Led by Mario Götze, who made a surprising comeback at the age of 30, the Germans scored twice after the hour mark to cancel out Arthur's opener late in the first period.
At the end of this 6th and last day, Frankfurt finished 2nd in this group D, behind Tottenham, while Marseille, beaten by the Londoners in the other match of the evening, was eliminated from European competitions.
Sporting will be able to console themselves with the C3 thanks to the defeat of OM, but fails to join the other Portuguese clubs, Benfica and Porto, qualified in the eighth of C1 last week.
For the Germans, winners of the Europa League last season, the return to the European elite after a very long absence (C1 final in 1960 lost against Real Madrid 7-3) will continue until spring.
During a first period played by both teams in an intense and open way, Sporting took the advantage through Arthur Gomes, well placed to defeat goalkeeper Kevin Trapp after a cross from Ugarte extended by a defender German (39th).
On returning from the locker room, the match resumed at the same frenetic pace and it was Frankfurt, dryly beaten in the first leg (3-0), who began to smile when the referee whistled a hand from Sebastian Coates in the surface, allowing Daichi Kamada to equalize from the penalty spot (62nd).
The Germans then increased the pressure and their efforts were rewarded when the Frenchman Randal Kolo Muani imposed his physique to win the position for Gonçalo Inacio and score with a powerful cross shot from the right (72nd).
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