OM aiming for top-24 after opening loss at Beşiktaş

OM’s Europa League campaign got off to a tough start with a defeat at Beşiktaş, and it has made the immediate target harder to manage. As L’Équipe explains, there are still seven matchdays to go to finish inside the top 24, which would at least mean a play-off in February.

Seven matchdays to fix it

With the remaining schedule, there are two main paths: qualifying for the top 24 to avoid depending on later twists, or pushing for one of the top places. L’Équipe notes that a position among the top eight would earn direct access to the round of 16.

No games are guaranteed

Either way, the message is straightforward: every match counts. After the opening setback, L’Équipe stresses that no fixture looks like a given, so the results need to come soon and consistently.