Olympique de Marseille had their best season since the bribery affair burst in 1993, reaching the UEFA Cup final and only just being defeated by Bordeaux in the domestic championship. Laurent Blanc, Christophe Dugarry and Fabrizio Ravanelli were among the crucial players in the Marseille resurgence. When those players left, l'OM fell into pieces. Players First-team squad Squad at end of season<ref></http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/france/1998-1999/div1/marseille.htm</ref>
Competitions Division 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coupe de France
Coupe de la Ligue
UEFA Cup
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
Division 1 Florian Maurice 14 Fabrizio Ravanelli 13 Robert Pires 6 Titi Camara 6 Christophe Dugarry 4
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