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Lyon lost to Sparta Prague
Lyon 1 – 2 Sparta Prague
FT · Tue, Aug 4
1st leg of 2 · 1–2 on aggregate

Match Details

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Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Sparta Prague 2, Lyon 1.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, Sparta Prague 2, Lyon 1.
  • 90'+4'Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague).
  • 90'+3'Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'Substitution, Sparta Prague. Garang Kuol replaces John Mercado.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Jakub Surovcík (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Foul by Ernest Nuamah (Lyon).
  • 89'Attempt saved. Malick Fofana (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Jakub Surovcík (Sparta Prague). Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
  • 85'Substitution, Sparta Prague. Ebrima Singhateh replaces Jonatan Braut Brunes.
  • 85'Substitution, Sparta Prague. Hugo Sochurek replaces Adam Karabec.

Line Score

12T
LYON 10 1
SPP 02 2

Match Leaders

Lyon
Sparta Prague

Key Events

90'+4'Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2'Substitution, Sparta Prague. Garang Kuol replaces John Mercado.
85'Substitution, Sparta Prague. Ebrima Singhateh replaces Jonatan Braut Brunes.
85'Substitution, Sparta Prague. Hugo Sochurek replaces Adam Karabec.
84'Substitution, Sparta Prague. Lukás Haraslín replaces Josimar Alcócer.
75'Substitution, Lyon. Ernest Nuamah replaces Mohamed Ouédraogo.
75'Substitution, Lyon. Malick Fofana replaces Mathys de Carvalho.
75'Substitution, Sparta Prague. Santiago Eneme replaces Andy Irving.
69'Goal! Sparta Prague 2, Lyon 1. John Mercado (Sparta Prague) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matej Rynes with a cross.
67'Penalty missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot is just a bit too high.
66'Adam Karabec (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card.
63'Goal! Sparta Prague 1, Lyon 1. Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Irving.
45'Own Goal by Martin Suchomel, Sparta Prague. Sparta Prague 0, Lyon 1.

Team Stats

LyonSparta Prague
General
48.1 Possession % 51.9
11 Shots 9
4 On Target 3
2 Offsides 3
9 Corners 6
7 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
331 Passes Completed 382
7 Crosses Won 4
12 Tackles Won 5
3 Interceptions 5
15 Clearances 14
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 4

Recent Form

Sparta Prague W W W L L
Lyon W W W L L

Starting Lineups

Sparta Prague4-2-3-1
44 Surovcik
2 Suchomel 45' OG 19 Sevinsky 25 Sørensen 11 Rynes 63'A
28 Macek 18 Irving A
17 Mercado 69' 10 Karabec 7 Alcócer
14 Brunes
8 Tolisso 17 Openda 16 Abner
76 Ouédraogo 39 De Carvalho 23 Morton 98 Maitland-Niles
21 Kluivert 6 Tessmann 22 Mata
1 Greif
Lyon3-4-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Sparta Prague

  1. JS #44 Jakub SurovcikG
  2. AS #25 Asger SørensenCD-L
  3. AS #19 Adam SevinskyCD-R
  4. MR #11 Matej RynesLB63'
  5. MS #2 Martin SuchomelRB45' OG
  6. AK #10 Adam KarabecAM
  7. AI #18 Andrew IrvingLM
  8. RM #28 Roman MacekRM
  9. JB #14 Jonatan BrunesF
  10. JA #7 Josimar AlcócerAM-L
  11. JM #17 John MercadoAM-R69'
Substitutes · 5 used

Lyon

  1. DG #1 Dominik GreifG
  2. TT #6 Tanner TessmannCD
  3. #21 Ruben KluivertCD-L
  4. CM #22 Clinton MataCD-R
  5. MD #39 Mathys De CarvalhoCM-L
  6. TM #23 Tyler MortonCM-R
  7. MO #76 Mohamed OuédraogoLM
  8. AM #98 Ainsley Maitland-NilesRM
  9. #17 Loïs OpendaF
  10. CT #8 Corentin TolissoCF-L
  11. A #16 AbnerCF-R
Substitutes · 2 used

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News

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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