This Friday evening, OM will launch its Ligue 1 season on the Rennes pitch. After a first year marked by upheaval under the orders of Roberto De Zerbi, Marseille is definitively seeking to establish itself on the podium and make Champions League participation a habit.

As is its habit under the Pablo Longoria era, OM has been very active in the transfer market. The Olympic club has notably recorded the arrivals of Facundo Medina, CJ Egan Riley, Angel Gomes, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Igor Paixao, and Timothy Weah.

Marseille has also managed to trim its squad, notably with the sale of Luis Henrique to Inter Milan in a transfer estimated at 25 million euros. Quentin Merlin and Valentin Rongier have also left the club to join… Rennes.

Author of a gradual rise in power and already full of certainties in its game, OM has completed a serious preparation with three victories and three draws.

The Olympians have notably offered themselves a very nice success against Aston Villa in a last electrifying match at the Vélodrome before resuming Ligue 1. Mason Greenwood has notably shone in this pre-season with six goals scored!

After renewing its connection with the Champions League, OM is launching itself into a season with a busy schedule.

If a Champions League epic can make Olympic supporters dream, Marseille must above all take advantage of a Ligue 1 that seems weakened on paper to establish itself definitively as the undisputed deputy of PSG in the championship… or even challenge it?

Finally, with its current squad, OM can also dream of a Coupe de France title. The Olympians have been chasing a trophy since 2012, and winning a title this year would further strengthen the project led by Pablo Longoria, Medhi Benatia, and Roberto De Zerbi.

Vice-captain of OM and undoubtedly the most consistent player in OM, Adrien Rabiot will bring all his experience to an Olympique de Marseille that is returning to the European summits.

For his part, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who is returning to the Vélodrome after having worn the OM jersey two years ago, will also have a preponderant role to play in the locker room and on the pitch.

The oldest member of the Olympic group since the departure of Valentin Rongier, Leonardo Balerdi is now definitively established as the boss of the defensive sector. He, like OM, must still pass a new milestone this year.

Author of a few flashes last season, including an anthological goal against Lyon, Jonathan Rowe seems to have finished his adaptation period in Marseille.

At 22 years old, the Englishman must now string together good performances every weekend, all the more so since the Olympic management has brought him competition from the highly anticipated Igor Paixao.

Luckily for the former Norwich player, the Brazilian is expected to miss the first few weeks of the championship due to an injury, and he therefore has the opportunity to take the lead over his rival.

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