Three points. Halfway through, the balance sheet of Olympique de Marseille in the League phase of the Champions League is worrying to say the least. If the Ciel et Blanc crushed Ajax Amsterdam in the 2e day, they left empty-handed from their two trips to Lisbon and Madrid and were especially trapped by Atalanta Bergamo during the previous day.
After four days, OM are in 25the place in the ranking, that is to say outside the qualifying places for the play-offs, and has an imperative need for points. Any result other than a victory this Tuesday against Newcastle would therefore further reduce their chances of qualification.
And to climb among the 24 best teams, the Olympian club will have to defy the statistics. According to Opta, Roberto De Zerbi’s troops are destined for elimination. According to the statistician’s projections, OM should in fact take between 4 and 5 points in the next four matches and therefore finish in 30th place.e place, far from the Top 24. And this when it will probably take 9 or 10 points to qualify.
PSG got off to a very good start
After the reception of Newcastle, the vice-champions of France will meet on December 9 on the lawn of the Union Saint-Gilloise, then will continue in January the reception of Liverpool and a new trip to Belgium, this time in the lair of Cercle Bruges.
OM’s chances of qualifying would therefore only be 38.73%. Those of Monaco would be 72.2%, ASM in front ends this phase of the League With a little more than 10 points on the clock. Finally, PSG should finish with 16 or 17 points and 74% of finishing in the Top 8, which would allow them to be directly qualified for the round of 16.
