The 2010–11 season of

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(OM) has the club being involved in four competitions: the

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, the Coupe de France, the League Cup, and the

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. l'OM will be trying to defend their Ligue 1 title after previously placing first in the

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Season summary

''To be written at the end of the season''

Key dates

28 July 2010: Marseille win the Trophée des Champions in a penalty shootout against Paris Saint Germain; 7 August 2010:

title holders Marseille suffer an opening day loss to the newly promoted

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7–0 at the

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, thus achieving the biggest away win in the Champions League.

Club

Coaching staff

Kit

For the 2010–11 season,

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introduced Marseille's new kits, much different to last season, save for the home kit. The colours of Marseille remain white and sky blue. The away kit is sky blue and has shades of black. The third kit is for use in European competitions only; it is a black kit which has a sky blue collar outline. All of Marseille's kits embody sky blue, one of their main colours. Steve Mandanda-2009-10-12

Supplier :

Sponsor :

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Other information

Squad

First Team

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Out on loan

Reserve squad

Transfers

Summer

In

Total spending:

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40 million

Out

Total income: €13 million

Winter

In

Total spending: €

Out

Total income: €

Loan out

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer: € 2 million Winter: € Total: €2 million

Income

Summer: €5 million Winter: € Total: €5 million

Expenditure

Summer: €7 million Winter: € Total: €7 million

Pre-season and friendlies

Marseille starts its 2010–2011 season with a five-game preparation program, spread over July and August, before the start of official competitions. The scheduled match on 24 July against

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was canceled and replaced by an encounter with

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, as well as

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. On 1 August, there was a tribute to

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in a game at the

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against Valencia. It is also proposed to extend this type of game all year. On 3 September, Marseille have planned to face

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in the challenge Michael Moretti, won by the Ajaccio at the beginning of the 2008–09 season.

Competitions

Trophée des Champions

Ligue 1

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Coupe de France

Coupe de la Ligue

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Knockout phase

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Statistics

Appearances and goals

:''Last updated on 30 December.''

References

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