2020–21 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille
2020–21 season
President	Jacques-Henri Eyraud; (until 26 February); Pablo Longoria; (from 26 February)
Head coach	André Villas-Boas; (until 2 February); Nasser Larguet; (caretaker, from 2 February to 7 March); Jorge Sampaoli; (from 7 March)
Stadium	Stade Vélodrome
Ligue 1	5th
Coupe de France	Round of 32
Trophée des Champions	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Arkadiusz Milik (9); All: ; Arkadiusz Milik; Dimitri Payet; (10 each)
Biggest 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
Biggest defeat	Nice 3–0 Marseille; Marseille 0–3 Manchester City; Porto 3–0 Marseille; Manchester City 3–0 Marseille
	← 2019–20 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[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CMR	Simon Ngapandouetnbu
2	DF	JPN	Hiroki Sakai
3	DF	ESP	Álvaro
4	MF	FRA	Boubacar Kamara
5	DF	ARG	Leonardo Balerdi (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
8	MF	FRA	Olivier Ntcham (on loan from Celtic)
9	FW	ARG	Darío Benedetto
10	FW	FRA	Dimitri Payet (third-captain)
11	FW	BRA	Luis Henrique
15	DF	CRO	Duje Ćaleta-Car
16	GK	FRA	Yohann Pelé
17	MF	FRA	Michaël Cuisance (on loan from Bayern Munich)
18	DF	FRA	Jordan Amavi
19	FW	POL	Arkadiusz Milik (on loan from Napoli)
20	DF	FRA	Christopher Rocchia
21	MF	FRA	Valentin Rongier


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	FRA	Pape Gueye
24	MF	TUN	Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
25	DF	JPN	Yuto Nagatomo
26	FW	FRA	Florian Thauvin (vice-captain)
28	FW	FRA	Valère Germain
29	DF	ESP	Pol Lirola (on loan from Fiorentina)
30	GK	FRA	Steve Mandanda (captain)
31	MF	ITA	Franco Tongya
32	DF	FRA	Lucas Perrin
34	MF	FRA	Alexandre Phliponeau
37	DF	FRA	Aaron Kamardin
38	MF	FRA	Ugo Bertelli
39	FW	FRA	Jores Rahou
41	MF	FRA	Cheick Souaré
42	DF	FRA	Richecard Richard
43	MF	FRA	Nassim Ahmed

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	FRA	Ahmadou Dia (on loan to Dordrecht)
—	DF	COM	Abdallah Ali Mohamed (on loan to Zulte Waregem)
—	MF	SRB	Nemanja Radonjić (on loan to Hertha BSC)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Maxime Lopez (on loan to Sassuolo)
—	MF	NED	Kevin Strootman (on loan to Genoa)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
3	DF	Álvaro	Villarreal	€5,000,000	1 July 2020	^[1]
22	MF	Pape Gueye	Watford	€3,000,000	1 July 2020	^[2]
–	FW	Kostas Mitroglou	PSV Eindhoven	Loan return	1 July 2020	^[3]
5	DF	Leonardo Balerdi	Borussia Dortmund	Loan	21 July 2020	^[4]
25	MF	Yuto Nagatomo	Galatasaray	Free transfer	31 August 2020	^[5]
11	FW	Luis Henrique	Botafogo	€12,000,000	25 September 2020	^[6]
17	MF	Michaël Cuisance	Bayern Munich	Loan	5 October 2020	^[7]
19	FW	Arkadiusz Milik	Napoli	Loan	21 January 2021	^[8]
8	MF	Olivier Ntcham	Celtic	Loan	1 February 2021	^[9]

Out[edit]

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
22	MF	Grégory Sertic	End of contract (retired)	N/A	1 July 2020	^[10]
19	FW	Isaac Lihadji	Lille	Free transfer	1 July 2020	^[11]
31	DF	Abdallah Ali Mohamed	Zulte Waregem	Loan	28 September 2020	^[12]
17	DF	Bouna Sarr	Bayern Munich	€10,000,000	5 October 2020	^[13]
27	MF	Maxime Lopez	Sassuolo	Loan	5 October 2020	^[14]
6	MF	Kevin Strootman	Genoa	Loan	12 January 2021	^[15]
8	MF	Morgan Sanson	Aston Villa	€18,000,000	26 January 2021	^[16]
38	FW	Kostas Mitroglou	Aris	Free transfer	26 January 2021	^[17]
36	FW	Marley Aké	Juventus	€8,000,000	28 January 2021	^[18]
7	MF	Nemanja Radonjić	Hertha BSC	Loan	1 February 2021	^[19]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss

11 July 2020 Friendly	Lusitano	Cancelled	Marseille	Faro, Portugal
--:-- CEST (UTC+1)

19 July 2020 Friendly	FC Pinzgau	1–5	Marseille	Kufstein, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tandari 60'	Report	Gueye 24' Álvaro 31' Payet 47' Sanson 50' Germain 72'	Stadium: Kufstein Arena Referee: Olivia Tschon

22 July 2020 Friendly	SV Heimstetten	1–6	Marseille	Grassau, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Skrijelj 23' Sabbagh 27'	Report	Payet 8' Aké 25', 45+1' Álvaro 27' Kamara 44' Chabrolle 64' Benedetto 65' Radonjić 86' Rongier 90'	Stadium: Sportzentrum Brandstätt

25 July 2020 Friendly	Marseille	1–2	DAC Dunajská Streda	Kufstein, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Thauvin 52' (pen.)	Report	Ramírez 17' Kalmár 33'	Stadium: Kufstein Arena

31 July 2020 Audi Digital Summer Tour	Bayern Munich	1–0	Marseille	Munich, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gnabry 19'	Report		Stadium: FC Bayern Campus Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

5 August 2020 Friendly	Marseille	Cancelled	Montpellier	Marseille, France
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

9 August 2020 Friendly	Nîmes	0–1	Marseille	Nîmes, France
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Ćaleta-Car 31' Kamara 69'	Stadium: Stade des Costières Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

14 August 2020 Friendly	Marseille	Cancelled	VfB Stuttgart	Fos-sur-mer, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade Parsemain

4 September 2020 Friendly	Marseille	2–2	Nîmes	Marseille, France
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lopez 5' Rongier 8'	Report	Koné 15' Benrahou 48'	Stadium: Centre d'entraînement Robert Louis-Dreyfus

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	30 August 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1	5th	38	16	12	10	54	47	+7	042.11
Coupe de France	10 February 2021	7 March 2021	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Trophée des Champions	13 January 2021		Final	Runners-up	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Champions League	21 October 2020	9 December 2020	Group stage	Group stage	6	1	0	5	2	13	−11	016.67
Total					47	18	12	17	60	64	−4	038.30

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Monaco	38	24	6	8	76	42	+34	78	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Lyon	38	22	10	6	81	43	+38	76	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
5	Marseille	38	16	12	10	54	47	+7	60	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
6	Rennes	38	16	10	12	52	40	+12	58	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round^[a]
7	Lens	38	15	12	11	55	54	+1	57

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Fairplay ranking.^[20]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	16	12	10	54	47	+7	60	10	5	4	32	23	+9	6	7	6	22	24	−2

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	D
Position	14	10	8	7	9	10	6	4	5	4	6	6	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	9	6	7	7	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 9 July 2020.^[21]

30 August 2020 2	Brest	2–3	Marseille	Brest
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Faivre 45+1' Pierre-Gabriel 84' Charbonnier 89' Magnetti 90'	Report	Kamara 8' Thauvin 20' Ćaleta-Car 27', 80' Amavi 30' Radonjić 45+3' Balerdi 61'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Amaury Delerue

13 September 2020 3	Paris Saint-Germain	0–1	Marseille	Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Neymar 11' 90+7' Florenzi 13' Bernat 52' Paredes 72' 90+8' Di María 74' Kurzawa 90+7'	Report	Sakai 7' Payet 11' Thauvin 31' Gueye 38' Álvaro 50' Lopez 61' Benedetto 71' 90+8' Strootman 90+1' Amavi 90+7'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

17 September 2020 1	Marseille	0–2	Saint-Étienne	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sakai 30' Sanson 45+1'	Report	Hamouma 6' Maçon 21' Bouanga 75' Gourna-Douath 85'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 990 Referee: Ruddy Buquet
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 21 August 2020, but was postponed after four Marseille players tested positive for COVID-19.^[22]

20 September 2020 4	Marseille	1–1	Lille	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nagatomo 21' Thauvin 58' Álvaro 65' Germain 85'	Report	Luiz Araújo 47' André 50' Bradarić 58' Sanches 80'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 983 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

26 September 2020 5	Marseille	1–1	Metz	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sanson 90+5'	Report	Maïga 24' Angban 56' Niane 71'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Referee: Eric Wattellier

4 October 2020 6	Lyon	1–1	Marseille	Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aouar 28' (pen.) Bruno Guimarães 86'	Report	Ćaleta-Car 4' Payet 16', 19'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

17 October 2020 7	Marseille	3–1	Bordeaux	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Thauvin 5', 14' Sakai 7' Sanson 49' Amavi 54' Pablo 64' (o.g.) Ćaleta-Car 72'	Report	Adli 4' Maja 83'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Referee: Frank Schneider

24 October 2020 8	Lorient	0–1	Marseille	Lorient
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Boisgard 19' Mendes 53' Gravillon 73'	Report	Benedetto 36' Balerdi 53' Álvaro 55' Rongier 72'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Referee: Benoît Bastien

6 November 2020 10	Strasbourg	0–1	Marseille	Strasbourg
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Amavi 52' Kamara 58' Sanson 72' Khaoui 87' Mandanda 89'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 0 Referee: Johan Hamel

28 November 2020 12	Marseille	3–1	Nantes	Marseille
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Thauvin 2' Payet 35', 47' Rongier 54' Benedetto 60' (pen.) Álvaro 72' Strootman 90+3'	Report	Castelletto 57' Blas 73', 83'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Mikael Lesage

4 December 2020 13	Nîmes	0–2	Marseille	Nîmes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Landre 44' Cubas 74' 77'	Report	Amavi 1' Cuisance 21' Ćaleta-Car 40' Álvaro 44' Benedetto 57' Germain 84'	Stadium: Stade des Costières Attendance: 0 Referee: Willy Delajod

12 December 2020 14	Marseille	2–1	Monaco	Marseille
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Thauvin 5', 77' Benedetto 13' Kamara 76' Germain 90+4'	Report	Fofana 43' Ben Yedder 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Millot

16 December 2020 15	Rennes	2–1	Marseille	Rennes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Traoré 63' Hunou 72', 83'	Report	Gueye 11' 36', 24' Balerdi 42' Cuisance 80'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Clément Turpin

19 December 2020 16	Marseille	1–1	Reims	Marseille
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nagatomo 25' Thauvin 45'	Report	De Smet 19' Nagatomo 21' (o.g.) Touré 78' Cassamá 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Léonard

23 December 2020 17	Angers	2–1	Marseille	Angers
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pereira Lage 4' Diony 23' Doumbia 46' Fulgini 48'	Report	Rongier 14', 75' Sakai 38' Ćaleta-Car 55' Payet 71' Khaoui 88'	Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa Attendance: 0 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

6 January 2021 18	Marseille	3–1	Montpellier	Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Radonjić 41' Payet 80' Germain 84'	Report	Mollet 82'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

9 January 2021 19	Dijon	0–0	Marseille	Dijon
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diop 19' Manga 23' Lautoa 66'	Report	Gueye 29' Rongier 63'	Stadium: Stade Gaston Gérard Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

16 January 2021 20	Marseille	1–2	Nîmes	Marseille
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Thauvin 35' Rongier 61' Ćaleta-Car 68' Benedetto 85'	Report	Cubas 20' Eliasson 55', 58' Briançon 90'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

20 January 2021 9	Marseille	0–1	Lens	Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gueye 55' Balerdi 62' Perrin 69' Khaoui 81' Cuisance 90+1'	Report	Haïdara 19' Banza 25', 59' Medina 55'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 30 October 2020, but was postponed after more than ten Lens players tested positive for COVID-19.^[23]

23 January 2021 21	Monaco	3–1	Marseille	Monaco
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Maripán 47' Tchouaméni 75' Diatta 81' Golovin 89' Jovetić 90+2' Fofana 90+3'	Report	Radonjić 12' Balerdi 21' Sakai 49' Álvaro 76' Khaoui 82' Gueye 90'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 0 Referee: François Letexier

3 February 2021 23	Lens	2–2	Marseille	Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fofana 43' Sotoca 46' Doucouré 48' Medina 61', 63' Jean 90+2'	Report	Thauvin 37' Milik 45+2' Lirola 60' Álvaro 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Willy Delajod

7 February 2021 24	Marseille	0–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gueye 49' Payet 90+1'	Report	Mbappé 9' Icardi 24', 53' Paredes 45+1'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Bastien

14 February 2021 25	Bordeaux	0–0	Marseille	Bordeaux
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Adli 65'	Report	Rongier 45+1' Balerdi 55' Benedetto 59'	Stadium: Matmut Atlantique Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

17 February 2021 11	Marseille	3–2	Nice	Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Álvaro 14' Khaoui 42', 53' Kamara 44' Sakai 90+3'	Report	Gouiri 47' Lees-Melou 73' Sellouki 87'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Mikael Lesage
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 21 November 2020, but was postponed after more than ten Nice players tested positive for COVID-19.^[24]

20 February 2021 26	Nantes	1–1	Marseille	Nantes
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Traoré 32' Castelletto 43' Blas 50' Chirivella 74' Bamba 88'	Report	Payet 69' Álvaro 88' Sakai 90+4'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 0 Referee: Amaury Delerue

28 February 2021 27	Marseille	1–1	Lyon	Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Milik 44' (pen.) Kamara 64' Payet 78' Álvaro 81' Gueye 90+4'	Report	Toko Ekambi 21' Paquetá 42' 71' Mendes 78' Depay 81'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Millot

3 March 2021 28	Lille	2–0	Marseille	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	David 90', 90+1'	Report	Gueye 90+1'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Clément Turpin

10 March 2021 22	Marseille	1–0	Rennes	Marseille
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ćaleta-Car 32' Kamara 79' Cuisance 88'	Report	Camavinga 33' Aguerd 41' Nyamsi 45+1'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 30 January 2021, but was postponed after violent supporter protests occurred at the Marseille training center.^[25]

13 March 2021 29	Marseille	3–1	Brest	Marseille
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ćaleta-Car 21' Álvaro 23' Thauvin 38', 88' Milik 45+1' Cuisance 90+3'	Report	Mounié 55' Brassier 71'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérôme Miguelgorry

20 March 2021 30	Nice	3–0	Marseille	Nice
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Thuram 34' Gouiri 74' Benítez 90' Claude-Maurice 90+1'	Report	Ćaleta-Car 78'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 0 Referee: François Letexier

4 April 2021 31	Marseille	2–0	Dijon	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Álvaro 32', 79' Balerdi 45+1' Gueye 73'	Report	Konaté 9' Benzia 24' Muzinga 38' Coulibaly 78'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

10 April 2021 32	Montpellier	3–3	Marseille	Montpellier
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Delort 1' Mollet 8' Laborde 47', 90+2' Ferri 76'	Report	Thauvin 40' Milik 43' Gueye 45+1' Álvaro 54' Ćaleta-Car 62' Perrin 71'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 0 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

17 April 2021 33	Marseille	3–2	Lorient	Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Balerdi 39' Payet 53' Lirola 56', 90+1'	Report	Moffi 19', 70'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

23 April 2021 34	Reims	1–3	Marseille	Reims
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Faes 29' 69' Mbuku 38'	Report	Payet 41', 76' Milik 45+1'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 0 Referee: Eric Wattellier

30 April 2021 35	Marseille	1–1	Strasbourg	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rongier 55' Lirola 81' Benedetto 86' Milik 90+2' Gueye 90+3'	Report	Koné 53' Mitrović 73' Diallo 85'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

9 May 2021 36	Saint-Étienne	1–0	Marseille	Saint-Étienne
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nordin 43' Kolodziejczak 76'	Report	Thauvin 63' Balerdi 67' Álvaro 85'	Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 0 Referee: Johan Hamel

16 May 2021 37	Marseille	3–2	Angers	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Milik 9', 48', 90+5' (pen.), 37' Rongier 22' Álvaro 88'	Report	Pereira Lage 57', 62' Thomas 85', 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Schneider

23 May 2021 38	Metz	1–1	Marseille	Metz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bronn 36' Sarr 41' Ambrose 53' Boulaya 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Lirola 70' Payet 90' Milik 90+13' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 0 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

Coupe de France[edit]

10 February 2021 Round of 64	Auxerre	0–2	Marseille	Auxerre
14:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Benedetto 54' Dieng 90+2'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Schneider

7 March 2021 Round of 32	Canet Roussillon FC	2–1	Marseille	Perpignan
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Posteraro 21' Bai 71'	Report	Milik 38' Gueye 40'	Stadium: Stade Gilbert Brutus Attendance: 0 Referee: Willy Delajod

Trophée des Champions[edit]

13 January 2021 Final	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1	Marseille	Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Icardi 39' Neymar 85' (pen.) Mbappé 90+4'	Report	Radonjić 17' Nagatomo 26' Lirola 72' Álvaro 77' Payet 89'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruddy Buquet

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.^[26]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MCI	POR	OLY	MAR
1	Manchester City	6	5	1	0	13	1	+12	16	Advance to knockout phase	—	3–1	3–0	3–0
2	Porto	6	4	1	1	10	3	+7	13	Advance to knockout phase	0–0	—	2–0	3–0
3	Olympiacos	6	1	0	5	2	10	−8	3^[a]	Transfer to Europa League	0–1	0–2	—	1–0
4	Marseille	6	1	0	5	2	13	−11	3^[a]		0–3	0–2	2–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Olympiacos 1, Marseille 0.

21 October 2020 1	Olympiacos	1–0	Marseille	Pireus, Greece
22:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Hassan 90+1', 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

27 October 2020 2	Marseille	0–3	Manchester City	Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Amavi 62' Ćaleta-Car 71'	Report	Torres 18' Laporte 59' Gündoğan 76' Sterling 81'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

3 November 2020 3	Porto	3–0	Marseille	Porto, Portugal
20:00 WET (UTC±0)	Marega 4' Oliveira 28' (pen.), 32' Díaz 69'	Report	Payet 10' Thauvin 36' Kamara 58' Amavi 64' Álvaro 79' Strootman 86'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

25 November 2020 4	Marseille	0–2	Porto	Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Balerdi 29' 70' Sanson 36' Kamara 49' Thauvin 54' Payet 85'	Report	Sanusi 39' Grujić 58' 67' Oliveira 72' (pen.), 86'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

1 December 2020 5	Marseille	2–1	Olympiacos	Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Payet 55' (pen.), 75' (pen.) Sakai 89'	Report	Camara 33', 62' Holebas 59' Rafinha 73'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

9 December 2020 6	Manchester City	3–0	Marseille	Manchester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Torres 48' Agüero 77' Álvaro 90' (o.g.)	Report	Gueye 39'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Coupe de France		Trophée des Champions		UEFA Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	CMR	Simon Ngapandouetnbu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK	FRA	Yohann Pelé	3	0	1	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
30	GK	FRA	Steve Mandanda	44	0	37	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
Defenders
2	DF	JPN	Hiroki Sakai	37	0	26+3	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
3	DF	ESP	Álvaro	39	2	32	2	0	0	1	0	6	0
5	DF	ARG	Leonardo Balerdi	26	2	19+2	2	1	0	1	0	3	0
15	DF	CRO	Duje Ćaleta-Car	38	2	32+1	2	0	0	1	0	4	0
18	DF	FRA	Jordan Amavi	18	1	10+3	1	0	0	0	0	5	0
20	DF	FRA	Christopher Rocchia	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	JPN	Yuto Nagatomo	28	0	20+5	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
29	DF	ESP	Pol Lirola	21	2	17+2	2	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	DF	FRA	Lucas Perrin	7	1	3+4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF	FRA	Richecard Richard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	FRA	Aaron Kamardin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	FRA	Boubacar Kamara	41	0	35	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
8	MF	FRA	Olivier Ntcham	5	0	2+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	FRA	Michaël Cuisance	30	2	11+12	2	0+1	0	0	0	2+4	0
21	MF	FRA	Valentin Rongier	34	1	21+5	1	1	0	1	0	5+1	0
22	MF	FRA	Pape Gueye	38	2	22+10	2	1	0	1	0	2+2	0
24	MF	TUN	Saîf-Eddine Khaoui	18	2	5+12	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	ITA	Franco Tongya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	FRA	Alexandre Philiponeau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF	FRA	Ugo Bertelli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	FRA	Cheick Souaré	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	MF	FRA	Nassim Ahmed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	ARG	Darío Benedetto	40	6	19+13	5	1	1	0+1	0	3+3	0
10	FW	FRA	Dimitri Payet	40	10	28+5	7	0	0	1	1	4+2	2
11	FW	BRA	Luis Henrique	23	0	6+13	0	1	0	0	0	1+2	0
12	FW	SEN	Bamba Dieng	6	1	2+3	0	0+1	1	0	0	0	0
19	FW	POL	Arkadiusz Milik	15	9	14+1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	FRA	Florian Thauvin	44	8	33+3	8	0+1	0	1	0	6	0
28	FW	FRA	Valère Germain	31	3	6+18	3	1	0	0+1	0	2+3	0
39	FW	FRA	Jores Rahou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
17	DF	FRA	Bouna Sarr	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	FRA	Maxime Lopez	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF	NED	Kevin Strootman	14	0	1+10	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
7	MF	SRB	Nemanja Radonjić	15	2	4+8	2	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
8	MF	FRA	Morgan Sanson	19	2	10+2	2	0	0	0+1	0	4+2	0
23	FW	FRA	Marley Aké	13	0	0+9	0	0	0	0	0	0+4	0
29	FW	FRA	Florian Chabrolle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW	GRE	Kostas Mitroglou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Ligue 1	Coupe de France	Trophée des Champions	Champions League	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[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

References[edit]

^ "Álvaro González signs to remain an Olympien". OM. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "Pape Gueye is an Olympien". OM. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "OM : Donnez-lui un bon lit, Mitroglou va dormir un an à Marseille". foot01.com. 26 June 2020.
^ "Leonardo Balerdi is an Olympien". OM. 21 July 2020.
^ "Transferts : Yuto Nagatomo à l'OM, c'est officiel". L'Équipe. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^ "Luis Henrique is an Olympien". OM. 25 September 2020.
^ "Cuisance goes on loan to Marseille". FC Bayern Munich. 5 October 2020.
^ "Arkadiusz Milik is an Olympien". Olympique de Marseille. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^ "Olivier Ntcham is an Olympian". Olympique de Marseille. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ "Grégory Sertic & Yohann Pelé will leave Marseille when their contracts expire in summer – AVB | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com.
^ "Le très prometteur Isaac Lihadji est officiellement un Dogue". www.losc.fr.
^ "Mohamed Abdallah loaned into Belgian league". OM. 28 September 2020.
^ "Bouna Sarr signs for FC Bayern". FC Bayern Munich. 5 October 2020.
^ "Transfer window: Maxime Lopez is a new player of Sassuolo". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 5 October 2020.
^ Arrichiello, Valerio (12 January 2021). "Genoa, arrivato il centrocampista Kevin Strootman" [Genoa, midfielder Kevin Strootman has arrived]. Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
^ "Morgan Sanson rejoint Aston Villa". OM (in French). 26 January 2021.
^ "Mitroglou s'engage avec l'Aris Salonique". OM (in French). 27 January 2021.
^ "Marley Aké rejoint la Juventus". OM (in French). 28 January 2021.
^ "Radonjic goes on loan to Hertha Berlin". OM. 1 February 2021.
^ "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.
^ "Montpellier Hérault SC - Olympique Lyonnais, Paris Saint-Germain - FC Metz rescheduled". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ "OM-Lens postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ "OM-Nice postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
^ "OM - Rennes postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^ "Champions League group stage draw made in Geneva". UEFA.com. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

External links[edit]

Official website

[table_note_res_ELGS0.34457444834736-20] Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the sixth-placed team.

[table_hth_OLY0.90103349643808-28] Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Olympiacos 1, Marseille 0.

[Behind_closed_doors-29] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

[1] "Álvaro González signs to remain an Olympien". OM. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[2] "Pape Gueye is an Olympien". OM. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[3] "OM : Donnez-lui un bon lit, Mitroglou va dormir un an à Marseille". foot01.com. 26 June 2020.

[4] "Leonardo Balerdi is an Olympien". OM. 21 July 2020.

[5] "Transferts : Yuto Nagatomo à l'OM, c'est officiel". L'Équipe. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[6] "Luis Henrique is an Olympien". OM. 25 September 2020.

[7] "Cuisance goes on loan to Marseille". FC Bayern Munich. 5 October 2020.

[8] "Arkadiusz Milik is an Olympien". Olympique de Marseille. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

[9] "Olivier Ntcham is an Olympian". Olympique de Marseille. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[10] "Grégory Sertic & Yohann Pelé will leave Marseille when their contracts expire in summer – AVB | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com.

[11] "Le très prometteur Isaac Lihadji est officiellement un Dogue". www.losc.fr.

[12] "Mohamed Abdallah loaned into Belgian league". OM. 28 September 2020.

[13] "Bouna Sarr signs for FC Bayern". FC Bayern Munich. 5 October 2020.

[14] "Transfer window: Maxime Lopez is a new player of Sassuolo". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 5 October 2020.

[15] Arrichiello, Valerio (12 January 2021). "Genoa, arrivato il centrocampista Kevin Strootman" [Genoa, midfielder Kevin Strootman has arrived]. Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). Retrieved 13 January 2021.

[16] "Morgan Sanson rejoint Aston Villa". OM (in French). 26 January 2021.

[17] "Mitroglou s'engage avec l'Aris Salonique". OM (in French). 27 January 2021.

[18] "Marley Aké rejoint la Juventus". OM (in French). 28 January 2021.

[19] "Radonjic goes on loan to Hertha Berlin". OM. 1 February 2021.

[21] "League Table". Ligue1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[22] "Ligue 1 Uber Eats : le calendrier de la saison 2020/2021". LFP (in French). 9 July 2020.

[23] "Montpellier Hérault SC - Olympique Lyonnais, Paris Saint-Germain - FC Metz rescheduled". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

[24] "OM-Lens postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

[25] "OM-Nice postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.

[26] "OM - Rennes postponed". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[27] "Champions League group stage draw made in Geneva". UEFA.com. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

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