OM stronger than PSG? OL back? More show? The new Ligue 1 season in 11 questions

Can OM dethrone PSG? SPYROS BAKALIS/AFP

DECRYPTION – Ligue 1 is starting again and several questions remain unanswered. Le Figaro attempts to elucidate some of them.

Can OM dethrone PSG?

NO. Admittedly, OM have strengthened this summer. It was not seen in Athens on Wednesday, during the 1-0 defeat against Panathinaikos in the third preliminary round of the Champions League, but with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ismaïla Sarr or Geoffrey Kondogbia, to name a few. he team of Marcelino looks great on paper. Enough to imagine him fighting for… second place, behind the Parisian ogre. Provided that the Marseillais lose fewer points at the Vélodrome than last season under Igor Tudor… If the Parisian ogre has lost feathers since the start of the summer, he will certainly still be one step ahead of the rest of the pack at the end of the transfer window. With or without Kylian Mbappé… C. R.

Strasbourg Chelsea version, new stronghold?

YES. Having been bought by BlueCo, which already owns Chelsea FC, RC Strasbourg Alsace has entered a new dimension. Dimension in which it is (now) possible for him to invest massively on the transfer market in promising players – Abakar Sylla…

This article is for subscribers only. You have 89% left to discover.

Flash Sale -70%

Offer available until August 15. Without engagement.

Already subscribed? Login