Olympique de Marseille suffered a big defeat against Liverpool (0-3) this Wednesday at the Vélodrome, in the Champions League. This setback relegates the Marseille team to 19th place in the league phase standings, synonymous with the play-offs.
And this result is heavier than it seems. For the first time since 1965, the Olympian club lost in its first two official home matches, according to the count Football Stats on X.
The worrying results in European Cups
Still according to the same source, this meeting marks the 100th defeat in the history of Ciel et Blanc in European competitions, in 280 matches played, for 120 victories and 60 draws. But that’s not all, OM now has 34 defeats in 47 LdC confrontations against the European top 4.
Note that the reigning French vice-champion is the third French club to have played the most matches in C1, behind Paris Saint-Germain (300) and Olympique Lyonnais (298).
