Let's not forget. Ismaël Bennacer arrived in Marseille in a form far from Olympic. Loaned this season by AC Milan (Serie A), the Algerian midfielder was injured in the calf for long weeks in the first part of the Italian championship.
The 27 -year -old left -hander only resumed competition at the end of 2024, before joining OM on February 3. Three days later, Ismaêl Bennacer played his first match with the sky and white jersey, on the lawn of Angers (0-2).
After promising beginnings, the Fennec appeared less influential until it disappeared from the match sheet, a few minutes before the PSG-OM of March 16 (3-1, 28th day of Ligue 1). Affected by the Ischios, Ismaël Bennacer was able to recover and reintegrate the Olympian group on the occasion of OM's trip to Reims on Saturday afternoon.
“I don't want to recover it”
But for Roberto de Zerbi, the situation is deemed delicate.
“I also have to be careful with Bennacer, I don't want to repeat him. He is a player who is decisive for us ”said OM coach against the media on the eve of the match against Reims, supposed to be that of the recovery. It was
a disaster.
Ismaël Bennacer started the match on the bench before entering the start of the second period when the Marseillais were led 1-0 at the break. But the Algerian midfielder could not do anything to avoid a new OM fiasco (3-1 defeat). In this troubled period experienced by OM, one wonders which player is decisive or essential.
