In the Vélodrome without spectators, the Marseillais won 4-1. The players of Igor Tudor took advantage of the errors and the rapid expulsion of the Sporting Guardian, Antonio Adan.
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Olympique de Marseille (OM) has finally launched its European campaign. After two defeats, conceded on the lawn of the English of Tottenham (2-0) and at home against the Germans of Eintracht Frankfurt (0-1), the Marseillais defeated Sporting Portugal, Lisbon club, 4 to 1 during of the third day of the Champions League, Tuesday October 4, 2022, behind closed doors in the stadium-vélodrome.
In numerical superiority during three -quarters of the game, the protégés of Igor Tudor are available three points which allow them to revive in group D for the race for qualification towards the knockout stages of the competition.
This OM victory, a rarity in the Champions League (the Marseille club remained on sixteen defeats in the last seventeen games in C1), the Marseille supporters were not allowed to live it at the stadium.
On September 13, supporters of OM and Eintracht Frankfurt had launched smoke bombs before the start and during the meeting won by the Germans (0-1). The Marseille club, which was in stay, threatened by a total camera after the incidents occurring last season in the Europa League semi-finals against Feyenoord Rotterdam, was sanctioned with a game without spectators by the Union of Associations European football.
Initially scheduled at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, the meeting was kicked off more than twenty minutes … because the players of the LisBotic club had arrived late at the stadium, their bus having been blocked in the traffic jams Marseille. Laters at the time of entering the lawn, the Portuguese did not waste time kick off. From the first action, Francisco Trincao made a breakthrough on the right side before finding the flaw of a left shot (0-1, 1 re sup> minute).
Sporting Guardian’s misfortunes
The Sporting Guardian, Antonio Adan, then distinguished himself to the disadvantage of his team. First, its clearance countered by Alexis Sanchez reset the meters to zero (1-1, 13 e minute). Then, Amine Harit took advantage of her wait-and-see attitude to give the advantage to the Marseillais (2-1, 16 e minute). A few minutes later, facing Nuno Tavares, the last rampart of Sporting blocks the ball of the hand … apart from its surface. The referee does not hesitate to take out the red card.
Led and reduced to ten against eleven from 23
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After a very lively first period, the Olympians managed their advance during the second act. Chancel Mbemba still added a goal to expand the Marseille success (4-1, 84
In the group D classification, OM returns to three lengths from its opponent of the day (three points against six), a week before the return round, Wednesday October 12, at the José Alvalade stadium. Only shade on the board, the international side Jonathan Clauss, who was in great shape, had to go out on injury during the match, visibly touched in the calf.