‘Close the gap to PSG’ – Leonardo Balerdi on Marseille’s objective this season | OneFootball

Olympique de Marseille travel to Stade Rennais on Friday evening in Ligue 1’s opening match of the 2025-2026 season. This time a reverse of the final match of last season (won 4-2 by Les Olympiens), Roberto De Zerbi’s men are kicking off a second season with the Italian with optimism, as is the case most years around the Commanderie and Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi spoke today ahead of the match in Brittany, and the OM captain laid clear his ambitions for the upcoming season at a press conference attended by Get French Football News. “The objective for OM is to always get better,” said Balerdi on his hopes for the 2025-2026 season. “We need to firstly qualify for the Champions League – and then we need to do things better than in previous seasons.” “I want a better Champions League run than in previous years, we need to bring the club to the highest level possible and reduce the gap between us and PSG,” added the Argentine international. Roberto De Zerbi was more cautious in his reply to the same question moments later. “We’ll have to wait to see where finish, and then I’ll tell you whether the season is successful or not.”GFFN | George Boxall – reporting from La Commanderie, Marseille