Olympique de Marseille head coach Roberto De Zerbi confirmed that midfielders Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe were suspended and put on the transfer list after what he described as a “bar-fight”-style altercation in the dressing room following the club’s 1-0 loss at Rennes on 15 August. De Zerbi told reporters on Friday that security staff had to intervene and said no player could be placed above club rules. Club owner Frank McCourt broke his silence a day later, saying he gives his “full support and confidence” to president Pablo Longoria, sporting adviser Mehdi Benatia and De Zerbi. McCourt stressed that OM’s management is built on “humility, discipline and respect,” and urged all employees to focus on winning as the season unfolds. The disciplinary turmoil has dominated Marseille’s build-up to its first home match of the Ligue 1 campaign against newly promoted Paris FC. Despite a subdued atmosphere at the Vélodrome, Marseille took a 2–1 lead in the opening half through a Mason Greenwood penalty and a strike from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, while Ilan Kebbal replied for the visitors.