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Sparta Prague vs Lyon, 1st Leg

FA Cup
Sparta
SPP
2-1
Final
Lyon
LYON
1st Leg
Generali Arena

Match pulse

SPPAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTLYON
52%Possession48%
9Shots11
3On target4
6Corners9
4Saves1
11Fouls7
66'Adam KarabecSPP90'+4'Matej RynesSPP
Team1H2HT
SPP022
LYON101

Who won: Sparta 2-1

Sparta Prague beat Lyon 2-1 in 1st Leg on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at Generali Arena. Goals for Sparta: Matej Rynes (63') and John Mercado (69'). Goals for Lyon: Martin Suchomel (own goal) (45').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.3Matej RynesLB
  2. 27.3John MercadoAM-R
  3. 37.2Jakub SurovcikG
  4. 47.0Andrew IrvingLM
  5. 56.5Asger SørensenCD-L
  6. 66.4Roman MacekRM
  7. 76.3Jonatan BrunesF
  8. 86.2Adam SevinskyCD-R
  9. 96.2Josimar AlcócerAM-L
  10. 106.2Mohamed OuédraogoLM
  11. 116.1Corentin TolissoCF-L
  12. 126.1Malick FofanaSUB

Team stats

SPPLYON
11Fouls7
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
3Offsides2
6Corner Kicks9
4Saves1
51.9Possession48.1
9SHOTS11
3ON GOAL4
0.3On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken1
382Accurate Passes331
441Passes404
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
4Accurate Crosses7
18Crosses17
0.2Cross %0.4
50Long Balls59
25Accurate Long Balls21
0.5Long Balls %0.4
1Blocked Shots4
5Effective Tackles12
9Tackles17
0.6Tackle %0.7
5Interceptions3
14Effective Clearances15
14Clearances15

Player of the game

Matej Rynes

SPP · 1 G, 1 A

7.3

Deserved to win

20%
SPP · 1.05 xG
28%
Draw
52%
LYON · 1.62 xG

Lyon deserved better: 52% on chances, lost 1-2

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Sparta Prague 2, Lyon 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Sparta Prague 2, Lyon 1.
  3. 90'+4'

    Yellow card

    Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    M. Rynes

  4. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague).

  5. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Mercado

    Substitution, Sparta Prague. Garang Kuol replaces John Mercado.

    G. Kuol

  7. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  8. 90'LYO

    Free kick won

    Jakub Surovcík (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Ernest Nuamah (Lyon).

  10. 89'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Malick Fofana (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Jakub Surovcík (Sparta Prague). Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.

    M. Fofana

  11. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Braut Brunes

    Substitution, Sparta Prague. Ebrima Singhateh replaces Jonatan Braut Brunes.

    E. Singhateh

  12. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Karabec

    Substitution, Sparta Prague. Hugo Sochurek replaces Adam Karabec.

    H. Sochurek

  13. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Alcócer

    Substitution, Sparta Prague. Lukás Haraslín replaces Josimar Alcócer.

    L. Haraslín

  14. 84'

    Free kick won

    Asger Sørensen (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 84'Ruben Kluivert

    Foul

    Foul by Ruben Kluivert (Lyon).

  16. 83'LYO

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Adam Sevínsky.

  17. 83'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abner Vinícius.

  18. 83'Ruben Kluivert

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ruben Kluivert (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles with a cross.

  19. 83'LYO

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Asger Sørensen.

  20. 82'LYO

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Lyon. Conceded by John Mercado.

  21. 82'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jonatan Braut Brunes (Sparta Prague) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Karabec with a cross.

    J. Brunes

  22. 81'LYO

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jakub Surovcík.

  23. 80'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abner Vinícius with a cross.

    C. Tolisso

  24. 79'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

    E. Nuamah

  25. 77'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

    E. Nuamah

Leaders

SPPLYON
Total Shots
John Mercado
3
Corentin Tolisso
3
Accurate Passes
Asger Sørensen
90
Tyler Morton
46
Defensive Interventions
Asger Sørensen
8
Tanner Tessmann
10
Saves
Jakub Surovcik
4
Dominik Greif
1

Season seriesLYON leads series 4-0-1