🚨 OM v Newcastle: official line-ups revealed, two huge surprises!

Thrown into the deep end!

This Tuesday evening, Olympique de Marseille faces a crucial match against Newcastle on Matchday 5 of the Champions League group stage.

Currently 26th, with three points on the board, OM absolutely must win to avoid being forced to achieve a perfect record in their last three games in order to qualify.

For this clash, Roberto De Zerbi has sprung a huge surprise in his starting lineup! Darryl Bakola, a 17-year-old midfielder, is starting! This is his first start of the season.

On Newcastle’s side, another big surprise: Nick Woltemade is... on the bench!

The official lineups:

OM: Rulli - Weah, Pavard, Balerdi, Emerson - Vermeeren, Højbjerg, Bakola - Greenwood, Paixão, Aubameyang

Newcastle: Pope - Livramento, Schär, Thiaw, Burn - Bruno, Tonali, Willock - Murphy, Gordon, Barnes

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