There will be a scent of a great European evening in the aisles of the Vélodrome this Wednesday evening, where theMarseille Olympic welcomes Liverpool for their penultimate match in this regular phase of the Champions League (kick-off at 9 p.m.). When the draw took place last summer, it would have been difficult to imagine OM looking the English champion in the eyes. But it is in this state of mind that Roberto De Zerbi’s men will face this European leader. Because the last two victories have put them back perfectly to finish in the top 24. And because LFC no longer has anything of the great club it was even a year ago.
Today, three small points separate OM from their evening opponent. A victory would even allow Marseille to overtake the Reds in the standings to definitively seal their qualification for the play-offs. To achieve this, De Zerbi should rely on a group which has regained its health in recent weeks, a few days after an attractive victory in Angers (5-2), in the wake of another very encouraging performance against the ultimate reference, Paris Saint-Germain, during the Champions Trophy in Kuwait (2-2, 1-4 tab). With a new emulation in attack following the returns of Gouiri and Traoré in the landscape, the Marseillais are scary. The stage is set.
The expected compositions
Marseille: Rulli – Pavard, Balerdi (c), Egan-Riley, Medina – Højbjerg, Kondogbia – Weah, Greenwood, Traoré (or Paixão) – Gouiri.
Liverpool: Alisson – Frimpong, Gomez, Van Dijk (c), Robertson – Gravenberch, Mac Allister – Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz – Ekitike.
Where to watch the match?
This Champions League match between Olympique de Marseille and Liverpool will be broadcast this Wednesday on Canal +, from 9 p.m. It will also be possible to watch it on the MyCanal streaming platform.
