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Liverpool v Sparta Prague - as it happened

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Liverpool v Sparta Prague, round of 16, 2nd leg, Europa League, 14/03/2024, lineups. BeSoccer
Liverpool v Sparta Prague, round of 16, 2nd leg, Europa League, 14/03/2024, lineups. BeSoccer
Join us for LIVE coverage of the Europa League last-16 second leg between Liverpool and Sparta Prague at Anfield in Liverpool, England. The Czech club will be looking to come back from an unlikely 5-1 deficit from the first leg.
Goal

List of goalscorers

Darwin Núñez
7'
1 - 0
Bobby Clark
8'
2 - 0
M. Salah
10'
3 - 0
Cody Gakpo
14'
4 - 0
4 - 1
42'
V. Birmančević
D. Szoboszlai
48'
5 - 1
Cody Gakpo
55'
6 - 1
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 91'
    FT (6-1): Liverpool reached the Europa League quarter-finals with a 6-1 thrashing of Sparta Prague at Anfield on Thursday. Thank you for joining us and see you soon!
  • 90'
    One minute added!
  • 86'
    Mohamed Salah is not putting in his best performances in the second half as he seems to be very calm with the result.
  • 83'
    Vindahl denies a Harvey Elliott effort from close range. Corner-kick for the Reds.
  • 80'
    Both teams are in control and neither is attacking fiercely at the moment.
  • 76'
    Sparta Prague sub: Solbakken is replaced by Vydra.
Substitution

Substitution

at Liverpool
  • 73'
    Liverpool sub: Clark goes off and Musialowski makes his Europa League debut!
  • 67'
    Sparta Prague sub: Birmancevic goes off and Tuci comes on.
Substitution

Substitution

at Sparta Praha
Substitution

Substitution

at Liverpool
  • 66'
    Liverpool sub: Quansah is replaced by Van Dijk.
Card

Yellow card

a Liverpool
  • 65'
    Jurgen Klopp is also shown yellow for protesting the referee's decision.
  • 64'
    Quansah receives a yellow card after a hard tackle on a Sparta Prague player.
  • 57'
    Sparta Prague double sub: Kuchta and Laci OUT. Haraslin and Sadilek IN.
  • 55'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR LIVERPOOL! Gakpo scores his side's sixth goal to practically seal their qualification.
  • 51'
    Sparta Prague cannot get a sniff of the ball at the moment.
  • 48'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAL FOR LIVERPOOL! Szoboszlai scores from inside the box after evading the Sparta Prague defence.
  • 47'
    Sparta Prague sub: Rynes makes way and Panak takes his place.
  • 47'
    Liverpool triple sub: Gomez, Nunez and Endo OUT. McConell, Elliott and Tsimikas IN.
  • 46'
    The second half staaaaaaaaaarts!
  • 45'
    HT (4-1): No added time! Liverpool have smashed Sparta Prague in the first half after scoring four goals. Birmancevic has also netted to give his team some joy. We'll see what happens in the second period!
  • 42'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR SPARTA PRAGUE! Birmancevic scores for his team from close range after a pass from Preciado.
  • 40'
    Liverpool get a corner which the visitors deal with.
  • 36'
    The Czech club's mistakes are costing them dearly as they are giving away chances to Liverpool.
  • 33'
    Sparta Prague are not giving up! They are trying to get close to Liverpool's box to score.
  • 30'
    The visitors are trying to keep possession but are unable to do so.
  • 28'
    The hosts are in control and playing comfortably at Anfield.
  • 25'
    Liverpool continue to create a number of chances to keep scoring despite the fact that qualification is almost assured.
  • 23'
    Jurgen Klopp's men are dominating possession at the moment.
  • 20'
    The Reds' high pressure is knocking out Sparta Prague.
  • 17'
    The visitors are trying not to make any more mistakes so that their exit from the Europa League will not be so painful.
  • 14'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR KLOPP'S MEN! Gakpo also wants to score and does so after a pass from Salah.
  • 10'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR LIVERPOOL! IT HAS TO BE HIM! Salah adds the third after high pressure from the hosts.
  • 8'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR THE REDS! Clark makes it two from inside the box in less than a minute after the opener!
  • 7'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAL FOR LIVERPOOL! Nunez scores with a superb shot from close range after a pass from Szoboszlai.
  • 5'
    Corner-kick for the Reds! Szoboszlai takes it but nothing comes of it.
  • 3'
    The hosts are having all the ball here early on!
  • 1'
    Liverpool get us going in the red from left to right while Sparta Prague are in black!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Sparta Prague starting XI: Vindahl (GK); Krejci, Zeleny, Vitik; Kairinen, Solbakken, Laci; Rynes, Preciado; Kuchta and Birmancevic.
  • PRVW
    Liverpool starting XI: Kelleher (GK); Bradley, Gomez, Quansah, Robertson; Clark, Endo, Szoboszlai; Salah, Nunez and Gakpo.
  • PRVW
    Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias will be in the middle for this one, Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins the VAR.
  • PRVW
    Sparta Prague possible lineup: Vindahl Jensen (GK); Vitik, Krejci, Panak; Preciado, Kairinen, Solbakken, Zeleny; Birmancevic, Kuchta and Haraslin.
  • PRVW
    Liverpool possible lineup: Kelleher (GK); Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Szoboszlai, McConnell, Clark; Elliott, Gakpo and Koumas.
  • PRVW
    Liverpool were boosted by the return of Mohamed Salah in the first leg but with the tie all but sewn up already, it is likely manager Jurgen Klopp will give more playing time to the squad's youngsters.
  • PRVW
    Leverkusen's fellow tournament favourites Liverpool will likely have an easier ride on Thursday at Anfield after dispatching opponents Sparta Prague 5-1 last week.
  • PRVW
    The Czech club will be looking to come back from an unlikely 5-1 deficit from the first leg.
Info

Pre-match

14 March 2024, 21:00

Referee: Artur Soares Dias | VAR: Tiago Martins

Stadium: Anfield

  • PRVW
    Hello everyone and welcome to live coverage of the Europa League last-16 second leg between Liverpool and Sparta Prague at Anfield in Liverpool, England!