Bayer Leverkusen vs Sparta Prague, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

Bayer Leverkusen beat Sparta Prague to reach Champions League last 16

A goal in each half sent Bayer Leverkusen into the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday with a comfortable 2-0 win over a toothless Sparta Prague side unable to offer much resistance to the German champions.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 3': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
• 3': Offside, Sparta Prague. Victor Olatunji is caught offside.
• 6': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 6': Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 9': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Martin Vitík.
• 11': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross.
• 12': Attempt blocked. Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Olatunji.
• 16': Foul by Tomás Wiesner (Sparta Prague).
• 16': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 20': Attempt saved. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 21': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba.
• 22': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
• 23': Attempt missed. Tomás Wiesner (Sparta Prague) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jaroslav Zeleny with a cross.
• 24': Attempt missed. Tomás Wiesner (Sparta Prague) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen with a cross.
• 24': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Tah.
• 25': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Peter Vindahl.
• 26': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Asger Sørensen.
• 27': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Qazim Laçi.
• 27': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Victor Olatunji.
• 28': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
• 28': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Tah with a headed pass.
• 30': VAR Decision: No Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
• 32': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Sparta Prague 0. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
• 32': Delay in match because of an injury Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 33': Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 33': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Asger Sørensen.
• 33': Delay in match because of an injury Asger Sørensen (Sparta Prague).
• 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 35': Attempt missed. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
• 36': Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 37': Attempt missed. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Patrik Schick following a fast break.
• 41': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 43': Attempt missed. Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lukás Sadílek.
• 44': Attempt blocked. Kaan Kairinen (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Sevinsky with a headed pass.
• 44': Attempt missed. Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
• 45'+1': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 45'+1': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Peter Vindahl.
• 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
• 45'+4': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 45'+4': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Sparta Prague 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Sparta Prague 0.
• 46': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 46': Lukás Sadílek (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 47': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
• 47': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 47': Foul by Jaroslav Zeleny (Sparta Prague).
• 48': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong following a fast break.
• 49': Attempt saved. Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaroslav Zeleny.
• 51': Attempt missed. Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Qazim Laçi with a through ball.
• 54': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Tomás Wiesner.
• 55': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kaan Kairinen.
• 57': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
• 60': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
• 62': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Asger Sørensen.
• 62': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 62': Foul by Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague).
• 63': Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 64': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 64': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Sparta Prague 0. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
• 66': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
• 66': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Wiesner (Sparta Prague).
• 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 67': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Lukás Haraslín replaces Victor Olatunji.
• 68': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
• 69': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 69': Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 70': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 72': Attempt missed. Jaroslav Zeleny (Sparta Prague) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tomás Wiesner with a cross.
• 72': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 76': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
• 77': Attempt missed. Martin Vitík (Sparta Prague) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Veljko Birmancevic following a corner.
• 77': Attempt missed. Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen with a cross following a corner.
• 78': Attempt missed. Lukás Haraslín (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tomás Wiesner.
• 80': Foul by Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague).
• 80': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 82': Hand ball by Lukás Sadílek (Sparta Prague).
• 83': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleix García replaces Exequiel Palacios.
• 83': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Nathan Tella.
• 83': Attempt saved. Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 85': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Krystof Danek replaces Qazim Laçi.
• 85': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Martin Suchomel replaces Tomás Wiesner.
• 87': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 87': Lukás Haraslín (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 88': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
• 89': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 89': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Sparta Prague).
• 90': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Artem Stepanov replaces Patrik Schick.
• 90': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Florian Wirtz.
• 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
• 90'+2': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 90'+2': Lukás Haraslín (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+2': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 90'+3': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Ermal Krasniqi replaces Jaroslav Zeleny.
• 90'+3': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Lukás Penxa replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Sparta Prague 0.
• 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Sparta Prague 0.