Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace is in contention to return to Ligue Conférence. The reason? Financial troubles of Olympique de Marseille. The situation of the Phocéen club must be examined by UEFA experts from this Tuesday and in the coming days. The cause is a deficit that continues to deepen while OM had committed to reducing it. It should not exceed 60 million euros over three seasons, but would approach 157 million euros... The decision of the specialists must fall by the end of the week. And the sanctions could be heavy. This can go as far as exclusion from European competitions for a season. In this case, Olympique de Marseille would lose its ticket for the Europa League and a European qualification would return to the 8th of Ligue 1... Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace! The players of Gary O'Neil would then start in the Ligue Conférence playoffs, like in the summer of 2025 against Brondby. We are not there yet. But there is indeed a scenario where Racing plays again in the European Cup at the start of the season. The situation is tense at Olympique de Marseille, but Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace could benefit from it. The Strasbourg club has already known the Ligue Conférence in 2025, but it is ready to return to the European Cup. The supporters of Racing are impatient to see their team play again in Europe. Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace is ready to take on the challenge and return to the Ligue Conférence.