Olympique de Marseille
Lens beats Marseille 2-1 and hands top spot to PSG
Olympique de Marseille fell 2-1 to RC Lens in Ligue 1's ninth matchday, losing their lead to PSG. The Phocéens, already defeated in the Champions League midweek, saw Benjamin Pavard involved in both Lens goals. Lens becomes PSG's runner-up after Paris's earlier win in Brest.
OM loses 2-1 to Sporting in Lisbon in Champions League
Olympique de Marseille suffered a 2-1 defeat to Sporting Portugal in the third matchday of the Champions League on Wednesday evening in Lisbon. Down to ten men after Emerson's expulsion late in the first half, the Marseillais crumbled in the second period despite an early goal from Igor Paixão. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sharply criticized the refereeing.