OM’s Europa League route after opening 1-4 defeat at Besiktas | OneFootball

OM opened their Europa League campaign with a 1-4 defeat at Besiktas, leaving seven rounds to climb into the top 24 and at least reach February’s play-offs.

According to L'Équipe, a top eight finish, which brings direct passage to the last 16, remains possible, although none of the remaining fixtures look straightforward.

The sternest test appears to be Leverkusen away on 5 November, against the 2024 German champions. That trip would also reunite OM with former team-mate Facundo Medina and the French contingent of Martin Terrier, Moussa Diaby, Loïc Badé, Eliesse Ben Seghir, a Morocco international, and Guéla Doué, who plays for Ivory Coast.

Home form at the Vélodrome could be decisive. On paper, Levski Sofia on 26 November looks the most accessible of their home games, with Olympiakos on 15 October also on the schedule.

They are set to finish by hosting Anderlecht on 28 January, then travelling to Celtic. The Belgian club’s three European trophies from 1976, 1978 and 1983, and Celtic’s 1967 European Cup, are distant, yet neither assignment appears simple.

Last season, 9 points left Young Boys 25th of 36 and outside the play-offs, while Roma took 8th with 16 points to qualify directly for the last 16.

Source: L'Équipe

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