UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, March 7, 2024
Liverpool WWWWW 5
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Sparta Prague LWWLW 1
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LIV325
SPP011
1st Leg · Generali-Arena · 18,349 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool hammer Sparta Prague with Nunez double

An early penalty by Alexis Mac Allister and a Darwin Nunez brace helped Liverpool to thrash Sparta Prague 5-1 in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
3
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
6
63.3
Possession
36.7
20
SHOTS
11
11
ON GOAL
7
0.6
On Target %
0.6
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
584
Accurate Passes
299
660
Passes
370
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
2
6
Crosses
16
0.0
Cross %
0.1
44
Long Balls
55
18
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
1
10
Effective Tackles
6
19
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
6
18
Effective Clearances
14
18
Clearances
14

Head to Head

LIV leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

SPP · 3-4-3

  1. 1Peter Vindahl JensenG
  2. 25Asger SørensenCD
  3. 37Ladislav KrejcíCD-L
  4. 41Martin VitíkCD-R
  5. 6Kaan KairinenCM-L
  6. 4Markus SolbakkenCM-R
  7. 30Jaroslav ZelenýLM
  8. 2Ángelo PreciadoRM
  9. 9Jan KuchtaF
  10. 22Lukás HaraslínCF-L
  11. 14Veljko BirmancevicCF-R

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 62Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 78Jarell QuansahCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 2Joe GomezRB
  6. 3Wataru EndoCM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 19Harvey ElliottRM
  9. 9Darwin NúñezF
  10. 7Luis DíazLF
  11. 18Cody GakpoRF

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Sparta Prague 0, Liverpool 1. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 25' Goal! Sparta Prague 0, Liverpool 2. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  3. 43' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Matej Rynes replaces Asger Sørensen because of an injury.
  4. 45'+3' Goal! Sparta Prague 0, Liverpool 3. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  5. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Conor Bradley replaces Joe Gomez.
  6. 46' Own Goal by Conor Bradley, Liverpool. Sparta Prague 1, Liverpool 3.
  7. 50' Substitution, Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk replaces Ibrahima Konaté because of an injury.
  8. 51' Substitution, Liverpool. Dominik Szoboszlai replaces Darwin Núñez.
  9. 53' Goal! Sparta Prague 1, Liverpool 4. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  10. 62' Ladislav Krejcí (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 65' Substitution, Liverpool. Bobby Clark replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  12. 65' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Qazim Laçi replaces Lukás Haraslín.
  13. 73' Jaroslav Zeleny (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Mohamed Salah replaces Luis Díaz.
  15. 74' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Adam Karabec replaces Kaan Kairinen.
  16. 74' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Victor Olatunji replaces Jan Kuchta.
  17. 74' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Indrit Tuci replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
  18. 90'+4' Goal! Sparta Prague 1, Liverpool 5. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.