Marseille, Sporting’s opponent in the Champions League, won this Saturday’s visit to Auxerre, 2-0, and provisionally isolated themselves at the head of the French Football League, on matchday six of the championship.
The outsiders, who had Portuguese defender Nuno Tavares in the second half, opened the scoring in the eighth minute through Brazilian Gerson.
The advantage was extended by the Chilean Alexis Sánchez, with 84, adding Marseille to 16 points, three more than the French champions Paris Saint-Germain and Lens, both with one game less, and six more than Lyon, which has two games less .
The Parisians, Benfica’s rivals in group H of the ‘Champions’, will visit Nantes (10th), while Lens, which travels to Reims (14th), on Sunday.
Marseille hosts Sporting on matchday three of Group D of the Champions League, on October 4, visiting the ‘lions’ in the next round, on October 12.
Source: Observadora
