After a defeat conceded on the field of Real Madrid on September 16 on the first day of the Champions League League phase (2-1), Olympique de Marseille is back on the bridge. This Tuesday, Roberto de Zerbi's men face Ajax Amsterdam (9 p.m.) at the Vélodrome stadium. A few hours before this European duel, good news fell on the Marseille side.
This Monday, the concern was the time of collective training during which Leonardo Balerdi had not appeared. Victim of a physical glitch, the Argentine captain was even announced uncertain for this second C1 meeting. But while Geoffrey Kondogbia and Hamed Junior Traoré will miss the call, Balerdi was added to the list of players chosen by Roberto de Zerbi to face Ajax.
OM will therefore be able to count on its pillar of the central defense which offered interesting performances during the victories against PSG eight days ago in the league (1-0), as well as that of Friday against Strasbourg (1-2). Among the other twenty-one players summoned, no particular surprise to report.
Leonardo Balerdi holder or on the bench against Ajax?
In front, Aubameyang, Greenwood, Paixao, Vaz or Gouri will be present. It remains to be seen how the coach will organize his team, he who should a priori opted for a 4-2-3-1 with Pavard and Emerson on the wings, while Genard and Medina should form the defensive central hinge. Unless Balerdi is completely recovered and can start.
In the classification of this C1 League phase, Marseille currently occupies the twenty-fifth place, but there are still many games to allow it to reintegrate the group of twenty-four which can access the next round. In the meantime, it is faced with an Ajax defeated at home by Inter Milan for his entry into the running (0-2), that OM will play this Tuesday.
