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Ligue 1. Brest – OM: De Zerbi's first eleven with surprises, live preview

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A shock start for Olympique de Marseille on the first day of Ligue 1. With new coach Roberto De Zerbi, Marseille want to make a big impact in Brest. Follow the pre-match live.

Brest 0 : 0

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16:35 – Confirmation time

This Saturday afternoon, Stade Brestois begins a new season against Olympique de Marseille. Third in Ligue 1 behind PSG and Monaco last year, Brestois will play in the Champions League this season. After a historic season, Eric Roy's men will have to confirm this during this 2024/2025 season.

16:30 – The refereeing corps

For this clash of the first day of Ligue 1 opposing Brest to OM at PSG, Benoît Bastien will be the central referee. He will be assisted by Aurélien Berthomieu and Hicham Zakrani on the sidelines, while Mikael Lesage will be the fourth referee. Bastien Dechepy will be the video assistant referee.

16:25 – On which channel to watch Brest – OM ?

Holder of the TV rights to a Ligue 1 match, BeIN Sports 1 will broadcast the match between Brest and OM. New broadcaster of the French championship, DAZN will retransmit the match later in the evening.

16:20 – A weakened Marseille squadé

Roberto De Zerbi saw his squad change with ten arrivals and nine departures. While Valentin Rongier is back in the Marseille squad after a long absence due to injury, Brassier, Kondogbia, Nadir and Ruiz are absent for this first day of Ligue 1. The Italian coach must deal with these absences to be competitive in Brest: “It's going to be a complicated start to the season” for several reasons: suspensions, injuries, a squad that is not yet complete… But that is not an excuse because we have the players and the qualities to succeed.

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Having arrived at Stade Brestois this summer, Ludovic Majorque will start in attack. Here is the Brest eleven composed of by Eric Roy: Bizot (G) – Lala, Chardonnet, Le Cardinal, Amavi – Martin, Camara, Pereira Lage, Del Castillo, Le Douaron – Ajorque.

16:15 – Great ambitions

In Brittany, Roberto De Zerbi does not intend to travel to get a point. Facing last year's surprise team, the former Brighton coach is determined to assert his ambitions from the first day: “Tomorrow, we are also playing against a club that has qualified for the Champions League, a quality team, and that encourages us to do well. I want the players to show that they deserve to wear this jersey, with courage, character, personality (…) We must not tell ourselves that we will be superior to Brest, and they inferior. We want to play a serious match, and I think we have a team strong enough to get a result tomorrow.” To do this, De Zerbi will be able to count on his recruits Elye Wahi, Mason Greenwood or the Argentinian goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli.

The first line-up for Olympique de Marseille has been announced. Bamo Meïté will be in defense while Quentin Merlin will play in midfield alongside Højbjerg. In attack, Mason Greenwood and Elye Wahi are aligned: Rulli (G) – Meïté, Balerdi, Cornelius, Murillo – Merlin, Højbjerg, Greenwood, Harit, Luis Henrique – Wahi

16 :10 – Baptism of fire for De Zerbi

Arrival from Brighton, Roberto De Zerbi will lead his first match in less than an hour. the head of Olympique de Marseille. For his debut, the Italian will have a lot to do with Stade Brestois, 3rd in Ligue 1 last season.

16:05 – The locker rooms are ready

For this match, both teams will play with their first jerseys.

Hello à all and &agrav; all ! Welcome to the Brest – OM live, the first clash of the season in Ligue 1. Kick-off in one hour.

Teilor Stone

Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116

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