UEFA Europa League

Spartak Moscow vs Leicester City, 2021-22 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Spartak Moscow
  • 11': Aleksandr Sobolev
  • 44': Jordan Larsson
  • 86': Aleksandr Sobolev
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Leicester City
  • 45': Patson Daka
  • 48': Patson Daka
  • 54': Patson Daka
  • 78': Patson Daka

Four-goal Patson Daka leads Leicester to stunning win at Spartak

Patson Daka scored four goals to inspire Leicester City to a 4-3 comeback win at Spartak Moscow in Europa League Group C on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Samuel Gigot.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Daniel Amartey (Leicester City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
  • 1': Offside, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Ayrton Lucas (Spartak Moscow) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Jordan Larsson (Spartak Moscow) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Corner, Spartak Moscow. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 7': Foul by Nikolai Rasskazov (Spartak Moscow).
  • 7': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Patson Daka with a cross.
  • 9': Ayrton Lucas (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 9': Foul by Ayrton Lucas (Spartak Moscow).
  • 9': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Zelimkhan Bakaev (Spartak Moscow) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sobolev.
  • 11': Goal! Spartak Moscow 1, Leicester City 0. Alexander Sobolev (Spartak Moscow) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev.
  • 12': Attempt saved. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
  • 12': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Aleksandr Maksimenko.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira following a corner.
  • 14': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Roman Zobnin.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 16': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 19': Foul by Ruslan Litvinov (Spartak Moscow).
  • 19': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nikolai Rasskazov.
  • 20': Ayrton Lucas (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 21': Foul by Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City).
  • 21': Ruslan Litvinov (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Jordan Larsson (Spartak Moscow).
  • 23': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Ruslan Litvinov (Spartak Moscow).
  • 25': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Victor Moses (Spartak Moscow).
  • 26': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison.
  • 30': Ayrton Lucas (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 30': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 32': Zelimkhan Bakaev (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Ruslan Litvinov (Spartak Moscow).
  • 33': James Maddison (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Ruslan Litvinov (Spartak Moscow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
  • 39': Foul by Roman Zobnin (Spartak Moscow).
  • 39': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Roman Zobnin (Spartak Moscow).
  • 40': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Leicester City).
  • 41': Jordan Larsson (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Georgi Dzhikiya (Spartak Moscow) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 44': Goal! Spartak Moscow 2, Leicester City 0. Jordan Larsson (Spartak Moscow) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Moses.
  • 45': Goal! Spartak Moscow 2, Leicester City 1. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ruslan Litvinov (Spartak Moscow).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Spartak Moscow 2, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Spartak Moscow 2, Leicester City 1.
  • 48': Goal! Spartak Moscow 2, Leicester City 2. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 49': Foul by Roman Zobnin (Spartak Moscow).
  • 49': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
  • 51': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Leicester City).
  • 51': Jordan Larsson (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Goal! Spartak Moscow 2, Leicester City 3. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
  • 55': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 55': Zelimkhan Bakaev (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Victor Moses (Spartak Moscow) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Litvinov.
  • 57': Corner, Spartak Moscow. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho with a cross.
  • 59': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Ricardo Pereira.
  • 60': Foul by Samuel Gigot (Spartak Moscow).
  • 60': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Roman Zobnin (Spartak Moscow).
  • 61': Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Victor Moses (Spartak Moscow) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sobolev.
  • 63': Corner, Spartak Moscow. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Samuel Gigot (Spartak Moscow) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Youri Tielemans because of an injury.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
  • 67': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nikolai Rasskazov.
  • 68': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Nikolai Rasskazov.
  • 68': Substitution, Spartak Moscow. Quincy Promes replaces Zelimkhan Bakaev.
  • 68': Substitution, Spartak Moscow. Mikhail Ignatov replaces Roman Zobnin.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Mikhail Ignatov (Spartak Moscow) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Quincy Promes.
  • 71': Offside, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey tries a through ball, but Kelechi Iheanacho is caught offside.
  • 73': Corner, Spartak Moscow. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
  • 74': Corner, Spartak Moscow. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 78': Goal! Spartak Moscow 2, Leicester City 4. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a through ball.
  • 81': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Mikhail Ignatov (Spartak Moscow).
  • 82': Foul by Jordan Larsson (Spartak Moscow).
  • 82': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Jannik Vestergaard replaces Jonny Evans.
  • 82': Substitution, Leicester City. Ryan Bertrand replaces Luke Thomas.
  • 83': Foul by Victor Moses (Spartak Moscow).
  • 83': Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City).
  • 83': Victor Moses (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Goal! Spartak Moscow 3, Leicester City 4. Alexander Sobolev (Spartak Moscow) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Moses.
  • 87': Foul by Victor Moses (Spartak Moscow).
  • 87': Ryan Bertrand (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City).
  • 88': Georgi Dzhikiya (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Boubakary Soumaré (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Spartak Moscow. Alexander Lomovitskiy replaces Jordan Larsson.
  • 90'+3': Alexander Sobolev (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Daniel Amartey (Leicester City).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Alexander Lomovitskiy (Spartak Moscow).
  • 90'+5': Marc Albrighton (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Alexander Lomovitskiy (Spartak Moscow) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Foul by James Maddison (Leicester City).
  • 90'+6': Mikhail Ignatov (Spartak Moscow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Spartak Moscow 3, Leicester City 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Spartak Moscow 3, Leicester City 4.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 18
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 2
57.3 Possession 42.7
20 SHOTS 11
6 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
438 Accurate Passes 290
515 Passes 378
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 18
0.4 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 41
25 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 4
14 Effective Tackles 7
24 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 12
25 Effective Clearances 13
25 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Lukoil Arena
Location: Moscow, Russia
Attendance: 11,366

Line-Ups

SPM Spartak Moscow (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
98 Aleksandr Maksimenko (GK)
2 Samuel Gigot
14 Georgi Dzhikiya
92 Nikolai Rasskazov
47 Roman Zobnin
68 Ruslan Litvinov Yellow Card
6 Ayrton Lucas
8 Victor Moses
7 Aleksandr Sobolev
10 Zelimkhan Bakaev
11 Jordan Larsson
Spartak Moscow Substitutes:
Aleksandr Selikhov, Artyom Rebrov, Ilya Kutepov, Quincy Promes, Ilya Gaponov, Stepan Melnikov, Mikhail Ignatov, Andrey Eshchenko, Aleksandr Lomovitski.

LEI Leicester City (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
6 Jonny Evans
4 Caglar Söyüncü
18 Daniel Amartey
42 Boubakary Soumaré Yellow Card
8 Youri Tielemans
10 James Maddison
33 Luke Thomas
21 Ricardo Pereira Yellow Card
29 Patson Daka
14 Kelechi Iheanacho
Leicester City Substitutes:
Marc Albrighton, Filip Benkovic, Ademola Lookman, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Eldin Jakupovic, Ryan Bertrand, Harvey Barnes, Danny Ward, Jannik Vestergaard, Timothy Castagne, Hamza Choudhury, Jamie Vardy.

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