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2 days ago | getfootballnewsfrance.com | George Boxall

This week, Marseille’s squad travel to Rome for the first of what could be several training camps in Italy before the end of the season. The objective? To get away from the noise and furore of Marseille and the Commanderie training ground, which has been the scene of tension in recent weeks. Among those travelling will be Marseille captain Leonardo Balerdi, who is recovering from a sprain to a ligament in his left knee.

4 days ago | getfootballnewsfrance.com | George Boxall

Olympique de Marseille have had to improvise defensively in the last month, following various suspensions and lately an injury to captain Leonardo Balerdi. In to fill the gap has been former Atletico Madrid and Valencia midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, who has played most of this season as central defender in a back three. “I try to take things the most sensible way possible.

4 days ago | getfootballnewsfrance.com | George Boxall

After a difficult period struggling to find consistency in the Marseille starting line-up, English winger Jonathan Rowe (21) was finally back to goalscoring action in OM’s 5-1 win over Montpellier. Rowe scored Les Olympiens’ fourth goal of the evening at the Vélodrome, latching onto Ulisses Garcia’s well-timed ball to the near post and pulling off a flamboyant flick past Lecomte in the 73rd minute. In 24 matches it would be Rowe’s third goal of the current Ligue 1 campaign.

4 days ago | getfootballnewsfrance.com | George Boxall

Following Olympique de Marseille’s 5-1 win over Montpellier, Roberto De Zerbi confirmed a recent report from L’Équipe that reveals the Italian is planning to take his squad away to a base camp in Italy over the coming weeks. Les Olympiens bounced back on Saturday night to beat Ligue 1’s bottom club at Vélodrome to reignite their push for a top-three finish. The result allowed OM to reclaim second place from Monaco, just a week after their 3-0 humbling at the Principality.

5 days ago | getfootballnewsfrance.com | George Boxall

19/04/2025, Ligue 1 McDonald’s Matchday 30Roberto De Zerbi’s men get back to winning ways and reclaim second spot in the Ligue 1 McDondald’s table after goals from Mason Greenwood, Amine Gouiri, Jonathan Rowe and Adrien Rabiot late on. The tension was palpable in Marseille before kick-off, but it didn’t stop Marseille fans from getting behind their team – some were seen letting off flares around three hours before kick-off.