UEFA Champions League · Tue, 4 Aug 2026 ·
Sparta Praha vs Lyon — 2 - 1
Pragues Letna Hill · Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk, Netherlands
Match report
Sparta Praha beat Lyon 2-1
Sparta Praha beat Lyon 2-1 in UEFA Champions League, 3rd Qualifying Round on Tuesday, 4 August 2026 at Pragues Letna Hill. M. Rynes (63') and J. Mercado (69') scored for Sparta Praha, while M. Suchomel (45' og) found the net for Lyon. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Sparta Praha had 52% of the ball and 9 shots (3 on target) against Lyon’s 11 (4 on target). Asger Sørensen (Sparta Praha) was the top-rated player with 7.9.
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
Not in a league table we track.
Match events
- 20'VAR decisionJonatan Braut BrunesGoal cancelled
- 45'own goalM. Suchomel(own goal)Own Goal
- 63'goalM. RynesAssist: A. Irving
- 66'yellow cardAdam KarabecYellow Card
- 67'missed penaltyCorentin TolissoMissed Penalty
- 69'goalJ. MercadoAssist: M. Rynes
- 75'substitutionA. IrvingOff: S. Eneme
- 75'substitutionM. de CarvalhoOff: M. Fofana
- 75'substitutionM. OuedraogoOff: E. Nuamah
- 84'substitutionJ. AlcocerOff: L. Haraslin
- 85'substitutionJ. BrunesOff: E. Singhateh
- 85'substitutionA. KarabecOff: H. Sochurek
- 90+2'substitutionJ. MercadoOff: G. Kuol
- 90+4'yellow cardMatěj RynešYellow Card
Lineups
Sparta Praha
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Brian Priske
Starting XI
- 44J. SurovcikG
- 2M. SuchomelD
- 19A. SevinskyD
- 25A. SorensenD
- 11M. RynesD
- 28R. MacekM
- 18A. IrvingM
- 17J. MercadoM
- 10A. KarabecM
- 7J. AlcocerM
- 14J. BrunesF
Substitutes
- 47K. HegyiG
- 3P. KaderabekD
- 22L. HaraslinM
- 5S. EnemeM
- 29M. VojtaF
- 24D. HollyM
- 36G. KuolM
- 27E. SinghatehM
- 30J. ZelenyD
- 21J. GrimaldoF
- 38H. SochurekM
- 15V. VitalyosD
Lyon
Formation 3-4-3 · Coach Paulo Fonseca
Starting XI
- 1D. GreifG
- 22C. MataD
- 6T. TessmannD
- 21R. KluivertD
- 98A. Maitland-NilesM
- 23T. MortonM
- 39M. de CarvalhoM
- 76M. OuedraogoM
- 16Abner ViniciusF
- 17L. OpendaF
- 8C. TolissoF
Substitutes
- 40R. DescampsG
- 30Y. KonanG
- 11M. FofanaF
- 7E. NuamahF
- 26K. BoudacheF
- 45R. HimbertF
- 5O. MangalaM
- 24J. DuranvilleF
- 99N. NarteyM
- 85N. KamaraD
- 37S. KangoD
Match statistics
- 52%Possession48%
- –Expected goals (xG)–
- 9Total shots11
- 3Shots on target4
- 5Shots off target3
- 1Blocked shots4
- 8Shots inside the box8
- 1Shots outside the box3
- 6Corners9
- 3Offsides2
- 11Fouls7
- 2Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves1
- 441Passes404
- 382Accurate passes331
- 87%Pass accuracy82%
- –Goals prevented–
Player statistics
Sparta Praha
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44Jakub SurovčíkG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 2Martin SuchomelD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 11Matěj RynešD | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 |
| 19Adam ŠevinskýD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 25Asger SørensenDTop rated | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 7Josimar AlcócerM | 84 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Adam KarabecM | 85 | 6.0 | ||
| 17John MercadoM | 89 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 18Andy IrvingM | 75 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 28Roman MacekM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 14Jonatan Braut BrunesF | 85 | 7.0 | ||
| 47Krisztián HegyiG | – | – | ||
| 3Pavel KadeřábekD | – | – | ||
| 15Viktor VitályosD | – | – | ||
| 30Jaroslav ZelenýD | – | – | ||
| 5Santiago EnemeM | 15 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Lukáš HaraslínM | 10 | 6.2 | ||
| 24Dominik HollýM | – | – | ||
| 27Ebrima SinghatehM | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| 36Garang KuolM | 1 | – | ||
| 38Hugo SochurekM | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Joao GrimaldoF | – | – | ||
| 29Matyáš VojtaF | – | – |
Lyon
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dominik GreifG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Tanner TessmannD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 21Ruben KluivertD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 22Clinton MataD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 23Tyler MortonM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 39Mathys de CarvalhoM | 75 | 6.5 | ||
| 76Mohamed OuédraogoM | 75 | 6.5 | ||
| 98Ainsley Maitland-NilesM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Corentin TolissoF | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 16Abner ViníciusF | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 17Loïs OpendaF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 30Yvann KonanG | – | – | ||
| 40Rémy DescampsG | – | – | ||
| 37Steeve KangoD | – | – | ||
| 85Noham KamaraD | – | – | ||
| 5Orel MangalaM | – | – | ||
| 99Noah NarteyM | – | – | ||
| 7Ernest NuamahF | 15 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Malick FofanaF | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Julien DuranvilleF | – | – | ||
| 26Kaïl BoudacheF | – | – | ||
| 45Rémi HimbertF | – | – |
