Next season, the Champions League will compete with OM. Having finished in second place in Ligue 1, the Marseille club validated its ticket for the most prestigious club competitions. If there have been moments of doubt, OM will be there. A relief for Frank McCourt, who stressed how vital it was.
Far behind the PSGchampion of France, OM still finished in 2nd place in Ligue 1. A place which thus ensures the Marseille club a direct qualification for the Champions League. The objective is therefore fulfilled for the Marseillais, they who had announced from the start of the season that it was essential for them.
“Any lower result would have been a failure”
Not to qualify for the Champions League would have been a disaster for theWhether. Frank McCourt also confirmed it for the JDDconfident : ” Was the Champions League necessary for OM? Absolutely. Last year, we said that the objective was the qualification for the Champions League. Any lower result would have been a failure. Until the end, it was tight, sometimes stressful ».
“Sustainably qualify the club for this competition”
« Now, we are entering a phase where the objective is to lasting the club permanently for this competition. Any lower result will be a failure. It's as simple as that. I am proud of this qualification, so important for supporters, players, the club and its financial resources. We have reached a certain stability and even harmony, which has not always been the case in Marseille “, Then explained the owner of theWhether.
