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Remontada Sparta Praha vs Lyon in UEFA Champions League Qualifiers

UEFA Champions League Qualifiers Tue 4/8·21:00
Sparta Praha
2-1 FT
Lyon
  • M. Rynes63'
  • Mercado69'
  • Suchomel (OG)45'
epet ARENA17,515 spectatorsReferee: Serdar Gozubuyuk
Big remontada
Difficulty
67

Sparta Praha trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 45'Trailed by one goal
  2. 63'Equaliser
  3. 69'Winner

Why they came back

Took their chances

From minute 45: Sparta Praha had 6 shots to 10 for Lyon, so the comeback came from finishing, not pressure.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 15% of fans backed Sparta Praha to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT45'63'69'Substitution 75'Substitution 84'Substitution 85'Substitution 85'Substitution 90+2'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadSparta Praha goal Lyon goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Sparta Praha chances, below: Lyon. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
Sparta PrahaLyon04590

Match story

  1. 45'

    Suchomel scored an own goal for Lyon, putting Lyon ahead 1-0.

  2. 63'

    M. Rynes equalised for Sparta Praha, assisted by Irving, to make it 1-1.

  3. 67'

    Tolisso missed a penalty for Lyon

  4. 69'

    Mercado completed the turnaround for Sparta Praha, assisted by M. Rynes, putting Sparta Praha ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

Sparta PrahaLyon
52%Possession48%
1.29Chance quality (xG)1.28
9Shots11
3On target4
3Big chances1
6Corners9
441Passes404

Top players

1
M. RynesSparta Praha · Left Midfield
8.2
2
SørensenSparta Praha · Centre Back
7.4
3
AbnerLyon · Left Back
7.4
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Sparta Praha 15%Draw 15%Lyon 70%
from 10,044 votes

Line-ups

Lyon3-4-3
7.2 Surovčík 8.2 M. Rynes 7.4 Sørensen 5.7 A. Sevinsky 4.3 Suchomel 7.1 Irving 7.3 Macek 6.4 Alcocer 6.3 A. Karabec 7.1 Mercado 6.9 J. Brunes 5.3 Greif 6.3 R. Kluivert 6.2 Tessmann 5.7 Mata 6.5 M. Ouédraogo 6.2 Carvalho 6.5 T. Morton 7.2 Maitland-Niles 6.1 Tolisso 7.0 Openda 7.4 Abner
Sparta Praha4-2-3-1
Sparta Praha coach: B. Priske Lyon coach: Fonseca

Match events

Sparta PrahaLyon
  1. J. BrunesVAR
    20'
  2. SuchomelOwn goal
    45'
  3. M. RynesGoal · assist: Irving
    63'
  4. A. SevinskyYellow card
    66'
  5. TolissoMissed penalty
    67'
  6. MercadoGoal · assist: M. Rynes
    69'
  7. EnemeSubstitution · for Irving
    75'
  8. FofanaSubstitution · for Carvalho
    75'
  9. NuamahSubstitution · for M. Ouédraogo
    75'
  10. HaraslínSubstitution · for Alcocer
    84'
  11. E. SinghatehSubstitution · for J. Brunes
    85'
  12. SochůrekSubstitution · for A. Karabec
    85'
  13. KuolSubstitution · for Mercado
    90+2'
  14. M. RynesYellow card
    90+4'