Arriving on loan in the Marseille city last September with the label of world champion and executive within one of the best teams in Europe (Inter Milan), Benjamin Pavard was logically eagerly awaited by the Marseille supporters, logically won over by the coup carried out by the duo Benatia-Longoria. Yes, but there you have it, almost eight months after his arrival in the south of France, the results are clear… Author of 32 matches in all competitions under the Olympian tunic, the 30-year-old Frenchman disappoints more than he seduces.
Sunday evening, at the end of the 28th day of Ligue 1, the French international (55 caps, 5 goals) – who sees his place for the next World Cup more uncertain than ever – confirmed this unfortunate trend. Back in the eleven aligned by Habib Beye, the 1m86 right-hander missed again. Aligned alongside CJ Egan-Riley and benefiting from the misfortunes of Nayef Aguerd and Leonardo Balerdi, Pavard nevertheless delivered an interesting first act, like his teammates. Where the problem lies is that the native of Maubeuge, once again, showed himself in the worst way after returning from the locker room.
Pavard doesn’t make it
While the Phocaeans were chasing the score, the former LOSC and Bayern Munich player completely buried his team’s hopes by completely missing his clearance. An individual blunder ultimately benefiting Folarin Balogun, author of one of the goals of the season. Disappointed after this terrible error, Pavard above all symbolizes the defensive failures of his team during this 2025-2026 exercise. Despite an experience that no longer needs to be proven and a status to defend, the one who sees his contract run until June 2028 on the Inter side is very far from the mark. Deplorable performances which do not fail to annoy Marseille fans.
Credited with a 3.5 by the FM editorial team, Benjamin Pavard was given a rating of 3 by the daily The Team. “Despite a few ups and downs, Pavard, 30 years old, has never managed to really regain the solidity and reliability that the Marseille defense desperately needs. A few weeks before the end of his loan contract from Inter Milan, it’s as if the end of his Olympian story becomes a little more inevitable with each match.noted, finally, the French daily about him. A real fiasco.
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