
Sparta Prague vs Internazionale, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueLautaro Martínez's goal sees Inter Milan edge Sparta Prague
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Lautaro Martínez scored a superb first-half volley as Inter Milan claimed a 1-0 Champions League victory over hosts Sparta Prague
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt missed. Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 6': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 6': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 8': Foul by Lukás Sadílek (Sparta Prague).
- 8': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Goal! Sparta Prague 0, Inter Milan 1. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
- 17': Foul by Lukás Sadílek (Sparta Prague).
- 17': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Sparta Prague).
- 18': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Tomás Wiesner (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Veljko Birmancevic.
- 21': Foul by Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague).
- 21': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague).
- 26': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 28': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Sparta Prague).
- 28': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 32': Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukás Sadílek with a cross.
- 35': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 38': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
- 38': Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Tomás Wiesner (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 43': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
- 43': Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sparta Prague 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sparta Prague 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Asger Sørensen.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
- 50': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Matej Rynes.
- 52': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague).
- 52': Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card.
- 54': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella following a fast break.
- 55': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan).
- 55': Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Attempt saved. Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 55': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
- 58': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 60': Offside, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco is caught offside.
- 60': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 63': VAR Decision: No Goal Sparta Prague 0-1 Inter Milan.
- 63': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Barella.
- 64': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Denzel Dumfries.
- 64': Attempt missed. Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen.
- 65': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
- 65': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 66': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 67': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan).
- 67': Lukás Sadílek (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Martin Vitík (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
- 69': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Filip Panák.
- 70': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Jaroslav Zeleny replaces Matej Rynes.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, Inter Milan. Piotr Zielinski replaces Kristjan Asllani.
- 71': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
- 72': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
- 74': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Lukás Haraslín replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
- 74': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Jaroslav Zeleny (Sparta Prague).
- 78': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 78': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Peter Vindahl.
- 79': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Martin Suchomel replaces Tomás Wiesner because of an injury.
- 79': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Ermal Krasniqi replaces Victor Olatunji.
- 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Mehdi Taremi replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 82': Foul by Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague).
- 82': Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 89': Foul by Filip Panák (Sparta Prague).
- 89': Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Ermal Krasniqi (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 90'+4': Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ermal Krasniqi (Sparta Prague).
- 90'+5': Ermal Krasniqi (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Offside, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sparta Prague 0, Inter Milan 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sparta Prague 0, Inter Milan 1.
Statistics
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SPP![]() |
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7 | Fouls | 11 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 0 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
2 | Saves | 3 |
69.5 | Possession | 30.5 |
12 | SHOTS | 10 |
4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
664 | Accurate Passes | 243 |
734 | Passes | 310 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
15 | Crosses | 10 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
43 | Long Balls | 44 |
24 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
4 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
6 | Tackles | 10 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
7 | Interceptions | 8 |
23 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
23 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: epet ARENA
Location: Prague, Czechia
Attendance: 18,010
UEFA Champions League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 8 | +12 | 21 |
2 | Barcelona | 8 | +15 | 19 |
3 | Arsenal | 8 | +13 | 19 |
4 | Internazionale | 8 | +10 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Sparta Prague (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Peter Vindahl Jensen (GK) |
27 | Filip Panak |
25 | Asger Sørensen |
41 | Martin Vitík |
20 | Qazim Laçi |
18 | Lukas Sadilek |
6 | Kaan Kairinen |
32 | Matej Rynes |
28 | Tomas Wiesner |
14 | Veljko Birmancevic |
7 | Victor Olatunji ![]() |
Internazionale (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Yann Sommer (GK) |
6 | Stefan de Vrij |
95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
28 | Benjamin Pavard |
22 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
23 | Nicolò Barella |
21 | Kristjan Asllani ![]() |
32 | Federico Dimarco |
2 | Denzel Dumfries ![]() |
9 | Marcus Thuram |
10 | Lautaro Martínez |
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