Lyon vs Sparta 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

61': Islam Slimani
63': Islam Slimani
90'+2': Karl Toko Ekambi

FT
3 - 0

Introduction

Lyon are hosting Sparta Prague at Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
7': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Andreas Vindheim replaces Ondrej Celustka because of an injury.
40': Andreas Vindheim (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Goal! Lyon 1, Sparta Prague 0. Islam Slimani (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a through ball.
62': Ladislav Krejci II (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Goal! Lyon 2, Sparta Prague 0. Islam Slimani (Lyon) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxence Caqueret with a cross.
68': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Borek Dockal replaces Michal Sacek.
68': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Matej Pulkrab replaces Jakub Pesek.
68': Substitution, Lyon. Bruno Guimarães replaces Maxence Caqueret.
69': Substitution, Lyon. Lucas Paquetá replaces Islam Slimani.
69': Substitution, Lyon. Karl Toko Ekambi replaces Houssem Aouar.
82': Substitution, Lyon. Bradley Barcola replaces Rayan Cherki.
82': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Adam Karabec replaces Lukás Haraslín.
90'+2': Goal! Lyon 3, Sparta Prague 0. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola with a cross.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 33,934

UEFA Europa League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+13	Lyon	8	21	1
+8	Aston Villa	8	21	1
+10	FC Midtjylland	8	19	1
+6	Real Betis	8	17	1

Full Table

Statistics

SPP		LYON
14	Fouls	6
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	4
40.8	Possession	59.2
15	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
293	Accurate Passes	463
381	Passes	559
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	7
19	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.3
56	Long Balls	53
23	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	6
15	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
12	Interceptions	15
16	Effective Clearances	18
16	Clearances	18

Line-Ups

Lyon (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Lopes (GK)
5	Jason Denayer
21	Damien Da Silva
12	Henrique
2	Sinaly Diomande
29	Xherdan Shaqiri
23	Thiago Mendes
25	Maxence Caqueret
20	Islam Slimani
8	Houssem Aouar
18	Rayan Cherki

Substitutes:

Malcolm Barcola, Léo Dubois, Habib Keita, Kayne Bonnevie, Bruno Guimarães, Jérôme Boateng, Castello Lukeba, Karl Toko Ekambi, Bradley Barcola, Lucas Paquetá, Emerson.

Sparta Prague (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Florin Nita (GK)
3	Ondrej Celustka
27	Filip Panak
33	Dávid Hancko
28	Tomas Wiesner
8	David Pavelka
37	Ladislav Krejcí
16	Michal Sacek
11	Martin Minchev
22	Lukás Haraslín
21	Jakub Pesek