Tags: Soccer Club Season.
Olympique de Marseille returned to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in four years and in spite of going out in the group stage the side made headlines in the UEFA Cup knocking Liverpool Inter and Newcastle United out on the way to the final where the sending off of goalkeeper Fabien Barthez and the converted penalty kick from Valencia’s Vicente saw Valencia eventually edge the game.In the domestic campaign l’OM endured a disappointing campaign where manager Alain Perrin was replaced by José Anigo early on following the inability to hang onto the top teams.