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Sporting Lisbon spoils Frankfurt's Champions League debut

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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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