OM knows the price for the Champions League

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By: Manu Tournoux

The Marseille club left for Italy to prepare the last matches of the season. OM spends without blinking for a place in the Champions League.

But what will they do in Italy? Find a ticket for the next Champions League. OM players were invited to an end -of -season internship that started on Tuesday on the side of Rome. The goal is to best prepare the last Ligue 1 meetings qualified as the utmost importance.

Without a qualification for the group phase of the C1 2025-2026, the Marseille club would put itself in a delicate financial position, would see an even more scratched brand image and would take the risk of dynamiting a three-year sports project from the first year.

Finishing on the podium of the French championship therefore constitutes an obligation for OM, a survival guarantee. “” This decision to go on an internship was taken collectively, in a time when every detail can make the difference “Explained Pablo Longoria, the president of OM, On the website of the current second in the Ligue 1 ranking.

Flee the pressure from the Marseille city

Coach Roberto de Zerbi hopes that deviating from pressure from the Marseille environment will help his players. And from Sunday evening at home against Brest, as part of the 31st day. There will only be three matches behind to ensure the place in the top 3.

The Italian coach obviously came with all his staff. With the players, we speak of around fifty people housed at the Hotel Cavalieri Hilton (between 600 and 800 euros per night on average). The note would be one million euros if the internship lasted four weeks, as is envisaged. This may be the price to pay to secure a place in C1.