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Winner in the 86th minute! The Ligue 1 leader fell suddenly, suffered a counterattack, and lost 2 of 3 games in the Champions League.

4:00am, 25 October 2025【Football】

A match in the third round of the UEFA Champions League begins. Marseille is a guest to challenge Sporting CP. Marseille has a very good league record this season, winning 6 out of 8 league games. This allowed Marseille to overtake the top giants Paris Saint-Germain and rank first in the league. In the Champions League, Marseille encountered the powerful Real Madrid in the first round and lost 1-2. In the second round, Marseille went crazy at home, beating Ajax with 4 goals and scoring 3 points. Now playing in the Champions League again. Marseille faces Sporting CP, which is ranked second in the Portuguese Super League. As a result, Marseille suffered a reversal and a decisive victory after playing with one less player for a long time, losing 2 of 3 games in the Champions League.

Marseille has a 3421 formation. Aubameyang is at the front. Paichon and Greenwood were behind him. Emerson, Hojbjerg, Vermeulen and Weah formed a midfield 4. The back three of Ageld, Valherdi and Pavard started the game. Rulli serves as the starting goalkeeper. Marseille's starting lineup is worth a total of 129 million euros. The total starting lineup of Sporting CP is worth 295 million euros.

Just 2 minutes into the game, Valherdi was shown a yellow card for a foul. In the 14th minute, Marseille scored. Paishang dribbled the ball in front of the penalty area and shot into the far corner, and the ball hit the net! The angle of this kick was extremely tricky, and it was Aubameyang who provided the assist. In the 34th minute, Trincon came with a long-range shot that was too on target. The goalkeeper confiscated the ball easily. Near the end of the half, Emerson dived, two yellows turned into one red and he was sent off. Marseille had to fight with one less man. At halftime, Marseille led Sporting CP 1-0.

In the second half, Marseille changed sides and made substitution adjustments. O'Reilly and Murillo came on as substitutes, while Vermeulen and Greenwood were replaced. In the 60th minute, Luis Suarez tried a long shot but missed. After 9 minutes, Marseille lost the ball. Katamo pushed into the far corner from the right side of the penalty area and the ball went in! Both sides returned to the same starting line. In the 82nd minute, Marseille replaced Aubameyang with Robinho Vass. In the 86th minute, Marseille lost the ball again. Santos cut in and shot, but the ball was blocked and deflected into the goal. Sporting CP completed the winning goal! In the end, Marseille lost 1-2 to Sporting CP.