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Sparta Praha v Lyon 2-1 · UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League
Sparta Praha
FT

2-1

  • M. Rynes63'
  • J. Mercado69'
  • M. Suchomel (OG)45'
Lyon
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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Sparta Praha beat Lyon 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League.

M. Suchomel (og) 45', M. Rynes 63' and J. Mercado 69' scored for Sparta Praha.

Sparta Praha had 52% of the ball to Lyon's 48%; the sides had 9 and 11 shots (3 and 4 on target).

The referee showed 2 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

52%48%

Shots

911

Shots on Target

34

Corners

69

Pass Accuracy

87%82%

Fouls

107

Match timeline

  1. 90+4’Yellow cardM. Rynes
  2. 90+2’SubstitutionJ. Mercado · On: G. Kuol
  3. 85’SubstitutionA. Karabec · On: H. Sochurek
  4. 85’SubstitutionJ. Brunes · On: E. Singhateh
  5. 84’SubstitutionJ. Alcocer · On: L. Haraslin
  6. 76’SubstitutionM. Ouedraogo · On: E. Nuamah
  7. 76’SubstitutionM. de Carvalho · On: M. Fofana
  8. 75’SubstitutionA. Irving · On: S. Eneme
  9. 69’J. MercadoSparta Praha · assist M. Rynes3–0
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Team stats comparison

Sparta PrahaLyon
  • 52Possession48
  • 9Shots11
  • 3Shots on Target4
  • 6Corners9
  • 3Offsides2
  • 4Saves1
  • 442Passes403
  • 87Pass Accuracy82
  • 10Fouls7
  • 1Yellow Cards0

Match info

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Referee
Serdar Gozubuyuk, Netherlands
Sparta Praha coach
Brian Priske
Lyon coach
Paulo Fonseca

Match record

Competition
UEFA Champions League
Kick-off
Match ID
cornerflick:match:sparta-praha-vs-lyon-champions-league-2026-08-04

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Sparta Praha4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 44Jakub SurovčíkGK
  • 2Martin SuchomelDF
  • 19Adam ŠevinskýDF
  • 25Asger SørensenDF
  • 11Matěj RynešDF
  • 18Andy IrvingMF
  • 28Roman MacekMF
  • 10Adam KarabecMF
  • 17John MercadoFW
  • 14Jonatan Braut BrunesFW
  • 7Josimar AlcócerFW

Bench

  • 47Krisztián Hegyi
  • 15Viktor Vitályos
  • 30Jaroslav Zelený
  • 3Pavel Kadeřábek
  • 5Santiago Eneme
  • 21Joao Grimaldo
  • 38Hugo Sochurek
  • 22Lukáš Haraslín
  • 24Dominik Hollý
  • 27Ebrima Singhateh
  • 29Matyáš Vojta
  • 36Garang Kuol

Coach · Brian Priske

44. Jakub Surovčík (GK)44Surovčík2. Martin Suchomel (DF)2Suchomel19. Adam Ševinský (DF)19Ševinský25. Asger Sørensen (DF)25Sørensen11. Matěj Ryneš (DF)11Ryneš18. Andy Irving (MF)18Irving28. Roman Macek (MF)28Macek10. Adam Karabec (MF)10Karabec17. John Mercado (FW)17Mercado14. Jonatan Braut Brunes (FW)14Brunes7. Josimar Alcócer (FW)7Alcócer1. Dominik Greif (GK)1Greif98. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (DF)98Maitland-Niles22. Clinton Mata (DF)22Mata21. Ruben Kluivert (DF)21Kluivert76. Mohamed Ouédraogo (DF)76Ouédraogo23. Tyler Morton (MF)23Morton6. Tanner Tessmann (MF)6Tessmann39. Mathys de Carvalho (MF)39Carvalho16. Abner Vinícius (FW)16Vinícius17. Loïs Openda (FW)17Openda8. Corentin Tolisso (FW)8Tolisso
  • Sparta Praha
  • Lyon

Lyon4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1Dominik GreifGK
  • 98Ainsley Maitland-NilesDF
  • 22Clinton MataDF
  • 21Ruben KluivertDF
  • 76Mohamed OuédraogoDF
  • 23Tyler MortonMF
  • 6Tanner TessmannMF
  • 39Mathys de CarvalhoMF
  • 16Abner ViníciusFW
  • 17Loïs OpendaFW
  • 8Corentin TolissoFW

Bench

  • 30Yvann Konan
  • 40Rémy Descamps
  • 37Steeve Kango
  • 85Noham Kamara
  • 5Orel Mangala
  • 11Malick Fofana
  • 99Noah Nartey
  • 7Ernest Nuamah
  • 24Julien Duranville
  • 26Kaïl Boudache
  • 45Rémi Himbert

Coach · Paulo Fonseca

Head to head

1Wins
0Draws
2Wins

Previous 3 meetings

  • 2026 · UEFA Champions LeagueSparta Praha2 - 1Lyon
  • 2021 · UEFA Europa LeagueSparta Praha0 - 3Lyon
  • 2021 · UEFA Europa LeagueSparta Praha3 - 4Lyon

Meetings held in the Cornerflick archive.

UEFA Champions League table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Paris Saint Germain1100+53
2Bayern München1100+53
3Barcelona1100+43
4Manchester United1100+43
5Como1100+33

Full timeline

14 events

  1. 20’VARJ. Brunes · Goal Disallowed - offside
  2. 45’M. SuchomelLyon1–0
  3. 63’M. RynesSparta Praha · assist A. Irving2–0
  4. 66’Yellow cardA. Karabec
  5. 67’Penalty missedC. Tolisso
  6. 69’J. MercadoSparta Praha · assist M. Rynes3–0
  7. 75’SubstitutionA. Irving · On: S. Eneme
  8. 76’SubstitutionM. Ouedraogo · On: E. Nuamah
  9. 76’SubstitutionM. de Carvalho · On: M. Fofana
  10. 84’SubstitutionJ. Alcocer · On: L. Haraslin
  11. 85’SubstitutionA. Karabec · On: H. Sochurek
  12. 85’SubstitutionJ. Brunes · On: E. Singhateh
  13. 90+2’SubstitutionJ. Mercado · On: G. Kuol
  14. 90+4’Yellow cardM. Rynes

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