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– Marseille secured their first Champions League win of the season when they came from behind to outclass 10-man Sporting Lisbon 4-1 in an incident-packed Group D encounter at an empty Stade Velodrome on Tuesday.
– The game was played behind closed doors after crowd trouble marred Marseille’s home game against Eintracht Frankfurt, and Francisco Trincao put Sporting ahead after just 51 seconds with a sublime solo effort.
– But Marseille turned the tide in the space of three frantic minutes, with Alexis Sanchez first scoring a freak equaliser when goalkeeper Antonio Adan smashed his clearance against the Chilean before Amine Harit nodded home in the 16th minute for the lead.
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– Adan’s difficult evening came to a premature end seven minutes later when he was given a red card for handling outside the area, and the hosts made that advantage count instantly as Leonardo Balerdi beat his marker to score from Harit’s corner.
– Sporting frustrated Marseille after the break before Chancel Mbemba wrapped up the points in the 84th minute when he finished expertly following Sanchez’s initial effort.
– Sporting remain top of the group with six points from three games, with Marseille three points behind. Tottenham Hotspur were playing Eintracht later on Tuesday.
🔚 FT: 𝗢𝗠 4 – 1 @SportingCP_en
⚽ 1' Trincao, 13' @Alexis_Sanchez, 16' @Amine_000, 28' @leoobalerdi5, 84' @mbemba22
𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘇 𝗟'𝗢𝗠💙#UCL | #OMSCP pic.twitter.com/GPDJQEopQA
— Olympique de Marseille 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 (@OM_English) October 4, 2022
