UEFA Europa League

Liverpool vs Sparta Prague, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 11-2 on aggregate
Liverpool
  • 7': Darwin Núñez
  • 8': Bobby Clark
  • 10': Mohamed Salah
  • 14': Cody Gakpo
  • 48': Dominik Szoboszlai
  • 55': Cody Gakpo
FT
6 - 1
2nd Leg - Liverpool advance 11-2 on aggregate
Sparta Prague
  • 42': Veljko Birmancevic

Salah makes Liverpool history in 6-1 Europa League rout

Mohamed Salah made history for Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp's side hammered Sparta Prague 6-1 on Thursday to storm into the Europa League quarterfinals 11-2 on aggregate.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
  • 2': Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
  • 3': Offside, Sparta Prague. Martin Vitík is caught offside.
  • 4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
  • 7': Goal! Liverpool 1, Sparta Prague 0. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
  • 8': Goal! Liverpool 2, Sparta Prague 0. Bobby Clark (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 9': Offside, Sparta Prague. Veljko Birmancevic is caught offside.
  • 10': Goal! Liverpool 3, Sparta Prague 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bobby Clark.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo following a fast break.
  • 14': Goal! Liverpool 4, Sparta Prague 0. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 20': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángelo Preciado with a headed pass.
  • 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jaroslav Zeleny.
  • 31': Offside, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Bobby Clark (Liverpool).
  • 31': Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Bobby Clark (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 38': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
  • 38': Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Qazim Laçi.
  • 40': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
  • 42': Goal! Liverpool 4, Sparta Prague 1. Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángelo Preciado with a through ball.
  • 45': First Half ends, Liverpool 4, Sparta Prague 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 4, Sparta Prague 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Darwin Núñez.
  • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. James McConnell replaces Wataru Endo.
  • 45': Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Joe Gomez.
  • 45': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Filip Panák replaces Matej Rynes.
  • 48': Goal! Liverpool 5, Sparta Prague 1. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 49': Foul by James McConnell (Liverpool).
  • 49': Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jaroslav Zeleny with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 54': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Martin Vitík.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Bradley.
  • 55': Goal! Liverpool 6, Sparta Prague 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott following a corner.
  • 57': Bobby Clark (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague).
  • 58': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Lukás Haraslín replaces Jan Kuchta.
  • 58': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Lukás Sadílek replaces Qazim Laçi.
  • 62': Corner, Sparta Prague. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
  • 62': Caoimhín Kelleher (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Martin Vitík (Sparta Prague).
  • 65': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Sparta Prague).
  • 65': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Liverpool).
  • 65': Lukás Sadílek (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk replaces Jarell Quansah.
  • 66': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Indrit Tuci replaces Veljko Birmancevic.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a through ball.
  • 71': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 71': Indrit Tuci (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Ángelo Preciado (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Markus Solbakken (Sparta Prague).
  • 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Mateusz Musialowski replaces Bobby Clark because of an injury.
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Foul by James McConnell (Liverpool).
  • 74': Lukás Haraslín (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Patrik Vydra replaces Markus Solbakken.
  • 75': Offside, Sparta Prague. Lukás Sadílek is caught offside.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a through ball.
  • 77': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Peter Vindahl.
  • 81': Attempt missed. James McConnell (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateusz Musialowski.
  • 83': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Peter Vindahl.
  • 85': Foul by Martin Vitík (Sparta Prague).
  • 85': Mateusz Musialowski (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Filip Panák.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Lukás Haraslín (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
  • 90': Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Liverpool 6, Sparta Prague 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 6, Sparta Prague 1.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 8
6 Saves 1
22.7 Possession 77.3
9 SHOTS 22
2 ON GOAL 12
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
190 Accurate Passes 835
257 Passes 903
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 4
10 Crosses 12
0.1 Cross % 0.3
44 Long Balls 48
13 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 6
17 Effective Clearances 9
17 Clearances 9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 59,581

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
62 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
2 Joe Gomez
78 Jarell Quansah Yellow Card
26 Andrew Robertson
84 Conor Bradley
3 Wataru Endo
42 Bobby Clark
8 Dominik Szoboszlai
9 Darwin Núñez
18 Cody Gakpo
11 Mohamed Salah
Liverpool Substitutes:
Lewis Koumas, Mateusz Musialowski, Luis Díaz, Adrián, Virgil van Dijk, Fabian Mrozek, Kostas Tsimikas, Harvey Elliott, Kaide Gordon, Jayden Danns, James McConnell, Alexis Mac Allister.

SPP Sparta Prague (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Peter Vindahl Jensen (GK)
30 Jaroslav Zeleny
37 Ladislav Krejcí
41 Martin Vitík
32 Matej Rynes
2 Ángelo Preciado
6 Kaan Kairinen
20 Qazim Laçi
4 Markus Solbakken
9 Jan Kuchta
14 Veljko Birmancevic
Sparta Prague Substitutes:
Michal Sevcík, Adam Karabec, Patrik Vydra, Vojtech Vorel, Jan Mejdr, Indrit Tuci, Victor Olatunji, Tomas Wiesner, Lukás Haraslín, Jakub Surovcik, Lukas Sadilek, Filip Panak.

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