2007–08 Olympique de Marseille season

Olympique de Marseille extended their titleless run to 15 years – but had a decent season, where they qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the second year running, and won away from home in the 2007–08 tournament at Anfield against 2007 finalists Liverpool, but a 4-0 defeat at Stade Vélodrome in the last round knocked OM out of the tournament. Having sold Franck Ribéry to Bayern Munich for around 30 million euros, the stage was set for Marseille to push the boundaries financially in the coming seasons, with investments in the playing squad long overdue for a club that had been known as a club selling players expensively rather than buying.

Marseille
2007–08 season
ChairmanRobert Louis-Dreyfus
ManagerAlbert Emon
Eric Gerets
Ligue 13rd
Coupe de FranceRound of 16
League CupQuarter finals
Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Mamadou Niang
(18 goals)
All: Mamadou Niang
(23 goals)

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

Ligue 1
Main article: 2007–08 Ligue 1

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyon (C) 38 24 7 7 74 37 +37 79 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Bordeaux 38 22 9 7 65 38 +27 75
3 Marseille 38 17 11 10 58 45 +13 62 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Nancy 38 15 15 8 44 30 +14 60 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Saint-Étienne 38 16 10 12 47 34 +13 58
Source: French Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 17 11 10 58 45  +13 62 11 3 5 34 21  +13 6 8 5 24 24  0

Source: LFP.fr

Results by match
Match1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDLDWLDLLLWLDWWDWDWLWDWWWDWWDLWWWLWLDW
Position141315141115161617181819191715161314111310119545444444343443
Source: LFP.fr
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
4 August 2007 1Strasbourg0–0Marseille
11 August 2007 2Marseille0–0Rennes
15 August 2007 3Valenciennes2–1Marseille
Savidan  62, 87' Ziani  57'
19 August 2007 4Marseille2–2Nancy
Niang  22'
Cissé  50'		 Gavanon  64' (pen.)
Hadji  80'
25 August 2007 5Caen1–2Marseille
Samson  90 + 2' Rodriguez  43'
Niang  54'
29 August 2007 6Marseille0–2Nice
Hognon  51'
Hellebuyck  87'
2 September 2007 7Paris SG1–1Marseille
Luyindula  20' Cissé  11'
15 September 2007 8Marseille1–2Toulouse
Zubar  90' Emana  11'
Elmander  37'
22 September 2007 9Auxerre2–0Marseille
Niculae  19, 23'
6 October 2007 10Saint-Étienne1–0Marseille
Dernis  90'
21 October 2007 11Marseille1–0Lens
Zenden  74'
27 October 2007 12Sochaux2–1Marseille
Zubar  31' (o.g.)
Bonnart  52' (o.g.)		 Niang  9'
3 November 2007 13Marseille0–0Lorient
11 November 2007 14Lyon1–2Marseille
Juninho  7' Niang  10' (pen.), 45'
24 November 2007 15Marseille3–1Metz
Zenden  20'
Niang  36, 70'		 Gueye  88'
1 December 2007 16Lille1–1Marseille
Kluivert  27' Niang  32'
8 December 2007 17Marseille2–0AS Monaco
Rodriguez  52'
Cana  69'
16 December 2007 18Bordeaux2–2Marseille
Chamakh  32'
Jussiê  69'		 Niang  2'
Cheyrou  26'
22 December 2007 19Marseille1–0Le Mans
Niang  14'
13 January 2008 20Rennes3–1Marseille
Pagis  39'
Wiltord  82, 88'		 Cissé  16'
19 January 2008 21Marseille3–1Valenciennes
Cissé  27, 73'
Rodriguez  51'		 Audel  81'
23 January 2008 22Nancy1–1Marseille
Brison  48' Nasri  87'
26 January 2008 23Marseille6–1Caen
Cissé  28, 55, 57'
Valbuena  41, 44'
Nasri  81'		 Toudic  2'
10 February 2008 24Nice0–2Marseille
Niang  25'
Cissé  76'
17 February 2008 25Marseille2–1Paris SG
Taiwo  37'
Niang  45'		 Rothen  29'
24 February 2008 26Toulouse0–0Marseille
1 March 2008 27Marseille2–1Auxerre
Cana  8'
Cissé  22'		 Pedretti  89'
9 March 2008 28Marseille2–0Saint-Étienne
Valbuena  59'
Taiwo  66'
16 March 2008 29Lens3–3Marseille
Maoulida  56'
Mangane  65'
Rémy  73'		 Nasri  24'
Cheyrou  29'
Cissé  89'
22 March 2008 30Marseille0–1Sochaux
N'Daw  3'
30 March 2008 31Lorient1–2Marseille
Saïfi  43' (pen.) Akalé  53'
Niang  80'
6 April 2008 32Marseille3–1Lyon
Cissé  26'
Niang  28, 54'		 Cana  43' (o.g.)
12 April 2008 33Metz1–2Marseille
Barbosa  3' Cissé  14'
Nasri  57'
20 April 2008 34Marseille1–3Lille
Niang  13' Mirallas  37, 40'
Makoun  67'
27 April 2008 35AS Monaco2–3Marseille
González  56'
Leko  64'		 Nasri  28'
Taiwo  61'
Cissé  82'
4 May 2008 36Marseille1–2Bordeaux
Niang  45' Wendel  80'
Ducasse  90'
10 May 2008 37Le Mans0–0Marseille
17 May 2008 38Marseille4–3Strasbourg
Niang  7'
Cissé  45 + 2, 78'
Nasri  45 + 5'		 Fanchone  11'
Gameiro  18'
Zenke  72'

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Porto 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11 Advance to knockout stage
2 Liverpool 6 3 1 2 18 5 +13 10
3 Marseille 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Beşiktaş 6 2 0 4 4 15 −11 6
Source:
18 September 2007 1Marseille2–0Beşiktaş
Rodriguez  76'
Cissé  90 + 1'
3 October 2007 2Liverpool0–1Marseille
Valbuena  77'
24 October 2007 3Marseille1–1Porto
Niang  70' Lucho  79' (pen.)
6 November 2007 4Porto2–1Marseille
Sektioui  27'
Lisandro  78'		 Niang  47'
28 November 2007 5Beşiktaş2–1Marseille
Tello  27'
Bobô  88'		 Taiwo  65'
11 December 2007 6Marseille0–4Liverpool
Gerrard  4'
Torres  11'
Kuyt  48'
Babel  90 + 1'

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup

Knockout phase
Round of 32
13 February 2008 1Marseille3–0Spartak Moskva
Cheyrou  62'
Taiwo  68'
Niang  79'
21 February 2008 2Spartak Moskva2–0
(2–3 agg.)		Marseille
Pavlenko  39'
Pavlyuchenko  85'
Round of 16
6 March 2008 1Marseille3–1Zenit
Cissé  37, 55'
Niang  48'		 Arshavin  82'
12 March 2008 2Zenit2–0
(3a–3 agg.)		Marseille
Pogrebnyak  39, 78'

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