UEFA Europa League

Brøndby IF vs Sparta Prague, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

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Brøndby IF
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Sparta Prague

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Brøndby IF are hosting Sparta Prague at Brøndby Stadion, Brøndby, Denmark, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Andreas Bruus (Brøndby IF).
  • 2': Lukás Haraslín (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by Dávid Hancko (Sparta Prague).
  • 4': Morten Frendrup (Brøndby IF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Dávid Hancko (Sparta Prague).
  • 7': Josip Radosevic (Brøndby IF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Sigurd Rosted.
  • 12': Foul by Matej Polidar (Sparta Prague).
  • 12': Mikael Uhre (Brøndby IF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Anis Ben Slimane (Brøndby IF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Matej Polidar (Sparta Prague).
  • 18': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Kevin Tshiembe.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Dávid Hancko (Sparta Prague) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Andreas Bruus (Brøndby IF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Corner, Brøndby IF. Conceded by Dávid Hancko.
  • 30': Adam Hlozek (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Sigurd Rosted (Brøndby IF).
  • 32': Foul by Tomás Wiesner (Sparta Prague).
  • 32': Mikael Uhre (Brøndby IF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Jakub Pesek (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín.
  • 33': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Brøndby IF).
  • 33': Tomás Wiesner (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Offside, Brøndby IF. Anis Ben Slimane tries a through ball, but Simon Hedlund is caught offside.
  • 36': David Pavelka (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Brøndby IF).
  • 37': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Brøndby IF).
  • 37': Michal Sacek (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Adam Hlozek (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Anis Ben Slimane (Brøndby IF).
  • 38': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Andreas Vindheim replaces Matej Polidar because of an injury.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Dávid Hancko (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín.
  • 40': Anis Ben Slimane (Brøndby IF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Tomás Wiesner (Sparta Prague).
  • 45': Foul by Lukás Haraslín (Sparta Prague).
  • 45': Sigurd Rosted (Brøndby IF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Filip Soucek (Sparta Prague).
  • 45'+1': Kevin Tshiembe (Brøndby IF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Florin Nita (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Sigurd Rosted (Brøndby IF).
  • 45'+2': Sigurd Rosted (Brøndby IF) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': Filip Soucek (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Brøndby IF 0, Sparta Prague 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brøndby IF 0, Sparta Prague 0.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Lukás Haraslín (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jakub Pesek.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Brøndby IF) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Mensah with a cross.
  • 49': Offside, Brøndby IF. Andreas Bruus tries a through ball, but Simon Hedlund is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Filip Soucek (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Attempt missed. David Pavelka (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andreas Vindheim.
  • 52': Offside, Sparta Prague. Adam Hlozek tries a through ball, but Lukás Haraslín is caught offside.
  • 53': Offside, Brøndby IF. Kevin Tshiembe tries a through ball, but Mikael Uhre is caught offside.
  • 56': Filip Soucek (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Morten Frendrup (Brøndby IF).
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Filip Soucek (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Wiesner.
  • 59': Foul by Ondrej Celustka (Sparta Prague).
  • 59': Mikael Uhre (Brøndby IF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Ondrej Celustka (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card.
  • 62': Anis Ben Slimane (Brøndby IF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Andreas Vindheim (Sparta Prague).
  • 64': Substitution, Sparta Prague. David Moberg-Karlsson replaces Lukás Haraslín.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Kevin Mensah (Brøndby IF) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Tshiembe.
  • 66': Foul by Josip Radosevic (Brøndby IF).
  • 66': Michal Sacek (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Josip Radosevic (Brøndby IF).
  • 68': Michal Sacek (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Brøndby IF. Christian Cappis replaces Anis Ben Slimane.
  • 69': Substitution, Brøndby IF. Marko Divkovic replaces Mikael Uhre.
  • 70': Attempt saved. David Moberg-Karlsson (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomás Wiesner.
  • 73': Corner, Brøndby IF. Conceded by Tomás Wiesner.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Jakub Pesek (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Moberg-Karlsson.
  • 75': Substitution, Brøndby IF. Tobias Børkeeiet replaces Sigurd Rosted.
  • 75': Substitution, Brøndby IF. Andrija Pavlovic replaces Simon Hedlund.
  • 78': Offside, Brøndby IF. Kevin Mensah tries a through ball, but Marko Divkovic is caught offside.
  • 81': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Tobias Børkeeiet.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Dávid Hancko (Sparta Prague) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Moberg-Karlsson with a cross.
  • 81': Foul by Marko Divkovic (Brøndby IF).
  • 81': Michal Sacek (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Filip Soucek (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Christian Cappis (Brøndby IF).
  • 83': Foul by Andrija Pavlovic (Brøndby IF).
  • 83': Ondrej Celustka (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by David Pavelka (Sparta Prague).
  • 84': Kevin Tshiembe (Brøndby IF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Brøndby IF. Jens Gammelby replaces Kevin Mensah.
  • 85': Filip Soucek (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Andrija Pavlovic (Brøndby IF).
  • 85': Andrija Pavlovic (Brøndby IF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Offside, Sparta Prague. Florin Nita tries a through ball, but Adam Hlozek is caught offside.
  • 90': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Vaclav Drchal replaces Michal Sacek.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Jens Gammelby.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Tomás Wiesner (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jens Gammelby (Brøndby IF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Adam Hlozek (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Wiesner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brøndby IF 0, Sparta Prague 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Brøndby IF 0, Sparta Prague 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 4
52 Possession 48
12 SHOTS 4
4 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
362 Accurate Passes 316
464 Passes 423
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 2
16 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.1
75 Long Balls 79
34 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 12
15 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 3
17 Effective Clearances 14
17 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Brøndby Stadion
Location: Brøndby, Denmark
Attendance: 18,867

UEFA Europa League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Lyon 8 +13 21
2 Aston Villa 8 +8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 +10 19
4 Real Betis 8 +6 17
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRO Brøndby IF (3-5-2)

No. Name
30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
5 Andreas Maxsø
18 Kevin Tshiembe
4 Sigurd Rosted Yellow Card
25 Anis Ben Slimane
19 Morten Frendrup
22 Josip Radosevic
14 Kevin Niclas Mensah
17 Andreas Bruus
27 Simon Hedlund
11 Mikkel Uhre
Brøndby IF Substitutes:
Andrija Pavlovic, Jens Martin Gammelby, Andreas Pyndt, Henrik Heggheim, Christian Cappis, Thomas Mikkelsen, Michael Lumb, Jagvir Singh Sidhu, Marko Divkovic, Oskar Fallenius, Tobias Børkeeiet, Mathias Greve.

SPP Sparta Prague (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Florin Nita (GK)
33 Dávid Hancko
3 Ondrej Celustka Yellow Card
24 Matej Polidar
28 Tomas Wiesner
8 David Pavelka
16 Michal Sacek
6 Filip Soucek Yellow Card
20 Adam Hlozek
22 Lukás Haraslín
21 Jakub Pesek
Sparta Prague Substitutes:
Frantisek Kotek, Martin Vitík, Martin Minchev, Adam Gabriel, Adam Karabec, Vaclav Drchal, Milan Heca, Andreas Vindheim, Borek Dockal, Filip Panak, David Moberg-Karlsson, Lukas Stetina.

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