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Sporting Lisbon spoils Frankfurt's Champions League debut

Frankfurt's Randal Kolo Muani, center, takes shot as Sporting's Goncalo Inacio, left, and Luis Neto try to stop him during the Champions League Group D soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Sporting Lisbon in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Sept.7, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

English forward Marcus Edwards scored one goal and set up another to help Sporting Lisbon defeat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 and spoil the German club's Champions League debut on Wednesday.

Sporting stunned the home team with two quick-fire goals early in the second half. Edwards opened the scoring with a deflected shot in the 65th, two minutes before he set up Francisco Trincao for 2-0.

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