It is now certain: OM will complete a fourteenth consecutive season without the slightest title. Wednesday evening, at the Vélodrome, Marseille lost on penalties against Toulouse (2-2, 3-4 tab) in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France after leading twice. A huge disillusionment which weighs down the results of this 2025-2026 financial year, marked by the recent replacement of Roberto De Zerbi by Habib Beye on the bench and the sidelining of President Pablo Longoria.
Only a place on the podium in the championship could save the furniture. A mission far from obvious. The Ciel et Blanc are currently fourth, two lengths behind Lyon, with people in the rearview mirror since Lille and Rennes are only three points behind. But for Éric Blanc, consultant on the L’Équipe channel, the game is over. Whether there is qualification for the Champions League or not, this 2025-2026 season for the Phocéens is
“a catastrophe”.
“260 million euros budget, you have to be seriousthus threw the former rugby player onto the set of
The Evening Teambefore releasing a daring comparison – of which he has the secret – live. For me, OM reminds me of a stripper. You don’t know if she’s going to take the top or bottom off first but she ends up naked. I already said it last week, but Habib Beye had fewer chances than the Japanese suicide bomber who tried his luck in 39-45. »
The defense of OM, “it’s the Grévin museum”
According to him, everything went wrong for the Olympians during the Champions Trophy lost to PSG, again on penalties (2-2, 1-4 tab), after being joined in added time on a goal by Gonçalo Ramos, on January 8 in Kuwait.
“Until that famous match, they were second and they could win a trophy. And from there, they failed everything. In January, they put pressure on themselves, they panicked”he explained, fearing for the coming months.
“Lille and Renens are three points away, I can also see Monaco having a string of victories. I’m afraid they’ll end up at the bottom of the bowl. It can be very complicated because the others are good”affirmed the columnist, who however found elimination against TFC “cruel”. “What hurts my heart for OM is that they didn’t play like bosses, he analyzed. In the midfield, there was nothing! In defense, it’s the Grévin museum and on corners, it’s a disaster. »
