UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 Qualifying rounds Tue, Aug 4 2026 · 19:00 epet ARENA, Praha
Sparta Praha
2–1 Full time · HT 0–1
Lyon
  • M. Ryneš 63’
  • J. Mercado 69’
  • 45’ (OG) M. Suchomel
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Sparta Praha come from behind to beat Lyon

Lyon led 1–0 at half-time through an own goal. But Ryneš and Mercado scored to turn it around for Sparta Praha, who won 2–1.

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Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. RynešSparta Praha · 1 goal · 1 assist
7.9
  • RefereeSerdar Gozubuyuk
  • CoachesBrian Priske · Paulo Fonseca
  • Venueepet ARENA
  • Weather at kick-off34°C · Partly cloudy · wind 7 km/h Heat stress

Timeline

  1. VAR J. Braut BrunesGoal cancelled
    20’
  2. M. Suchomel (own goal) 0–1
    45’
  3. Half time · 0–1
  4. M. Ryneš 1–1Assist A. Irving
    63’
  5. A. KarabecYellow card · Argument
    66’
  6. ✕ C. TolissoMissed penalty
    67’
  7. J. Mercado 2–1Assist M. Ryneš
    69’
  8. ⇄ Santiago EnemeFor A. Irving
    75’
  9. ⇄ M. FofanaFor Mathys de Carvalho
    75’
  10. ⇄ E. NuamahFor Mohamed Ouédraogo
    75’
  11. ⇄ L. HaraslínFor J. Alcócer
    84’
  12. ⇄ E. SinghatehFor J. Braut Brunes
    85’
  13. ⇄ Hugo SochurekFor A. Karabec
    85’
  14. ⇄ G. KuolFor J. Mercado
    90+2’
  15. M. RynešYellow card · Foul
    90+4’
  16. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

Sparta Praha9 shots · 8 in box, 1 outside
Lyon11 shots · 8 in box, 3 outside
Sparta PrahaLyon
52% Possession 48%
9 Shots 11
3 Shots on target 4
5 Shots off target 3
1 Blocked shots 4
8 Shots inside the box 8
1 Shots outside the box 3
441 Passes 404
87% Pass accuracy 82%
6 Corners 9
4 Goalkeeper saves 1
11 Fouls 7
3 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.80 Team rating 6.47

Line-ups

Sparta Praha 4-2-3-1

446.5 J. Surovčík(G)
117.9★ M. Ryneš A 257.9 A. Sørensen 196.5 A. Ševínský 25.9 M. Suchomel
186.3 A. Irving A↓75’ 287.2 R. Macek
76.6 J. Alcócer ↓84’ 106.0 A. Karabec ↓85’ 177.0 J. Mercado ↓90’
147.0 J. Braut Brunes ↓85’
  • 44J. Surovčík (G)6.5
  • 11M. Ryneš ★A7.9
  • 25A. Sørensen7.9
  • 19A. Ševínský6.5
  • 2M. Suchomel5.9
  • 18A. IrvingA↓75’6.3
  • 28R. Macek7.2
  • 7J. Alcócer↓84’6.6
  • 10A. Karabec↓85’6.0
  • 17J. Mercado↓90’7.0
  • 14J. Braut Brunes↓85’7.0

Substitutes used

  • 22L. Haraslín↑84’6.2
  • 5Santiago Eneme↑75’6.9
  • 36G. Kuol↑90’
  • 27E. Singhateh↑85’6.3
  • 38Hugo Sochurek↑85’6.3

Unused: K. Hegyi, P. Kadeřábek, M. Vojta, D. Hollý, J. Zelený, J. Grimaldo, V. Vitályos

Coach: Brian Priske

Lyon 3-4-3

16.3 D. Greif(G)
215.9 R. Kluivert 66.3 F. Tessmann 226.0 Clinton Mata
766.5 Mohamed Ouédraogo ↓75’ 396.5 Mathys de Carvalho ↓75’ 236.6 T. Morton 986.6 A. Maitland-Niles
86.2 C. Tolisso 176.9 I. Openda 167.3 Abner
  • 1D. Greif (G)6.3
  • 21R. Kluivert5.9
  • 6F. Tessmann6.3
  • 22Clinton Mata6.0
  • 76Mohamed Ouédraogo↓75’6.5
  • 39Mathys de Carvalho↓75’6.5
  • 23T. Morton6.6
  • 98A. Maitland-Niles6.6
  • 8C. Tolisso6.2
  • 17I. Openda6.9
  • 16Abner7.3

Substitutes used

  • 11M. Fofana↑75’6.3
  • 7E. Nuamah↑75’6.9

Unused: R. Descamps, Yvann Konan, K. Boudache, Rémi Himbert, O. Mangala, J. Duranville, N. Nartey, Noham Kamara, Steeve Kango

Coach: Paulo Fonseca

Player stats

Top rated
M. RynešSparta Praha7.9
2nd
A. SørensenSparta Praha7.9
3rd
AbnerLyon7.3

Sparta Praha

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. Surovčík G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 61% 23 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.5
M. Ryneš D 90 1 1 1 (1) 2 89% 72 0 0 0/1 2/0 7.9
A. Sørensen D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 95% 95 2 2 0/0 1/2 7.9
A. Ševínský D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 94% 63 1 1 0/0 2/0 6.5
M. Suchomel D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 27 4 1 1/2 0/1 5.9
A. Irving M 75 0 1 1 (0) 1 78% 41 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
R. Macek M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 93% 54 2 0 0/0 0/2 7.2
J. Alcócer F 84 0 0 1 (0) 0 93% 27 0 0 1/3 1/0 6.6
A. Karabec M 85 0 0 0 (0) 2 67% 15 0 0 0/2 4/0 6.0
J. Mercado F 90 1 0 3 (1) 0 64% 11 0 0 1/3 0/0 7.0
J. Braut Brunes F 85 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 7 0 1 0/0 1/0 7.0
L. Haraslín M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
Santiago Eneme M 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
G. Kuol F 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
E. Singhateh F 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Hugo Sochurek M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3

Lyon

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
D. Greif G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 70% 44 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
R. Kluivert D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 50 1 0 0/0 1/0 5.9
F. Tessmann M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 49 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Clinton Mata D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 54 2 1 0/0 0/1 6.0
Mohamed Ouédraogo D 75 0 0 2 (1) 0 63% 19 1 0 0/0 0/2 6.5
Mathys de Carvalho M 75 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 29 1 0 0/0 2/1 6.5
T. Morton M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 50 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
A. Maitland-Niles M 90 0 0 0 (0) 5 86% 35 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
C. Tolisso M 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 83% 29 4 0 1/2 1/1 6.2
I. Openda F 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 60% 5 1 0 0/0 2/3 6.9
Abner D 90 0 0 0 (0) 4 84% 31 3 2 0/1 0/0 7.3
M. Fofana F 15 0 0 1 (1) 0 100% 7 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
E. Nuamah F 15 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.9

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.