VfB Stuttgart vs Sparta Prague, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueStuttgart held at home by Sparta Prague in Champions League
Stuttgart were held to a 1-1 home draw by Czech champions Sparta Prague in the Champions League on Tuesday after Sparta midfielder Kaan Kairinen cancelled out an early opener by Enzo Millot.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Albion Rrahmani (Sparta Prague).
- 3': Attempt blocked. Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matej Rynes.
- 4': Foul by Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague).
- 4': Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángelo Preciado.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Albion Rrahmani (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Veljko Birmancevic.
- 5': Hand ball by Martin Vitík (Sparta Prague).
- 7': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, Sparta Prague 0. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt with a cross.
- 9': Attempt saved. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
- 10': Attempt missed. Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Veljko Birmancevic.
- 12': Foul by Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart).
- 12': Lukás Haraslín (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 13': Martin Vitík (Sparta Prague) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 13': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague).
- 14': Hand ball by Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart).
- 15': Attempt saved. Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaroslav Zeleny.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
- 18': Foul by Albion Rrahmani (Sparta Prague).
- 18': Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Offside, Sparta Prague. Lukás Haraslín is caught offside.
- 20': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav is caught offside.
- 22': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Martin Vitík.
- 24': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague).
- 25': Attempt missed. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 27': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Millot with a through ball.
- 27': Albion Rrahmani (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart).
- 29': Albion Rrahmani (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 29': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Filip Panák (Sparta Prague).
- 30': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart).
- 31': Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 1, Sparta Prague 1. Kaan Kairinen (Sparta Prague) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
- 39': Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Matej Rynes with a cross.
- 40': Attempt saved. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
- 41': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Kaan Kairinen.
- 42': Attempt missed. Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
- 42': Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Albion Rrahmani (Sparta Prague).
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 1, Sparta Prague 1.
- 45': Second Half begins VfB Stuttgart 1, Sparta Prague 1.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ermedin Demirovic.
- 48': Hand ball by Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart).
- 48': Attempt saved. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 49': Foul by Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart).
- 49': Lukás Haraslín (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Qazim Laçi.
- 51': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Sparta Prague).
- 54': Attempt missed. Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Jaroslav Zeleny (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángelo Preciado.
- 54': Attempt saved. Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Attempt saved. Ermedin Demirovic (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt with a cross.
- 58': Attempt missed. Filip Panák (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
- 62': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Anrie Chase replaces Pascal Stenzel.
- 62': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Stiller.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 64': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Jaroslav Zeleny.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Millot with a cross.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Anrie Chase (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 65': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Veljko Birmancevic.
- 68': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Martin Vitík.
- 69': Attempt missed. Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Führich following a corner.
- 70': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Lukás Sadílek replaces Qazim Laçi.
- 70': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Victor Olatunji replaces Albion Rrahmani.
- 71': Attempt saved. Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Millot with a through ball.
- 74': Attempt missed. Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 74': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Deniz Undav is caught offside.
- 75': Foul by Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart).
- 75': Lukás Haraslín (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. El Bilal Touré replaces Atakan Karazor.
- 77': Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Sparta Prague).
- 77': Kaan Kairinen (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Attempt saved. Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Führich.
- 79': Attempt missed. Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
- 82': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Ermal Krasniqi replaces Lukás Haraslín.
- 82': Chris Führich (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Ermal Krasniqi (Sparta Prague).
- 84': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Lukás Sadílek.
- 84': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Fabian Rieder replaces Jamie Leweling.
- 85': Foul by Ermal Krasniqi (Sparta Prague).
- 85': Maximilian Mittelstädt (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Attempt missed. Fabian Rieder (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 86': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Matej Rynes.
- 87': Attempt saved. Fabian Rieder (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Millot.
- 87': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Peter Vindahl.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Rieder with a cross.
- 89': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Martin Vitík.
- 89': Attempt missed. Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by El Bilal Touré (VfB Stuttgart).
- 90'+1': Peter Vindahl (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Fabian Rieder (VfB Stuttgart).
- 90'+3': Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Anthony Rouault (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeff Chabot.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 1, Sparta Prague 1.
- 0': Match ends, VfB Stuttgart 1, Sparta Prague 1.
Statistics
 SPP |
VFB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 9 | Saves | 2 |
| 23.5 | Possession | 76.5 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 131 | Accurate Passes | 602 |
| 213 | Passes | 681 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 4 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.8 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 16 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 41 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 41 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 60,000
Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Attendance: 60,000
UEFA Champions League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 4 | +9 | 12 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 4 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Brest | 4 | +6 | 10 |
Line-Ups
VfB Stuttgart (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 24 | Julian Chabot |
| 29 | Anthony Rouault |
| 7 | Maximilian Mittelstädt |
| 15 | Pascal Stenzel  |
| 26 | Deniz Undav |
| 6 | Angelo Stiller |
| 16 | Atakan Karazor |
| 9 | Ermedin Demirovic |
| 18 | Jamie Leweling |
| 8 | Enzo Millot |
Sparta Prague (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Vindahl Jensen (GK) |
| 27 | Filip Panak |
| 30 | Jaroslav Zeleny |
| 41 | Martin Vitík |
| 20 | Qazim Laçi |
| 6 | Kaan Kairinen |
| 32 | Matej Rynes |
| 17 | Ángelo Preciado |
| 10 | Albion Rrahmani |
| 22 | Lukás Haraslín |
| 14 | Veljko Birmancevic |
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