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

Sparta Prague

4': Lukás Haraslín
19': Lukás Haraslín
90'+6': Ladislav Krejcí

FT
3 - 4

Lyon

42': Karl Toko Ekambi
53': Houssem Aouar
67': Lucas Paquetá
74': Malo Gusto
88': Karl Toko Ekambi

Introduction

Sparta Prague are hosting Lyon at Generali-Arena, Wien, Austria, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

4': Goal! Sparta Prague 1, Lyon 0. Lukás Haraslín (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Minchev.
19': Goal! Sparta Prague 2, Lyon 0. Lukás Haraslín (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Minchev with a headed pass.
24': Henrique (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Goal! Sparta Prague 2, Lyon 1. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérôme Boateng with a through ball.
45'+3': First Half ends, Sparta Prague 2, Lyon 1.
45': Second Half begins Sparta Prague 2, Lyon 1.
45': Substitution, Lyon. Emerson replaces Henrique.
45': Substitution, Lyon. Lucas Paquetá replaces Tinotenda Kadewere.
52': Malo Gusto (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Goal! Sparta Prague 2, Lyon 2. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
59': Jérôme Boateng (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
59': Lukás Haraslín (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card.
62': Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
63': Léo Dubois (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
63': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Borek Dockal replaces Martin Minchev.
67': Goal! Sparta Prague 2, Lyon 3. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
68': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
69': Substitution, Lyon. Sinaly Diomandé replaces Jérôme Boateng.
73': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Ladislav Krejci II replaces Michal Sacek.
74': Second yellow card to Malo Gusto (Lyon) for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Lyon. Léo Dubois replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
80': David Pavelka (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Adam Karabec replaces David Pavelka.
84': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Matej Polidar replaces Jakub Pesek.
85': Thiago Mendes (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Goal! Sparta Prague 2, Lyon 4. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a cross.
90'+5': Substitution, Lyon. Maxence Caqueret replaces Houssem Aouar.
90'+6': Goal! Sparta Prague 3, Lyon 4. Ladislav Krejci II (Sparta Prague) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Sparta Prague 3, Lyon 4.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Generali-Arena
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 12,427

UEFA Europa League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+10	Lyon	6	15	1
+8	FC Midtjylland	6	15	1
+6	Aston Villa	6	15	1
+7	Real Betis	6	14	0

Full Table

Statistics

LYON		SPP
9	Fouls	6
6	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	4
57.1	Possession	42.9
16	SHOTS	11
8	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
437	Accurate Passes	291
526	Passes	388
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	2
3	Crosses	15
0.7	Cross %	0.1
65	Long Balls	59
25	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	10
15	Tackles	21
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	9
8	Effective Clearances	5
8	Clearances	5

Line-Ups

Sparta Prague (4-4-1-1)

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

Substitutes:

Borek Dockal, Vaclav Drchal, David Moberg-Karlsson, Matej Polidar, Adam Karabec, Matej Pulkrab, Milan Heca, Ladislav Krejcí, Lukas Stetina, Dominik Holec, Andreas Vindheim, Martin Vitík.

Lyon (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Lopes (GK)
5	Jason Denayer
27	Jérôme Boateng
12	Henrique
17	Malo Gusto
8	Houssem Aouar
39	Bruno Guimarães
23	Thiago Mendes
11	Tino Kadewere
7	Karl Toko Ekambi
29	Xherdan Shaqiri

Substitutes:

Rayan Cherki, Habib Keita, Maxence Caqueret, Damien Da Silva, Lucas Paquetá, Léo Dubois, Kayne Bonnevie, Castello Lukeba, Sinaly Diomande, Julian Pollersbeck, Emerson.

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