This Thursday, August 28th, a debate program on RMC will focus on the pre-game Olympic Lyonnais - Olympic of Marseille, the latest rumours of mercato and, above all, the draw of the Champions League for OM. The host, Christoophe Dugarry, believes that the Marseille team is less efficient than before, especially because of the departure of some key players. However, Daniel Riolo, a consultant for RMC, contests this statement, stressing that the arrival of new recruits already provides guarantees and that the overall workforce has grown. He stressed the need to wait to see the games to judge the true value of the team, noting that OM had filled several gaps in the past season.

The draw of the Champions League 2025-2026 will take place in Monaco at 6 p.m. The new format brings together 36 teams in four pots, each facing two opponents of each pot. The Olympique de Marseille, qualified as second in Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1, is in the third pot alongside prestigious clubs like Tottenham, Naples and Ajax Amsterdam. The AS Monaco, third the previous season, is in the fourth pot. The regulation prohibiting confrontations between clubs in the same country will prevent OM from playing against the PSG, but the draw could still present significant challenges.

The draw could place OM against formidable opponents such as FC Barcelona, Liverpool or Juventus Turin, but also offer more favorable scenarios with teams like Borussia Dortmund or Inter Milan. In the third pot, competing with teams like Bodo/Glimt or Slavia Prague could reduce the difficulty, while opponents of the fourth pot such as Kairat Almaty or Pafos FC would potentially be more accessible. The draw will therefore determine whether the OM will face a European campaign rich in difficult confrontations or a more open phase, where a qualification for the eighth of the finals would become a realistic objective.