Internazionale vs Sparta Prague, 2016-17 UEFA Europa League, 2016/17 Group Stage
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Internazionale are hosting Sparta Prague
at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano, Italy, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Éder (Inter Milan).
- 1': Mario Holek (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Vyacheslav Karavayev (Sparta Prague).
- 2': Rodrigo Palacio (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Cristian Ansaldi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Ondrej Mazuch (Sparta Prague).
- 6': Foul by Lukas Julis (Sparta Prague).
- 6': Rodrigo Palacio (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Ales Cermak (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Felipe Melo (Inter Milan).
- 11': Cristian Ansaldi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Mario Holek (Sparta Prague).
- 11': Attempt missed. Éder (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rodrigo Palacio following a set piece situation.
- 13': Offside, Inter Milan. Felipe Melo tries a through ball, but Jonathan Biabiany is caught offside.
- 14': Offside, Sparta Prague. Vyacheslav Karavayev tries a through ball, but David Lafata is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt saved. Éder (Inter Milan) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Senna Miangue.
- 20': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Felipe Melo.
- 23': Attempt saved. Éder (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
- 23': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sparta Prague 0. Éder (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 25': Foul by Senna Miangue (Inter Milan).
- 25': Lukas Julis (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Vyacheslav Karavayev (Sparta Prague).
- 29': Rodrigo Palacio (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Borek Dockal (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Rodrigo Palacio (Inter Milan).
- 34': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Andrea Ranocchia.
- 34': Foul by Lukás Marecek (Sparta Prague).
- 34': Éder (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': David Lafata (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Jeison Murillo (Inter Milan).
- 36': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Inter Milan).
- 36': Michal Kadlec (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Offside, Inter Milan. Jonathan Biabiany tries a through ball, but Éder is caught offside.
- 38': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Cristian Ansaldi.
- 39': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Andrea Ranocchia.
- 39': Andrea Ranocchia (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Ondrej Mazuch (Sparta Prague).
- 41': Cristian Ansaldi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Lukas Julis (Sparta Prague).
- 44': Offside, Sparta Prague. Lukas Julis tries a through ball, but Borek Dockal is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Inter Milan 1, Sparta Prague 0.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, Sparta Prague 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 1, Sparta Prague 0.
- 45': Substitution, Inter Milan. Ivan Perisic replaces Rodrigo Palacio.
- 47': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Inter Milan).
- 47': Michal Kadlec (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Andrea Ranocchia (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by David Lafata (Sparta Prague).
- 50': Delay in match Jeison Murillo (Inter Milan) because of an injury.
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Foul by Lukas Julis (Sparta Prague).
- 51': Jonathan Biabiany (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sparta Prague 1. Lukás Marecek (Sparta Prague) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Borek Dockal with a cross.
- 56': Delay in match Michal Kadlec (Sparta Prague) because of an injury.
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeison Murillo.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Felipe Melo.
- 62': Foul by Ales Cermak (Sparta Prague).
- 62': Senna Miangue (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Offside, Inter Milan. Felipe Melo tries a through ball, but Senna Miangue is caught offside.
- 65': Penalty Sparta Prague. David Lafata draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': Penalty conceded by Marco Andreolli (Inter Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': Penalty saved! Borek Dockal (Sparta Prague) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 65': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Juan Pablo Carrizo.
- 67': Attempt blocked. David Lafata (Sparta Prague) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Borek Dockal with a cross.
- 68': Attempt missed. Borek Dockal (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukás Marecek.
- 71': Offside, Sparta Prague. Borek Dockal tries a through ball, but Vyacheslav Karavayev is caught offside.
- 72': Borek Dockal (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Senna Miangue (Inter Milan).
- 73': Ales Cermak (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Andrea Ranocchia (Inter Milan).
- 73': Andrea Ranocchia (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Matej Pulkrab replaces David Lafata.
- 74': Attempt missed. Lukas Julis (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lukás Marecek.
- 75': Foul by Matej Pulkrab (Sparta Prague).
- 75': Marco Andreolli (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Éder (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Attempt missed. Éder (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Senna Miangue with a cross.
- 78': Attempt saved. Cristian Ansaldi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
- 79': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Michal Sacek replaces Ales Cermak.
- 79': Delay in match Andrea Pinamonti (Inter Milan) because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Inter Milan. Axel Bakayoko replaces Andrea Pinamonti because of an injury.
- 80': Attempt missed. Jonathan Biabiany (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Ansaldi.
- 84': Borek Dockal (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Jeison Murillo (Inter Milan).
- 84': Offside, Sparta Prague. Ondrej Mazuch tries a through ball, but Matej Pulkrab is caught offside.
- 89': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Vaclav Dudl replaces Lukas Julis.
- 90': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Sparta Prague 1. Éder (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Ansaldi.
- 90'+1': Offside, Inter Milan. Felipe Melo tries a through ball, but Éder is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Lukás Marecek (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Sparta Prague 1.
Statistics
 SPP |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.6 | Possession | 55.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 375 | Accurate Passes | 505 |
| 478 | Passes | 592 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 11 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 76 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 11 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 22 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 6,449
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 6,449
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Juan Pablo Carrizo (GK) |
| 13 | Andrea Ranocchia  |
| 24 | Jeison Murillo |
| 2 | Marco Andreolli |
| 15 | Cristian Ansaldi |
| 5 | Felipe Melo |
| 95 | Senna Miangue |
| 11 | Jonathan Biabiany |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 8 | Rodrigo Palacio |
| 23 | Éder |
Sparta Prague (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Tomas Koubek (GK) |
| 3 | Michal Kadlec |
| 2 | Ondrej Mazuch |
| 26 | Costa Nhamoinesu |
| 4 | Vyacheslav Karavaev |
| 25 | Mario Holek |
| 11 | Lukás Marecek |
| 17 | Ales Cermak |
| 30 | Lukás Julis |
| 21 | David Lafata |
| 9 | Borek Dockal |
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