Marseille Endures Worst Start in Nearly a Century

Marseille heads into the international break languishing in the Ligue 1 relegation zone, just one point above bottom-placed Le Havre. The season began with promise at the Stade Vélodrome in August, securing a dominant 4-0 victory over Strasbourg. However, since then, Bruno Genesio's side has failed to pick up a single point.

Sunday night's defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in 'Le Classique' marked their fifth consecutive loss across all competitions. For the first time in their history, Marseille has lost four of their opening five Ligue 1 matches. Furthermore, with five defeats in their first six games across all competitions, the club has set an unwanted negative record.

Genesio is only the second manager in OM's history, after the Willy Kohut-André Gascard duo in 1938, to begin his tenure with four losses in his first five Ligue 1 matches. However, he is the first to suffer five defeats in his opening six fixtures across all competitions.