy. Arrived injured at OM, the former Lazio player suffers from a muscle contracture and will therefore not be able to make his baptism of fire at Father-deschamps.
The Marseillais group: Rulli, de Lange, Vermot – Cornelius, deDic, Garcia, Lirola, Merlin, Murillo – Bennacer, Hojbjerg, Harit, Kondogbia, Rabiot, Rongier, Nadir – Gouiri, Greenwood, Luis Henrique, Maupay, Rowe.
The probable composition of OM: Rulli – Murillo, Rongier, Cornelius – Luis Henrique, Hojbjerg, Bennacer, Merlin – Greenwood, Rabiot – Gouiri.
