FRANKFURT: Eintracht Frankfurt muscled their way past Olympique Marseille 2-1 on Wednesday to leave Champions League Group D wide open and maintain their chances of advancing on the final matchday next week.
The win lifted the reigning Europa League champions to seven points, one ahead of Marseille and level with Sporting. Tottenham are top on eight.
In a fiery start, Frankfurt’s Daichi Kamada completed a superb passing move to put the hosts in front after three minutes.
Marseille drew level with a Matteo Guendouzi close-range volley in the 22nd but their joy lasted only five minutes after the France international lost possession and Mario Goetze set up Randal Kolo Muani for the winner.
Frankfurt travel to Sporting next week while Marseille host Tottenham. The top two teams will qualify for the Round of 16.