Marseille return from the international break with a little more light around the squad, even if the Ligue 1 table remains bleak. Sitting 17th, one place above the bottom before play resumes, OM welcome Troyes on Sunday night at 20:45 with several fitness concerns eased for the final match of the sixth round.
Key takeaways
- Amine Gouiri is available after returning from Algeria duty with a thigh problem.
- Geoffrey Kondogbia has also been included after a thigh injury suffered late in August.
- Tochukwu Nnadi returns to the 21-man group following a knee issue picked up in early September.
- Timothy Weah is suspended, while Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is expected to miss around two weeks.
- Derek Cornelius faces a long absence after a serious hip injury in training, with his recovery set to run into 2027.
Genesio seeks an immediate response
Bruno Genesio had feared a heavily depleted selection for Troyes after the break, with Marseille preparing for a demanding sequence of fixtures. Instead, Gouiri, Kondogbia and Nnadi have all made the squad, offering the coach timely options as he tries to halt the club’s slide.
Genesio has framed his immediate task as managing the emergency and breaking the negative cycle. Marseille need a result quickly after entering the weekend second from bottom, and the return of attacking and midfield depth gives the coach more room to manoeuvre.
Gouiri had been closely monitored after feeling discomfort in his thigh while away with Algeria. The forward hoped to be ready for the visit of Troyes, although Marseille had initially treated his situation cautiously because of the matches ahead.
Kondogbia is back in contention after his own thigh setback at the end of August. Nnadi, meanwhile, has recovered from the knee injury that interrupted his start to September and adds another body in central midfield.
Hojbjerg and Cornelius remain out
There are still significant absences for Marseille. Weah cannot play because of suspension, while Hojbjerg has sustained a thigh lesion after suffering a strain during Denmark’s match against Wales. The midfielder is likely to be unavailable for roughly 15 days, a spell that could rule him out of four games.
Cornelius has a far longer road back. The Canada international suffered what his national federation described as a serious hip injury during training, and Marseille do not expect him to leave the treatment room before 2027.
