"Marseille's squad is absolutely fascinating. The city has always been a place of eccentric chaos and it feels like this team is an extension of that, with players as varied as Matt O'Riley (on loan from Brighton), Benjamin Pavard (on loan from Inter), rising star Igor Paixao, Timothy Weah (now apparently a right back), English players Angel Gomes (signed on a free transfer), CJ Egan-Riley (signed from Burnley), top scorer Mason Greenwood, veterans Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Neil Maupay, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Geronimo Rulli, and Geoffrey Kondogbia."
"To give you some context, Marseille started the season with two of their best players scrapping in the dressing room Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe both left the club in disgrace shortly afterwards while their last four results have been as varied as a 2-0 home defeat to Nantes, a 2-2 draw with PSG (PSG winning on penalties), a 9-0 win in the French Cup and a 5-2 victory over Angers at the weekend in Ligue 1."
Marseille fields an eclectic squad blending loanees, rising stars, English signings, established forwards and experienced midfielders and defenders. The squad includes Matt O'Riley (on loan from Brighton), Benjamin Pavard (on loan from Inter), Igor Paixao, Timothy Weah, Angel Gomes, CJ Egan-Riley, Mason Greenwood, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Neil Maupay, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Geronimo Rulli and Geoffrey Kondogbia. The season began with a dressing-room altercation that saw Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe leave the club. Recent results have swung wildly from a 2-0 home defeat to Nantes and a 2-2 draw with PSG to a 9-0 French Cup win and a 5-2 league victory over Angers. Marseille hosts Liverpool and faces Lens next, with Roberto De Zerbi positioning the team as domestic title contenders and a European force.
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