As the sun set on the 2013 2014 Ligue 1 season, no one would have highlighted Olympique Marseille as a likely frontrunner 
for the following season. After all, the football club finished in sixth place in France's top division, missing qualifications for both the Champions and Europa leagues, and falling 14 wins behind the league champion, Paris Saint Germain. In short, no one was about to ascribe championship hopes to the Olympique Marseille kit or the players who wear it.
What a difference a few months makes! Marseille finished their run in the 2013 2014 Ligue 1 back in May. Fast forward to December, and the team is in the lead for the 2014 2015 title - even ahead of PSG. Their success this fall has been incredible and surprising, to say the least, and you can celebrate their momentum with a new football kit from Soccer Box. Whether you are looking for a home kit or the Olympique Marseille away shirt 2014 2015, you can find it at Soccer Box.
Halfway There
With 18 games played so far in the 2014 2015 season, the wearers of the Olympique Marseille kit are nearly halfway to a French football title. (Typical seasons in France's top football league last for 38 weeks.) The club last won the division in 2009 2010 but has since struggled to maintain consistency.
2011 and 2013 both brought runner-up finishes, while 2012 left Olympique barely clinging to a spot in the top 10. Last year's sixth place finish was similarly disappointing, as the soccer squad finished with a record of 16 wins, 12 draws, and 11 losses. PSG's far superior record-of 27 wins, eight draws, and three losses-looked nearly unachievable from the perspective of the Olympians.
Still, Marseille has rallied this year, and fans in the Olympique Marseille away shirt 2014 2015 have been thrilled to watch their team rise from the ashes. So far this year, the squad has won 12 matches, drawn two, and lost four. Comparatively, PSG has fewer losses (one), but also fewer wins (10) and far more draws (seven).
Despite their disparate records, though, the Olympians and the Parisians are very close to one another on the 2014 2015 standings table. The wearers of the Olympique Marseille kit currently have 38 points in the standings, while the wearers of the Paris Saint Germain shirt have 37. Their goal different ratings are also almost identical: Olympique has a +20, while Germain has a +19.
A Tenuous Lead
Clearly, these two clubs are very near to being evenly matched, and even one week of competition could shift their standings. In other words, while the Olympians currently control the Ligue 1 table, a loss or draw in a week where the Parisians win their match could easily change that fact.
Marseille suffered one of those losses just this past weekend, dropping an away match 0-1 to Monaco. It was a disappointing defeat, but not the first one the Olympians have suffered this year while wearing the Olympique Marseille away shirt 2014 2015. On the contrary, they've also lost away matches against both PSG and Lyon-the second and third ranked teams in the 2014 2015 Ligue 1.
Their only home loss, meanwhile, came during the second week of the football season, against Montpellier. That was before the Olympique squad built up their momentum, though, and the soccer club has since remained unstoppable on their home ground. Both of their draws, against Bastia and Lorient, have also come during away fixtures.
The away loss against Monaco would have given Paris Saint Germain a good chance to put an end to Marseille's tenuous lead. However, even PSG couldn't perform well with that kind of pressure: the team suffered its first loss of the 2014 2015 season, dropping an away game of their own against Guingamp. The fixture ended the club's 17-week undefeated streak in the domestic division.
So what's next for the battle between these two teams? Only time will tell, but you can root for the Olympians today with a new Olympique Marseille kit from Soccer Box.
