Marseille blew Group D wide open with a 2-0 victory over leaders Sporting Lisbon in Portugal.
Two first-half goals from former Premier League stars Matteo Guendouzi and Alexis Sanchez were enough to earn the victory over nine-man Sporting, who had Ricardo Esgaio and Pedro Goncalves sent off before the hour mark.
The French side are now level on points with Sporting and both side are three back from new group leaders Tottenham.
Full report to follow....
MATCH FACTS
Sporting (3-4-3): Israel, Inacio, Coates (Marsa 35), Reis, Esgaio, Ugarte, Morita (Issahaku 22), Santos (Porro 59), Trincao (Nazinho 46), Edwards (Alexandropoulos 35), Goncalves
Subs not used: Rochinha, Paulinho, Paulo, Arthur, Silva
Scorers:
Booked: Esgaio 16, Ugarte 54, Goncalves 60, Porro 74
Sent off: Esgaio 19 , Goncalves 60
Manager: R Amorim
Marseille (3-4-2-1): Lopez, Mbemba, Bailly (Gigot 64), Balerdi, Clauss (Kabore 64), Rongier, Veretout (Gueye 87), Tavares, Guendouzi (Under 64), Harit (Payet 72), Sanchez
Subs not used: Ngapandouetnbu, Gerson, Suarez, Blanco
Scorers: Guendouzi (pen) 20, Sanchez 30
Booked: Guendouzi 8, Bailly 43
Manager: Igor Tudor
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