In numerical superiority, after two evictions on the Portuguese side, Olympique de Marseille took advantage of the Portuguese errors, and made the match easy to win 2-0, Wednesday evening. The qualification for the knockout stages is relaunched.
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Olympique de Marseille is more than ever in the qualification race for the knockout stages of the Champions League. The Phocaeans imposed themselves on the lawn of Sporting Portugal, Wednesday October 12, notably taking advantage of two red cards addressed to LisBoets (2-0). They have been following two successes in the competition for the first time since the 2011-2012 season, and have their destiny in their hands to reach the final phase.
After his two inaugural defeats against Tottenham (0-2) and Frankfurt (0-1), nothing to foreshadow a beautiful European campaign for Olympique de Marseille. But in a tight group, the Phocaeans knew how to reverse the trend to place themselves in second position, thanks to two successes against Sporting Portugal. After a first leg marked by the gross errors of the LisBoètes guards (4-1), the men of Igor Tudor once again managed to make the Lions thwart. They took advantage of gifts from the Portuguese, with in particular two faults in one minute from Ricardo Esgaio, expelled after provoking a penalty transformed by Mattéo Guendouzi (20
Unstoppable hait
But beyond these facts of play, the Marseillais knew how to make the match easy and gave themselves the means to win. Dominators, they deprived Sporting de Ballon and La Défense, impeccable, managed to cut the few Portuguese offensives, with a single shot conceded in the first period. A key element of this domination, Amine Harit found herself in all the good shots on the lawn of the José Alvalade stadium. Originally and sometimes at the conclusion of certain actions, the Moroccan oriented the Marseille game and gained precious meters ball on the foot. But above all, he provoked the penalty by his intense pressing, before serving Alexis Sanchez for the second goal (30
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