The Olympique de Marseille Sentinel
Player ratings3 Apr 2028
Bradley Barcola beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 45. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad3 Apr 2028
Angel Gomes breaks a bone — 15 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 15 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
The dugout3 Apr 2028
Balthazar Pierret keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Olympique de Marseille may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market3 Apr 2028
Faris asks to leave Olympique de Marseille
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Match1 Apr 2028
6 unbeaten for Olympique de Marseille
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Olympique de Marseille did not have in the autumn.
Market3 Apr 2028
Benoît Roy steps up from the Olympique de Marseille academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benoît Roy has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market3 Apr 2028
Thibault Jean steps up from the Olympique de Marseille academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Thibault Jean has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market3 Apr 2028
One of our own: Raymond Julien joins the Olympique de Marseille first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Raymond Julien is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad3 Apr 2028
Tochukwu Nnadi wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Olympique de Marseille know it.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody on the pitch touched Kingsley Coman
- The dugout Bradley Barcola has become a man the manager trusts
- Squad A step back for Hamed Traoré at Olympique de Marseille