UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 Qualifying rounds Tue, Aug 11 2026 · 20:00 Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu
Lyon
First leg1–2 3–0 Full time · HT 1–0
Sparta Praha
  • E. Nuamah 20’
  • A. Maitland-Niles 66’
  • T. Morton 72’
  • 34’ A. Ševínský
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Lyon cruise past Sparta Praha

Lyon won 3–0 through goals from Nuamah, Maitland-Niles and Morton. Sparta Praha played with ten men from the 34th minute after Ševínský was sent off.

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Match facts
★ Player of the matchT. MortonLyon · 1 goal
8.7
  • RefereeSzymon Marciniak
  • CoachesPaulo Fonseca · Brian Priske
  • VenueGroupama Stadium
  • Table before kick-offLyon 28th · Sparta Praha 13th
  • Weather at kick-off30°C · Overcast · wind 17 km/h Warm

Timeline

  1. E. Nuamah 1–0
    20’
  2. A. ŠevínskýRed card · Professional foul last man
    34’
  3. ⇄ J. ZelenýFor A. Irving
    37’
  4. Half time · 1–0
  5. A. Maitland-NilesYellow card · Foul
    54’
  6. ⇄ Santiago EnemeFor R. Macek
    63’
  7. ⇄ E. SinghatehFor J. Braut Brunes
    63’
  8. A. Maitland-Niles 2–0Assist C. Tolisso
    66’
  9. T. Morton 3–0
    72’
  10. ⇄ Hugo SochurekFor A. Karabec
    73’
  11. ⇄ V. VitályosFor J. Mercado
    74’
  12. ⇄ Clinton MataFor A. Maitland-Niles
    76’
  13. ⇄ K. BoudacheFor E. Nuamah
    76’
  14. ⇄ J. DuranvilleFor M. Fofana
    85’
  15. ⇄ Mohamed OuédraogoFor Abner
    85’
  16. ⇄ N. NarteyFor C. Tolisso
    88’
  17. M. RynešYellow card · Foul
    89’
  18. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Lyon19 shots · 11 in box, 8 outside
Sparta Praha6 shots · 3 in box, 3 outside
LyonSparta Praha
56% Possession 44%
19 Shots 6
11 Shots on target 1
5 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 2
11 Shots inside the box 3
8 Shots outside the box 3
506 Passes 398
86% Pass accuracy 83%
7 Corners 1
1 Goalkeeper saves 8
20 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 1
7.34 Team rating 6.48

Line-ups

Lyon 4-2-3-1

16.9 D. Greif(G)
167.6 Abner ↓85’ 197.5 M. Niakhaté 217.2 R. Kluivert 987.6 A. Maitland-Niles ↓76’
238.7★ T. Morton 67.0 F. Tessmann
116.6 M. Fofana ↓85’ 88.3 C. Tolisso A↓88’ 77.5 E. Nuamah ↓76’
176.2 I. Openda
  • 1D. Greif (G)6.9
  • 16Abner↓85’7.6
  • 19M. Niakhaté7.5
  • 21R. Kluivert7.2
  • 98A. Maitland-Niles↓76’7.6
  • 23T. Morton ★8.7
  • 6F. Tessmann7.0
  • 11M. Fofana↓85’6.6
  • 8C. TolissoA↓88’8.3
  • 7E. Nuamah↓76’7.5
  • 17I. Openda6.2

Substitutes used

  • 22Clinton Mata↑76’6.6
  • 26K. Boudache↑76’6.6
  • 24J. Duranville↑85’6.7
  • 99N. Nartey↑88’
  • 76Mohamed Ouédraogo↑85’6.7

Unused: J. Bengui-João, R. Descamps, Rémi Himbert, Mathys de Carvalho, Noham Kamara, Steeve Kango

Coach: Paulo Fonseca

Sparta Praha 4-2-3-1

447.3 J. Surovčík(G)
116.3 M. Ryneš 256.6 A. Sørensen 195.3 A. Ševínský 25.7 M. Suchomel
186.5 A. Irving ↓37’ 286.9 R. Macek ↓63’
76.7 J. Alcócer 106.0 A. Karabec ↓73’ 176.9 J. Mercado ↓74’
146.5 J. Braut Brunes ↓63’
  • 44J. Surovčík (G)7.3
  • 11M. Ryneš6.3
  • 25A. Sørensen6.6
  • 19A. Ševínský5.3
  • 2M. Suchomel5.7
  • 18A. Irving↓37’6.5
  • 28R. Macek↓63’6.9
  • 7J. Alcócer6.7
  • 10A. Karabec↓73’6.0
  • 17J. Mercado↓74’6.9
  • 14J. Braut Brunes↓63’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 5Santiago Eneme↑63’6.7
  • 27E. Singhateh↑63’6.5
  • 30J. Zelený↑37’6.2
  • 38Hugo Sochurek↑73’6.6
  • 15V. Vitályos↑74’6.6

Unused: K. Hegyi, L. Franc, P. Kadeřábek, M. Vojta, D. Hollý, G. Kuol, J. Grimaldo

Coach: Brian Priske

Player stats

Top rated
T. MortonLyon8.7
2nd
C. TolissoLyon8.3
3rd
AbnerLyon7.6

Lyon

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Greif G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 83% 23 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Abner D 85 0 0 0 (0) 4 86% 64 1 0 1/1 0/0 7.6
M. Niakhaté D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 92 2 1 0/0 3/1 7.5
R. Kluivert D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 63 3 1 0/0 5/1 7.2
A. Maitland-Niles M 76 1 0 1 (1) 1 79% 42 2 0 0/0 3/0 7.6
T. Morton M 90 1 0 3 (2) 2 90% 61 1 0 1/1 1/0 8.7
F. Tessmann M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 29 1 0 0/2 2/1 7.0
M. Fofana F 85 0 0 4 (4) 0 81% 32 1 0 0/0 2/2 6.6
C. Tolisso M 88 0 1 3 (1) 2 85% 41 3 0 0/0 0/2 8.3
E. Nuamah F 76 1 0 2 (1) 0 73% 22 3 0 4/7 0/3 7.5
I. Openda F 90 0 0 2 (1) 2 80% 10 0 0 0/2 4/1 6.2
Clinton Mata D 14 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 13 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
K. Boudache F 14 0 0 1 (1) 0 80% 5 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.6
J. Duranville F 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 1 0 1/2 0/0 6.7
N. Nartey M 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 —
Mohamed Ouédraogo D 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Sparta Praha

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. Surovčík G 90 0 0 8 sv 0 62% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
M. Ryneš D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 61 3 1 0/0 2/0 6.3
A. Sørensen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 59 2 1 0/0 1/2 6.6
A. Ševínský D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 29 0 1 0/0 2/0 5.3
M. Suchomel D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 28 0 1 0/1 2/0 5.7
A. Irving M 37 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 19 0 0 0/0 2/2 6.5
R. Macek M 63 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 40 2 0 0/0 1/2 6.9
J. Alcócer F 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 91% 23 1 0 4/7 0/6 6.7
A. Karabec M 73 0 0 1 (0) 1 82% 17 0 0 3/3 1/1 6.0
J. Mercado F 74 0 0 1 (0) 2 61% 18 1 1 2/3 1/1 6.9
J. Braut Brunes F 63 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 5 0 0 0/0 1/3 6.5
Santiago Eneme M 27 0 0 1 (1) 0 95% 19 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
E. Singhateh F 27 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.5
J. Zelený D 53 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 15 0 2 0/0 0/0 6.2
Hugo Sochurek M 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 11 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.6
V. Vitályos D 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 9 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.6

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