The 2020-21 campaign delivered a turbulent but ultimately successful return to European football for Olympique Marseille as OM secured a crucial 5th-place finish in Ligue 1, qualifying for the Europa League. The season was defined by dramatic mid-season managerial upheaval, seeing André Villas-Boas, Nasser Larguet, and the fiery Jorge Sampaoli all take the helm, but the dramatic January arrival of Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik proved decisive. His 9 league goals anchored the attack alongside the creative force of Dimitri Payet, securing a coveted continental spot and setting the stage for a new, highly ambitious era at the Stade Vélodrome.