Olympique de Marseille: Droit au But

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17th November 2015: The draw for the fourth round of the Coupe de la Ligue has been made with the draw being made at the LFP headquarters in Paris. The draw through up some big ties including Stade de Reims hosting Monaco and Lyon hosting Le Havre.

The tie of the round though will undoubtedly be contested at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday 15th December between two of French football’s giants as Paris Saint-Germain host Olympique de Marseille.

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08.11.2015: Olympique de Marseille 3-0 OGC Nice

59: M. Batshuayi

65: M. Bodmer

76: A. Barrada

21.11.2015: AS Saint-Etienne 5-2 Olympique de Marseille

9: N. Roux

34: F. Clerc

38: B. Mendy

39: K. Monnet-Paquet

40: K. Monnet-Paquet

61: L. Perrin

85: R. Cabella

87: N. Roux

29.11.2015: Olympique de Marseille 2-1 AS Monaco

6: G. Carrillo

45+1: M. Batshuayi

49: R. Cabella

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05.11.2015: Olympique de Marseille 3-1 Lech Poznan

7: D. Thomalla

42: L. Ocampos

65: M. Zarate

90: R. Alessandrini

26.11.2015: FC Kobenhavn 2-1 Olympique de Marseille

24: A. Cornelius

43: F. Santander

70: L. Ocampos (pen)

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19.11.2015: OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE have officially announced that Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 31, has joined the club on a free transfer. The forward, best suited to the complete forward role was released by Tottenham in the summer transfer window, but will be unavailable to play for his new club until the turn of the new year due to ongoing registration issues with his former club Tottenham. Adebayor, who has played 63 times for his national side scoring 29 goals, averaging almost a goal every other game, said he was delighted to return to Ligue 1 and to sign for such a big club.

The new man at the Stade Velodrome arrives on a contract worth £45,000 a week, a considerable decrease on his reported salary at former clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, which lasts until the end of the 2016-17 season. In his unveiling at Marseille, manager Christophe Galtier expressed his delight in bringing such an experienced striker to the club, and also confirmed that his fifth signing as Marseille manager would be wearing the number 27 shirt when he returned to action at the beginning of the new year.

Adebayor was released by Tottenham after Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino apparently disapproved of the Togolese strikers lack of work ethic when tracking back, although new manager Galtier said he had no concerns over the players commitment. In his time at Tottenham, Adebayor scored 41 goals in 106 games in all competitions, including netting 17 times during his debut season which was spent on loan at White Hart Lane. Before his transfer to White Hart Lane though, the forward spent time on loan at Spanish giants Santiago Bernabeu where he scored 5 times in 14 games in Liga whilst on loan from Manchester City. Again his record at the Etihad stadium was again pretty good having scored 15 goals in 34 appearances although 14 of these came in his first, and only full season at the club. However his best spell at an English club actually came at Arsenal between 2006-2009 where he scored 62 goals in 142 appearances including 24 in 36 Premier League appearances in the 2007-2008 season.

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According to Christophe Galtier though, the factor that really convinced him to sign Adebayor was the forwards previous spell playing in the French football system, as the Togolese forward spent five seasons playing for FC Metz and AS Monaco, even being part of the Monaco side that reached the UEFA Champions League final in 2003-2004, with Monaco eventually losing to FC Porto. During his time at FC Metz, Adebayor scored 19 goals in 53 appearances, before sealing his move to Monaco where he scored 26 goals in 115 appearances. Galtier stated that although his goal scoring stats in England may be considerably better, he believed that Adebayor, who was now much older would be able to have a decent spell at the Stade Velodrome, after showing how capable he was of performing in Ligue 1 at Monaco. Galtier also added how important it was for his squad to have players with Champions League experience should Marseille qualify for next season’s edition of the competition. Adebayor himself added that he was in no doubts over his ability to perform in Ligue 1 at 31, and expressed his delight to be back in the country, also adding that he couldn’t wait for the visit to the Stade Louis II to meet Monaco later on in the season.

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17th November 2015: The draw for the Ninth Round of the Coupe de France has been made at the French Football Federation headquarters in Paris. Some of the most interesting ties of the round include 3 all Ligue clashes between Montpellier and Lyon, Stade Rennais and Caen, and Lorient playing Guingamp. There were also several ties including the bigger sides in French football heading to lower league opposition as Bordeaux will visit fourth tier side Stade Bordelais, PSG heading to Montceau Bourgogne, another fourth tier side, and FC Nantes visiting amateur side Stade Briochin.

As for Olympique de Marseille, Christophe Galtier’s men were drawn at home and will welcome Corsican side SC Bastia, a fellow Ligue 1 side, to the Stade Velodrome with the tie being played on the 3rd January 2016, with Galtier’s men firm favourites to move on through to the Tenth Round.

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02.12.2015: Stade Rennais 0-0 Olympique de Marseille

05.12.2015: Olympique de Marseille 2-1 Montpellier HSC

18: L. Diarra

47: K. Berigaud

59: A. Barrada

19.12.2015: Girondins de Bordeaux 0-1 Olympique de Marseille

41: L. Sane

15: L. Ocampos

15: L. Silva

19: L. Ocampos

58: Rolando

30.12.2015: Lille OSC 0-1 Olympique de Marseille

16: L. Ocampos

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15.12.2015: Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 (AET) Olympique de Marseille

12: M. Batshuayi

62: E. Lavezzi

97: E. Cavani

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10.12.2015: Olympique de Marseille 3-2 Southampton

13: J. Ward-Prowse

42: R. Cabella

49: M. Batshuayi

79: D. Tadic (pen)

90: G. Pelle

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COUPE DE FRANCE NINTH ROUND UPDATE & TENTH ROUND DRAW

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Marseille came from behind again to beat a Bastia side who were without a lot of key players, and move into the tenth round of the Coupe de France. When Cahuzac won the ball out wide for Bastia, he quickly moved the ball on to the right flank, finding Danic who delivered his pin perfect cross into the area for Raspentino to score the first goal of the game. It took until after half time for Marseille to grab their equaliser when Abdelaziz Barrada, played Benjamin Mendy down the left flank who delivered a brilliant early cross into the area, which was met by Michy Batshuayi who pulled Marseille back into the game. The winner for Marseille, came as the game was looking like heading to extra time when Mauro Zarate delivered a lobbed through ball and found winger Romain Alessandrini who smashed the ball into the far corner to give Marseille the lead, and end the scoring meaning Marseille were through to Round 10 in the Coupe de France.

COUPE DE FRANCE TENTH ROUND DRAW

Just like the draw for the 9th round, the draw for the Tenth Round of the Coupe de France was made at the FFF headquarters. One of the ties of the round saw US Avranches, who knocked out Ligue 1 side Angers SCO in the ninth round, were drawn at home to 8th in Ligue 1 OGC Nice. Other interesting ties saw high flying Stade Rennais drawn at home to struggling Girondins de Bordeaux and AS Monaco hosting FC Nantes.
For Marseille though, the draw for L’OM threw in a visit to second tier side Clermont Foot.
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JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW IS OPEN: NEW SIGNING INBOUND

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With the January Transfer Window having been open for 2 weeks now, Olympique de Marseille have unveiled their first signing of the window. The new man at the Stade Velodrome is former Stade Malherbe Caen defender Dennis Appiah who completed his £5.5 million pound transfer to Christophe Galtier’s team.

The French defender who is also eligible for Ghana made 84 appearances in Ligue 1 during his 3 years at the Stade Michel D’Ornamo. Born on the 9th June 1992 in Toulouse, the centre back who is also very comfortable at right back, and capable of playing at wing back, has yet to represent his country at senior or under 21 international level. The man himself stated that he hoped his move to Marseille would give him the opportunity to become a full international. When asked whether he would consider representing Ghana if the opportunity arose, Appiah stated that he would consider it, but swore that he still had an allegiance and a love for France.

When asked about what he wanted to achieve at the Stade Velodrome, Appiah stated that with the form Marseille were in, there was no reason why Christophe Galtier’s Olympique de Marseille side couldn’t reach next season’s UEFA Champions League. The thought of playing Champions League football for Marseille put a massive smile on the defender’s face, saying he couldn’t wait to help Marseille qualify for such a prestigious tournament and that gaining the chance to play against the biggest clubs in Europe was an opportunity he couldn’t turn down.

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COUPE DE FRANCE TENTH ROUND UPDATE & ELEVENTH ROUND DRAW

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Olympique de Marseille struggled into Round 11 of the Coupe de France with a 1-0 win away at Clermont Foot. The game was most notable for Emmanuel Adebayor making his first start for the club. The breakthrough for Christophe Galtier’s men came after 13 minutes, as despite Clermont Foot sitting deep and hoping to catch L’OM on the break, Abdelaziz Barrada managed to win the ball high in the Clermont half, and the Moroccan played a defence splitting pass to winger Remy Cabella. Cabella picked the ball up with the outside of his left foot, pulled it onto his right foot, before taking a couple of touches into the Clermont penalty area before unleashing an unstoppable shot into the top corner of the Clermont Foot goal, to make it 1-0 to Marseille. The rest of the game had very little highlights as Marseille missed a hatful of chances to double their lead, with the Ligue 2 side failing to really test the L’OM defence. Victory meant that Marseille were just one win away from a place in the Quarter Finals of the Coupe de France.

ELEVENTH ROUND DRAW

The draw for the 11th Round of the Coupe de France has been made. Perhaps the most intriguing tie of the round see’s fifth tier side Calais RUFC host French Champions and current Coupe de France holders Paris Saint-Germain in a game the visitors will be comfortable favourites for. Calais qualified for the eleventh round of the competition by beating Ligue 2 side Paris FC on penalties in the previous round after a 0-0 draw in normal time. Fellow giant killers Tours FC who eliminated Montpellier in the previous round were drawn at home to face Lille, and the draw for Round 11 also drew up a tie against third tier US Avranches for fourth tier side Pau FC.
For Olympique de Marseille, the draw for the Eleventh Round of the competition threw up the chance to welcome Toulouse to the Stade Velodrome.
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09.01.2016: Olympique de Marseille 4-1 EA Guingamp

27: S. Privat

31: L. Silva

36: R. Cabella

75: R. Cabella

85: C. Kerbrat

16.01.2016: SM Caen 1-0 Olympique de Marseille

24: B. Dja Djedje

76: J. Manquillo

90: C. Alhadhur

22.01.2016: Olympique Lyonnais 2-2 Olympique de Marseille

4: Rafael

10: M. Bisevac

34: E. Adebayor

60: E. Adebayor

72: A. Lacazette

30.01.2016: Olympique de Marseille 0-0 Lille OSC

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The January transfer window has now officially shut for all Ligue 1 clubs, and squads are being finalised ready to be sent to the LFP.

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COUPE DE FRANCE ELEVENTH ROUND UPDATE & QUARTER FINAL DRAW

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Marseille cruised into the Quarter Finals of the Coupe de France with an easy 3-0 victory. Things got off to a great start in the fifteenth minute when youngster Jeremie Porsan-Clemente took aim at the Toulouse goal, however his effort hit Yago, and with Akpa-Akpro rushing in, to make the interception it took an unfortunate deflection off of Akpa-Akpro into the Toulouse goal, rolling over the line and hitting the post on its way in. With Toulouse not really threatening the Marseille goal, Marseille took the opportunity to double their lead in the 76th minute when Ninkov fouled Paolo De Ceglie in the Toulouse penalty area, the referee awarded the penalty to Marseille and Lucas Ocampos stepped up to score the penalty this time. It took only 5 minutes for Marseille to finish the scoring when Emmanuel Adebayor played a simple through ball to Lucas Ocampos to score a simple placed finish past the Toulouse goalkeeper to seal Marseille’s place in the Quarter Finals of the Coupe de France.

QUARTER FINAL DRAW

The draw for the Coupe de France Quarter Finals has been made, throwing up some interesting clashes. Perhaps the most interesting, and the game the neutrals will want to watch sees ten times winners Olympique de Marseille travelling to fourth tier side Pau FC. There are two all Ligue 1 Quarter Finals as Stade Rennais host Stade de Reims, and current holders Paris Saint-Germain visit relegation threatened Lille OSC. The final Quarter Final will see AS Monaco host Ligue 2 side Dijon at the Stade Louis II.
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ABOU DIABY SIGNS NEW CONTRACT

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18.02.2015: Olympique de Marseille have today confirmed that midfielder Abou Diaby has signed a new two year contract extension that will see the French midfielder contracted to L’OM until June 2018r After impressing so far in his debut season at the Stade Velodrome, manager Christophe Galtier stated that he felt it was of the upmost importance that Diaby was offered a contract to stay at the club.

The former Arsenal midfielder, who is currently out with a hip injury, and will be out for a further 5 to 7 weeks, has made 27 appearances for Marseille, scoring 1 goal in his debut season in Marseille. The midfielder himself said he was delighted to be staying at the club, claiming ”It’s been a fantastic experience down here at the minute. Admittedly it’s not very nice being injured at the minute because I just want to play football but when I’ve been playing I’ve been really enjoying it, and I’d like to think I’ve been playing the best football for a long time.”

”We’re on course to have a really good season at the minute. It’d be a dream to qualify for the Champions League for next season, and hopefully the lads can do it. Playing in the competition for Arsenal was fantastic and to be able to do that here in my home country would be pretty great, and signing this new contract which keeps me here will allow me to do just that.”