UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, March 14, 2024
Sparta Prague WWLWL 1
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Liverpool WWWWD 6
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SPP101
LIV426
2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 11-2 on aggregate · Anfield · 59,581 att.

Match Report

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Salah makes Liverpool history in 6-1 Europa League rout

Mohamed Salah made history for Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp's side hammered Sparta Prague 6-1 on Thursday to storm into the Europa League quarterfinals 11-2 on aggregate.

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Team Stats

4
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
1
22.7
Possession
77.3
9
SHOTS
22
2
ON GOAL
12
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
190
Accurate Passes
835
257
Passes
903
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
12
0.1
Cross %
0.3
44
Long Balls
48
13
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
6
17
Effective Clearances
9
17
Clearances
9

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 62Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 2Joe GomezCD-L
  3. 78Jarell QuansahCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 84Conor BradleyRB
  6. 3Wataru EndoCM
  7. 42Bobby ClarkLM
  8. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  9. 9Darwin NúñezF
  10. 18Cody GakpoLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

SPP · 5-3-2

  1. 1Peter Vindahl JensenG
  2. 30Jaroslav ZelenýCD
  3. 37Ladislav KrejcíCD-L
  4. 41Martin VitíkCD-R
  5. 32Matej RynesLB
  6. 2Ángelo PreciadoRB
  7. 6Kaan KairinenCM
  8. 20Qazim LaçiCM-L
  9. 4Markus SolbakkenCM-R
  10. 9Jan KuchtaCF-L
  11. 14Veljko BirmancevicCF-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Liverpool 1, Sparta Prague 0. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
  2. 8' Goal! Liverpool 2, Sparta Prague 0. Bobby Clark (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  3. 10' Goal! Liverpool 3, Sparta Prague 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bobby Clark.
  4. 14' Goal! Liverpool 4, Sparta Prague 0. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  5. 42' Goal! Liverpool 4, Sparta Prague 1. Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángelo Preciado with a through ball.
  6. 45' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Filip Panák replaces Matej Rynes.
  7. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Joe Gomez.
  8. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. James McConnell replaces Wataru Endo.
  9. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Darwin Núñez.
  10. 48' Goal! Liverpool 5, Sparta Prague 1. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  11. 55' Goal! Liverpool 6, Sparta Prague 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott following a corner.
  12. 58' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Lukás Haraslín replaces Jan Kuchta.
  13. 58' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Lukás Sadílek replaces Qazim Laçi.
  14. 65' Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 66' Substitution, Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk replaces Jarell Quansah.
  16. 66' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Indrit Tuci replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
  17. 73' Substitution, Liverpool. Mateusz Musialowski replaces Bobby Clark because of an injury.
  18. 74' Substitution, Sparta Prague. Patrik Vydra replaces Markus Solbakken.

UEFA Europa League News

All news
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.