2021–22 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille
2021–22 season
PresidentPablo Longoria
Head coachJorge Sampaoli
StadiumStade Vélodrome
Ligue 12nd
Coupe de FranceQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dimitri Payet (12)

All:
Arkadiusz Milik (20)
Highest home attendance65,121 (vs Paris Saint-Germain, 24 October 2021, Ligue 1)
Biggest win5–2 (vs. Angers (H), 4 February 2022, Ligue 1)
Biggest defeat4–1 (vs. Nice (A), 9 February 2022, Coupe de France)

The 2021–22 season was the 116th season in the existence of Olympique de Marseille and the club's 26th 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 UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 18 January 2022[1]

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 France FRA Simon Ngapandouetnbu
2 DF France FRA William Saliba (on loan from Arsenal)
3 DF Spain ESP Álvaro González (3rd captain)
4 MF France FRA Boubacar Kamara (4th captain)
5 DF Argentina ARG Leonardo Balerdi
6 MF France FRA Matteo Guendouzi (on loan from Arsenal)
7 MF Morocco MAR Amine Harit (on loan from Schalke 04)
8 MF Brazil BRA Gerson
9 FW Poland POL Arkadiusz Milik (on loan from Napoli)
10 FW France FRA Dimitri Payet (vice-captain)
11 FW Brazil BRA Luis Henrique
12 FW Senegal SEN Bamba Dieng
13 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Cédric Bakambu
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Brazil BRA Luan Peres
15 DF Croatia CRO Duje Ćaleta-Car
16 GK Spain ESP Pau López (on loan from Roma)
17 FW Turkey TUR Cengiz Ünder (on loan from Roma)
20 FW United States USA Konrad de la Fuente
21 MF France FRA Valentin Rongier
22 MF Senegal SEN Pape Gueye
23 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Sead Kolašinac
26 MF Morocco MAR Oussama Targhalline
29 DF Spain ESP Pol Lirola
30 GK France FRA Steve Mandanda (captain)
32 FW France FRA Salim Ben Seghir

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF France FRA Jordan Amavi (on loan to Nice)
DF France FRA Lucas Perrin (on loan to Strasbourg)
DF France FRA Richecard Richard (on loan to Créteil)
MF France FRA Nassim Ahmed (on loan to Sète)
MF France FRA Alexandre Phliponeau (on loan to Sète)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Serbia SRB Nemanja Radonjić (on loan to Benfica)
MF Netherlands NED Kevin Strootman (on loan to Cagliari)
FW Argentina ARG Darío Benedetto (on loan to Elche)
FW Spain ESP Pedro Ruiz (on loan to NEC)

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
32 FW France Salim Ben Seghir France Nice Free 1 July 2021 [2]
20 FW United States Konrad de la Fuente Spain Barcelona €3,000,000 1 July 2021 [3]
5 DF Argentina Leonardo Balerdi Germany Borussia Dortmund €11,000,000 3 July 2021 [4]
17 FW Turkey Cengiz Ünder Italy Roma Loan 4 July 2021 [5]
6 MF France Matteo Guendouzi England Arsenal Loan 6 July 2021 [6]
16 GK Spain Pau López Italy Roma Loan 8 July 2021 [7]
8 MF Brazil Gerson Brazil Flamengo €25,000,000 9 July 2021 [8]
14 DF Brazil Luan Peres Brazil Santos €4,500,000 14 July 2021 [9]
2 DF France William Saliba England Arsenal Loan 15 July 2021 [10]
29 DF Spain Pol Lirola Italy Fiorentina €13,000,000 24 August 2021 [11]
7 MF Morocco Amine Harit Germany Schalke 04 Loan 2 September 2021 [12]
13 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Cédric Bakambu Free transfer 13 January 2022 [13]
23 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Sead Kolašinac England Arsenal Free 18 January 2022 [14]
FW Argentina Darío Benedetto Spain Elche Loan return 22 January 2022 [15]

Out

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No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
16 GK France Yohann Pelé Free transfer 1 July 2021 [16]
25 DF Japan Yuto Nagatomo [17]
28 FW France Valère Germain [18]
MF France Maxime Lopez Italy Sassuolo €2,000,000 1 July 2021 [19]
2 DF Japan Hiroki Sakai Japan Urawa Red Diamonds €1,500,000 1 July 2021 [20]
MF Netherlands Kevin Strootman Italy Cagliari Loan 3 July 2021 [21]
24 MF Tunisia Saîf-Eddine Khaoui France Clermont Free 14 August 2021 [22]
9 FW Argentina Darío Benedetto Spain Elche Loan 19 August 2021 [23]
7 MF Serbia Nemanja Radonjić Portugal Benfica Loan 22 August 2021 [24]
23 DF France Jordan Amavi France Nice Loan 5 January 2022 [25]
FW Argentina Darío Benedetto Argentina Boca Juniors €3,000,000 22 January 2022

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

4 July 2021 Friendly Marseille France 3–0 France Martigues Marseille, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Robert Louis-Dreyfus Center
Note: Three halves of 30 minutes played.
11 July 2021 Friendly Marseille France 2–1 France Sète Marseille, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Robert Louis-Dreyfus Center
Note: Three halves of 30 minutes played.
15 July 2021 Friendly Marseille France 3–1 Switzerland Servette Fos-sur-Mer, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Parsemain
Attendance: 3,671
21 July 2021 Friendly Braga Portugal 1–1 France Marseille Braga, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 0
25 July 2021 Friendly Benfica Portugal 1–1 France Marseille Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luís Godinho
28 July 2021 Friendly Saint-Étienne France 1–2 France Marseille Gueugnon, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Jean Laville
Attendance: 7,000
31 July 2021 Friendly Marseille France 2–1 Spain Villarreal Marseille, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 8 August 2021 21 May 2022 Matchday 1 2nd 38 21 8 9 63 38 +25 055.26
Coupe de France 19 December 2021 9 February 2022 Round of 64 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 050.00
UEFA Europa League 16 September 2021 9 December 2021 Group stage Group stage 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 016.67
UEFA Europa Conference League 17 February 2022 5 May 2022 Knockout round play-offs Semi-finals 8 6 1 1 15 7 +8 075.00
Total 56 30 14 12 93 58 +35 053.57

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Paris Saint-Germain (C) 38 26 8 4 90 36 +54 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Marseille 38 21 8 9 63 38 +25 71
3 Monaco 38 20 9 9 65 40 +25 69 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Rennes 38 20 6 12 82 40 +42 66 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Nice 38 20 7 11 52 36 +16 66[a] Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[27]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Nice were deducted one point for uncontrolled crowd trouble that caused the abandonment of their match against Marseille.[26]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 21 8 9 63 38  +25 71 9 5 5 33 22  +11 12 3 4 30 16  +14

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWDDWWWDLLWDWDLWWLWDWDWWWLDLWWWWLWWLWLW
Position36743223534345423233332222322222222232
Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.[28][29]

8 August 2021 1 Montpellier 2–3 Marseille Montpellier
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Mosson
Attendance: 13,459
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
15 August 2021 2 Marseille 2–2 Bordeaux Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
28 August 2021 4 Marseille 3–1 Saint-Étienne Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,039
Referee: Benoît Millot
11 September 2021 5 Monaco 0–2 Marseille Monaco
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 8,615
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
19 September 2021 6 Marseille 2–0 Rennes Marseille
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 54,188
Referee: Willy Delajod
22 September 2021 7 Angers 0–0 Marseille Angers
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Raymond Kopa
Attendance: 12,458
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
26 September 2021 8 Marseille 2–3 Lens Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,001
Referee: Mikael Lesage
3 October 2021 9 Lille 2–0 Marseille Villeneuve-d'Ascq
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Attendance: 44,839
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
17 October 2021 10 Marseille 4–1 Lorient Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 57,349
Referee: Antony Gautier
24 October 2021 11 Marseille 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 65,121
Referee: Benoît Bastien
27 October 2021 3 Nice 1–1 Marseille Troyes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 0
Referee: Clément Turpin
Note: The match was originally played on 22 August 2021 at the Allianz Riviera, but was abandoned after 74 minutes, with Nice leading 1–0, due to crowd disturbances caused by Nice fans. Nice were thus deducted one point and a replay was rescheduled for 27 October, to be played at a neutral venue behind closed doors.[30][31]
31 October 2021 12 Clermont 0–1 Marseille Clermont-Ferrand
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Gabriel Montpied
Attendance: 12,240
Referee: Benoît Millot
7 November 2021 13 Marseille 0–0 Metz Marseille
13:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 61,539
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
28 November 2021 15 Marseille 1–0 Troyes Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jérémie Pignard
Note: Match played behind closed doors.
1 December 2021 16 Nantes 0–1 Marseille Nantes
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire
Attendance: 34,018
Referee: Eric Wattellier
4 December 2021 17 Marseille 1–2 Brest Marseille
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 54,413
Referee: Antony Gautier
12 December 2021 18 Strasbourg 0–2 Marseille Strasbourg
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 26,028
Referee: Mikael Lesage
22 December 2021 19 Marseille 1–1 Reims Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,908
Referee: François Letexier
7 January 2022 20 Bordeaux 0–1 Marseille Bordeaux
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Matmut Atlantique
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eric Wattellier
16 January 2022 21 Marseille 1–1 Lille Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 5,034
Referee: Amaury Delerue
22 January 2022 22 Lens 0–2 Marseille Lens
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Félix-Bollaert
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart
1 February 2022 14 Lyon 2–1 Marseille Décines-Charpieu
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benoît Bastien
Note: The match was originally played on 21 November 2021 at the Groupama Stadium, but was abandoned after five minutes, with the score at 0–0, due to Dimitri Payet being hit by a bottle.[32]
4 February 2022 23 Marseille 5–2 Angers Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
13 February 2022 24 Metz 1–2 Marseille Metz
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Attendance: 25,482
Referee: Eric Wattellier
20 February 2022 25 Marseille 0–2 Clermont Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 53,840
Referee: Willy Delajod
27 February 2022 26 Troyes 1–1 Marseille Troyes
17:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Aube
Attendance: 16,871
Referee: François Letexier
6 March 2022 27 Marseille 0–1 Monaco Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 56,510
Referee: Antony Gautier
13 March 2022 28 Brest 1–4 Marseille Brest
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé
Attendance: 14,611
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
20 March 2022 29 Marseille 2–1 Nice Marseille
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 64,722
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
3 April 2022 30 Saint-Étienne 2–4 Marseille Saint-Étienne
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 41,278
Referee: Clément Turpin
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 2 April 2022, but was postponed due to adverse weather conditions.[33]
10 April 2022 31 Marseille 2–0 Montpellier Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 51,131
Referee: Jérémy Stinat
17 April 2022 32 Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 Marseille Paris
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: François Letexier
20 April 2022 33 Marseille 3–2 Nantes Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 55,890
Referee: Ruddy Buquet
24 April 2022 34 Reims 0–1 Marseille Reims
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Attendance: 20,335
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
1 May 2022 35 Marseille 0–3 Lyon Marseille
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 64,784
Referee: Antony Gautier
8 May 2022 36 Lorient 0–3 Marseille Lorient
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade du Moustoir
Attendance: 16,210
Referee: Bastien Dechepy
14 May 2022 37 Rennes 2–0 Marseille Rennes
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 28,811
Referee: Benoît Bastien
21 May 2022 38 Marseille 4–0 Strasbourg Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 63,873
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart

Coupe de France

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19 December 2021 Round of 64 Marseille 4–1 Cannet-Rocheville Marseille[a]
13:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 21,538
Referee: Johan Hamel
2 January 2022 Round of 32 Chauvigny 0–3 Marseille Limoges[35]
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Beaublanc
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jérôme Brisard
29 January 2022 Round of 16 Marseille 1–1
(5–4 p)
Montpellier Marseille
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Benoît Millot
Penalties
9 February 2022 Quarter-finals Nice 4–1 Marseille Nice
21:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Riviera
Attendance: 33,346
Referee: Ruddy Buquet

UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[36]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GAL LAZ MAR LOK
1 Turkey Galatasaray 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to round of 16 1–0 4–2 1–1
2 Italy Lazio 6 2 3 1 7 3 +4 9 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–0 0–0 2–0
3 France Marseille 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 7 Transfer to Europa Conference League 0–0 2–2 1–0
4 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 6 0 2 4 2 9 −7 2 0–1 0–3 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2021 1 Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 1–1 France Marseille Moscow, Russia
20:45 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: RZD Arena
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
30 September 2021 2 Marseille France 0–0 Turkey Galatasaray Marseille, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 49,870
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
21 October 2021 3 Lazio Italy 0–0 France Marseille Rome, Italy
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 8,329
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
4 November 2021 4 Marseille France 2–2 Italy Lazio Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 59,163
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
25 November 2021 5 Galatasaray Turkey 4–2 France Marseille Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Nef Stadium
Attendance: 39,758
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
9 December 2021 6 Marseille France 1–0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 42,614
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

UEFA Europa Conference League

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Knockout phase

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Knockout round play-offs
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The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 13 December 2021.[37]

17 February 2022 First leg Marseille