2020–21 Olympique de Marseille season explained

Club:	Olympique de Marseille
Season:	2020–21
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Jacques-Henri Eyraud (until 26 February) Pablo Longoria (from 26 February)
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Manager:	André Villas-Boas (until 2 February) Nasser Larguet (caretaker, from 2 February to 7 March) Jorge Sampaoli (from 7 March)
Stadium:	Stade Vélodrome
League:	Ligue 1
League Result:	5th
Cup1:	Coupe de France
Cup1 Result:	Round of 32
Cup2:	Trophée des Champions
Cup2 Result:	Runners-up
Cup3 Result:	Group stage
League Topscorer:	Arkadiusz Milik (9)
Season Topscorer:	Arkadiusz Milik Dimitri Payet (10 each)
Largest Win:	Marseille 3–1 Bordeaux Marseille 3–1 Nantes Nîmes 0–2 Marseille Marseille 3–1 Montpellier Auxerre 0–2 Marseille Marseille 3–1 Brest Marseille 2–0 Dijon Reims 1–3 Marseille
Largest Loss:	Nice 3–0 Marseille Marseille 0–3 Manchester City Porto 3–0 Marseille Manchester City 3–0 Marseille
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Prevseason:	2019–20
Nextseason:	2021–22

The 2020–21 season was the 115th season in the existence of Olympique de Marseille and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Marseille participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France, the Trophée des Champions, and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Out on loan

Transfers

In

		scope=col	Player	Transferred from	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
3			Villarreal	€5,000,000		^[1]
22			Watford	€3,000,000		^[2]
–			PSV Eindhoven	Loan return		^[3]
5			Borussia Dortmund	Loan		^[4]
25			Galatasaray	Free transfer		^[5]
11			Botafogo	€12,000,000		^[6]
17			Bayern Munich	Loan		^[7]
19			Napoli	Loan		^[8]
8			Celtic	Loan		^[9]

Out

		scope=col	Player	Transferred to	scope=col; style="width: 65px;"	Fee	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Source
22			End of contract (retired)	N/A		^[10]
19			Lille	Free transfer		^[11]
31			Zulte Waregem	Loan		^[12]
17			Bayern Munich	€10,000,000		^[13]
27			Sassuolo	Loan		^[14]
6			Genoa	Loan		^[15]
8			Aston Villa	€18,000,000		^[16]
38			Aris	Free transfer		^[17]
36			Juventus	€8,000,000		^[18]
7			Hertha BSC	Loan		^[19]

Competitions

Ligue 1

See main article: 2020–21 Ligue 1.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.^[20]

Coupe de France

See main article: 2020–21 Coupe de France.

Trophée des Champions

See main article: 2020 Trophée des Champions.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.^[21]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

width=15		width=15		width=15		width=15		width=145	Name	width=120	Ligue 1	width=120	Coupe de France	width=170	Trophée des Champions	width=140	Champions League	width=120	Total
1	19	FW		Arkadiusz Milik	9	1	0	0	10
2	10	FW		Dimitri Payet	7	0	1	2	10
3	26	FW		Florian Thauvin	8	0	0	0	8
4	9	FW		Darío Benedetto	5	1	0	0	6
5	28	FW		Valère Germain	3	0	0	0	3
6	3	DF		Álvaro	2	0	0	0	2
	5	DF		Leonardo Balerdi	2	0	0	0	2
	7	MF		Nemanja Radonjić	2	0	0	0	2
	8	MF		Morgan Sanson	2	0	0	0	2
	15	DF		Duje Ćaleta-Car	2	0	0	0	2
	17	MF		Michaël Cuisance	2	0	0	0	2
	24	MF		Saîf-Eddine Khaoui	2	0	0	0	2
	29	DF		Pol Lirola	2	0	0	0	2
14	18	DF		Jordan Amavi	1	0	0	0	1
	21	MF		Valentin Rongier	1	0	0	0	1
	22	MF		Pape Gueye	2	0	0	0	2
	32	DF		Lucas Perrin	1	0	0	0	1
	40	FW		Bamba Dieng	0	1	0	0	1
Own goals					1	0	0	0	1
Totals					54	3	1	2	60

Notes and References

1. Web site: Álvaro González signs to remain an Olympien. 30 June 2020. 1 July 2020. OM.
2. Web site: Pape Gueye is an Olympien. OM. 1 July 2020 . 1 July 2020.
3. Web site: OM : Donnez-lui un bon lit, Mitroglou va dormir un an à Marseille. 26 June 2020. foot01.com.
4. Web site: Leonardo Balerdi is an Olympien. 21 July 2020. OM.
5. Web site: Transferts : Yuto Nagatomo à l'OM, c'est officiel. L'Équipe. 31 August 2020. 31 August 2020.
6. Web site: Luis Henrique is an Olympien. 25 September 2020. OM.
7. Web site: Cuisance goes on loan to Marseille. 5 October 2020. FC Bayern Munich.
8. Web site: Arkadiusz Milik is an Olympien. Olympique de Marseille. 21 January 2021. 21 January 2021.
9. Web site: Olivier Ntcham is an Olympian . Olympique de Marseille . 1 February 2021 . 1 February 2021.
10. Web site: Grégory Sertic & Yohann Pelé will leave Marseille when their contracts expire in summer – AVB | Get French Football News. www.getfootballnewsfrance.com.
11. Web site: Le très prometteur Isaac Lihadji est officiellement un Dogue. www.losc.fr.
12. Web site: Mohamed Abdallah loaned into Belgian league. 28 September 2020. OM.
13. Web site: Bouna Sarr signs for FC Bayern. 5 October 2020. FC Bayern Munich.
14. Web site: Transfer window: Maxime Lopez is a new player of Sassuolo. 5 October 2020. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio.
15. Web site: Arrichiello. Valerio. 12 January 2021. Genoa, arrivato il centrocampista Kevin Strootman. Genoa, midfielder Kevin Strootman has arrived. 13 January 2021. Il Secolo XIX. it.
16. Web site: Morgan Sanson rejoint Aston Villa. 26 January 2021. OM. fr.
17. Web site: Mitroglou s’engage avec l’Aris Salonique. 27 January 2021. OM. fr.
18. Web site: Marley Aké rejoint la Juventus. 28 January 2021. OM. fr.
19. Web site: Radonjic goes on loan to Hertha Berlin. 1 February 2021. OM.
20. Web site: Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021. fr. LFP. 9 July 2020.
21. Web site: Champions League group stage draw made in Geneva. 1 October 2020. 1 October 2020. UEFA.com.