Soccer Football - Champions League - Group D - Olympique de Marseille v Sporting CP - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - October 4, 2022 Olympique de Marseille's Alexis Sanchez in action with Sporting CP's Franco Israel REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) -Olympique de Marseille secured their first Champions League win of the season when they recovered from a shaky start to outclass 10-man Sporting Lisbon 4-1 in an incident-packed Group D encounter at an empty Stade Velodrome on Tuesday.
The game, played behind closed doors after crowd trouble marred Marseille's home game against Eintracht Frankfurt, was delayed by more than 20 minutes following Sporting's late arrival at the stadium due to a traffic jam.
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