UEFA Champions League

Sparta Prague vs Internazionale, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Sparta Prague
    FT
    0 - 1
    Internazionale
    • 12': Lautaro Martínez

    Lautaro Martínez's goal sees Inter Milan edge Sparta Prague

    Lautaro Martínez scored a superb first-half volley as Inter Milan claimed a 1-0 Champions League victory over hosts Sparta Prague

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 6': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 6': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
    • 8': Foul by Lukás Sadílek (Sparta Prague).
    • 8': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Goal! Sparta Prague 0, Inter Milan 1. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni with a cross.
    • 17': Foul by Lukás Sadílek (Sparta Prague).
    • 17': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Sparta Prague).
    • 18': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Tomás Wiesner (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Veljko Birmancevic.
    • 21': Foul by Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague).
    • 21': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague).
    • 26': Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 28': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Sparta Prague).
    • 28': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
    • 32': Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukás Sadílek with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 38': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
    • 38': Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Tomás Wiesner (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 43': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan).
    • 43': Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Sparta Prague 0, Inter Milan 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sparta Prague 0, Inter Milan 1.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Asger Sørensen.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Dimarco.
    • 50': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Matej Rynes.
    • 52': Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague).
    • 52': Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella following a fast break.
    • 55': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan).
    • 55': Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 55': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Yann Sommer.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
    • 60': Offside, Inter Milan. Federico Dimarco is caught offside.
    • 60': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 63': VAR Decision: No Goal Sparta Prague 0-1 Inter Milan.
    • 63': Substitution, Inter Milan. Davide Frattesi replaces Nicolò Barella.
    • 64': Substitution, Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian replaces Denzel Dumfries.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen.
    • 65': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
    • 65': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 66': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Alessandro Bastoni.
    • 67': Foul by Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan).
    • 67': Lukás Sadílek (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Kristjan Asllani (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Martin Vitík (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
    • 69': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Filip Panák.
    • 70': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Jaroslav Zeleny replaces Matej Rynes.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 71': Substitution, Inter Milan. Piotr Zielinski replaces Kristjan Asllani.
    • 71': Substitution, Inter Milan. Carlos Augusto replaces Federico Dimarco.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Davide Frattesi.
    • 74': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Lukás Haraslín replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
    • 74': Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Jaroslav Zeleny (Sparta Prague).
    • 78': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 78': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Peter Vindahl.
    • 79': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Martin Suchomel replaces Tomás Wiesner because of an injury.
    • 79': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Ermal Krasniqi replaces Victor Olatunji.
    • 82': Substitution, Inter Milan. Mehdi Taremi replaces Lautaro Martínez.
    • 82': Foul by Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague).
    • 82': Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 89': Foul by Filip Panák (Sparta Prague).
    • 89': Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Ermal Krasniqi (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
    • 90'+4': Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Ermal Krasniqi (Sparta Prague).
    • 90'+5': Ermal Krasniqi (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sparta Prague 0, Inter Milan 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Sparta Prague 0, Inter Milan 1.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 3
    69.5 Possession 30.5
    12 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    664 Accurate Passes 243
    734 Passes 310
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    15 Crosses 10
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    43 Long Balls 44
    24 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    4 Effective Tackles 4
    6 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    7 Interceptions 8
    23 Effective Clearances 14
    23 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Generali-Arena
    Location: Wien, Austria
    Attendance: 18,010

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    2 Barcelona 8 +15 19
    3 Arsenal 8 +13 19
    4 Internazionale 8 +10 19
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    Line-Ups

    SPP Sparta Prague (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Peter Vindahl Jensen (GK)
    27 Filip Panak
    25 Asger Sørensen
    41 Martin Vitík
    20 Qazim Laçi
    18 Lukas Sadilek
    6 Kaan Kairinen
    32 Matej Rynes
    28 Tomas Wiesner
    14 Veljko Birmancevic
    7 Victor Olatunji Yellow Card
    Sparta Prague Substitutes:
    Martin Suchomel, Lukás Haraslín, Krystof Danek, Jakub Pesek, Jaroslav Zeleny, Joeri Heerkens, Daniel Rus, Ermal Krasniqi, Jakub Surovcik, Lukás Penxa, Mathias Ross.

    INT Internazionale (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Yann Sommer (GK)
    6 Stefan de Vrij
    95 Alessandro Bastoni
    28 Benjamin Pavard
    22 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
    23 Nicolò Barella
    21 Kristjan Asllani Yellow Card
    32 Federico Dimarco
    2 Denzel Dumfries Yellow Card
    9 Marcus Thuram
    10 Lautaro Martínez
    Internazionale Substitutes:
    Josep Martínez, Alessandro Calligaris, Mehdi Taremi, Davide Frattesi, Piotr Zielinski, Matteo Darmian, Gabriele Re Cecconi, Carlos Augusto, Marko Arnautovic, Tajon Buchanan, Mattia Zanchetta.

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