By winning against OL (3-2), Angers SCO (0-2) and AS Saint-Etienne (5-1), Roberto de Zerbi's OM has ideally placed in the Race to qualify in the Champions League. Failing to fight for the title with a 10 -point PSG (even if a classic in the Parc des Princes can possibly relaunch the suspense), Leonardo Balerdi and his teammates are in a position of strength while counting six lengths ahead of the OGC Nice and AS Monaco, 3rd and 4th, as well as eight on the LOSC, 5th. As a reminder, only the first three will be directly qualified for the C1, the 4th being forced to pass two preliminary towers.
While the Vélodrome stadium feasts on the idea of ​​finding the hymn of the LDC during four meetings (against three in 2022), we have a little idea of ​​the future possible adversaries of the Phocaeans. The account Football meets data On X had fun composing the four hats of the draw for the league phase taking into account the current rankings. As a reminder, all the qualified inherits eight different opponents, two pulled in each hat, and therefore have the same chances of having a very complicated calendar.
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In the event of qualification for the competition that the club won in 1993, OM, 43rd in the UEFA ranking of clubs, will appear in the 3rd hat of the draw. The pot of the heads will most certainly offer two posters against an old continent cador, for example Real Madrid, Bayern, Liverpool, Manchester City, Barça and Inter, but there is also very heavy in the hat 2, with Atlético, Arsenal, Juventus and Atalanta (the Colchoneros are likely to get into hat 1 if the Roma is not qualified).
For OM but also PSG (obviously seeded) and OGC Nice (in hat 4), a few teams will have to be avoided in the last two hats: Napoli in the 3rd, as well as the surprises of the Premier League Nottingham and Bournemouth in the 4th.
Football meets data Considers that AS Monaco, the 4th in Ligue 1, will not pass the qualifications. And, as a reminder, the two best European nations this season will obtain a direct ticket for the LDC. In this little game, England and Spain virtually have five qualified clubs, not to mention that Manchester United and Tottenham can also be an appointment by winning the Europa League.
