Nightmare evening for OM

Like the match played and lost at the Bernabeu in Madrid last month (2-1), this trip to Lisbon will undoubtedly leave a bitter taste for the Marseillais. Sporting at home was able to impose its law this Wednesday, during the 3^e day of the Champions League. And yet OM had the meeting in hand…

While Paixao opened the scoring with a magnificent curling shot (0-1, 14^e), the Olympians saw the tide turn just before the break when the referee awarded them a penalty for an alleged foul on Emerson. However, on video assistance, the simulation of the Italian defender appeared. With the key being the cancellation of the penalty and the expulsion of the Marseille side (45^e+2).

This turning point in the game allowed the now dominant Lisbon side to equalize through Catamo – a goal initially refused for offside and validated by VAR (1-1, 69^e). Then Santos scored the winning goal for Sporting with a fortunate attempt that was doubly diverted (2-1, 86^e). Bad luck until the end for an OM who undoubtedly deserved better this day in Portugal. Ranked 18^e and therefore barrage after three acts, Marseille will have the opportunity to bounce back in two weeks at the Vélodrome against Atalanta Bergamo.

Sporting-OM, the lineups at kickoff

The Lisbon eleven: Rui Silva – Fresneda, Debast, Gonçalo Inacio, Araujo – Hjulmand, Joao Simoes – Quenda, Trincao, Pedro Gonçalves – Suarez.

The Marseille eleven: Rulli – Pavard, Aguerd, Balerdi – Weah, Vermeeren, Höjbjerg, Emerson – Greenwood, Aubameyang, Paixao.