{"product_id":"marseille-2015-2016-away-shirt","title":"Marseille 2015\/2016 Away Shirt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE - AWAY SHIRT 2015\/2016\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOlympique de Marseille were founded in 1899 in France's oldest city, the Mediterranean port of Marseille. Supporters know them as les Phocéens (the Phocaeans), a nod to the Greek sailors from Phocaea who founded the city around 600 BC, while the club is universally shortened to l'OM. They play at the vast Stade Vélodrome, revamped ahead of Euro 2016. Their proudest boast: that famous 1993 European Cup triumph against Milan, when they became the first French club to lift the trophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2015\/2016 season, during which this striking away shirt was worn, began in chaos. Marcelo Bielsa resigned minutes after the opening-day 1-0 defeat at Caen, and Míchel was appointed on 19 August 2015, only to be dismissed himself on 19 April 2016 with Franck Passi taking caretaker charge. Marseille finished 13th in Ligue 1 on 48 points (10 wins, 18 draws, 10 defeats). Those 18 draws tell the story of a maddening, stop-start campaign in a season won by Paris Saint-Germain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere was still a run to savour in the Coupe de France. Marseille battled through to the final at the Stade de France on 21 May 2016, only to lose 4-2 to Paris Saint-Germain in front of 80,000. In the Europa League they were eliminated at the group stage, a fine 3-0 win away at Groningen undone by a 1-0 home defeat to Slovan Liberec.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichy Batshuayi was the standout, scoring 17 league goals (23 in all competitions) before a summer move to Chelsea. Goalkeeper Steve Mandanda was named Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Season and, alongside midfielder Lassana Diarra, was selected in the division's Team of the Year, two bright spots in an otherwise underwhelming year at the Vélodrome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollow the club on X: @OM_Officiel\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Surprise Shirts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55603362759032,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/5564\/9221\/files\/Marseille2015_2016AwayShirt.jpg?v=1784035170","url":"https:\/\/surpriseshirts.co.uk\/products\/marseille-2015-2016-away-shirt","provider":"Surprise Shirts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}