UEFA Champions League

Sparta vs Brest 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

  • 90'+2': Victor Olatunji
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1 - 2
  • 37': Edimilson Fernandes
  • 79': Kaan Kairinen (OG)

UCL surprise package Brest beat Sparta Prague

Brest secured a 2-1 victory at Sparta Prague in their Champions League clash on Wednesday, with a first-half goal from Edimilson Fernandes and a late own goal from Sparta in the second half sealing the win for the French side.

Match Commentary

  • 23': Ludovic Ajorque (Brest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 37': Goal! Sparta Prague 0, Brest 1. Edimilson Fernandes (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 45': First Half ends, Sparta Prague 0, Brest 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sparta Prague 0, Brest 1.
  • 64': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Krystof Danek replaces Albion Rrahmani because of an injury.
  • 69': Matej Rynes (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Substitution, Brest. Mathias Pereira Lage replaces Mama Baldé.
  • 78': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Indrit Tuci replaces Jakub Pesek.
  • 79': Own Goal by Kaan Kairinen, Sparta Prague. Sparta Prague 0, Brest 2.
  • 80': Substitution, Brest. Ibrahim Salah replaces Kamory Doumbia.
  • 81': Substitution, Brest. Hugo Magnetti replaces Edimilson Fernandes.
  • 81': Substitution, Brest. Jonas Martin replaces Mahdi Camara.
  • 85': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Martin Suchomel replaces Qazim Laçi.
  • 85': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Lukás Sadílek replaces Matej Rynes.
  • 85': Substitution, Sparta Prague. Markus Solbakken replaces Kaan Kairinen.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Sparta Prague 1, Brest 2. Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lukás Sadílek.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Generali-Arena
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 18,033

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+16 Arsenal 6 18 0
+11 Bayern Munich 6 15 1
+11 Paris Saint-Germain 6 13 1
+6 Manchester City 6 13 1
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Statistics

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7 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 6
49.9 Possession 50.1
18 SHOTS 6
7 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
296 Accurate Passes 286
404 Passes 404
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 4
19 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.2
77 Long Balls 73
35 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 3
17 Effective Tackles 6
23 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
16 Interceptions 9
27 Effective Clearances 22
27 Clearances 22

Line-Ups

SPP Sparta Prague (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Peter Vindahl Jensen (GK)
27 Filip Panak
33 Elias Cobbaut
41 Martin Vitík
6 Kaan Kairinen
20 Qazim Laçi
32 Matej Rynes Yellow Card
28 Tomas Wiesner
7 Victor Olatunji
10 Albion Rrahmani
21 Jakub Pesek

BRE Brest (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
40 Marco Bizot (GK)
44 Soumaila Coulibaly
5 Brendan Chardonnet
22 Massadio Haidara
7 Kenny Lala
20 Pierre Lees-Melou
6 Edimilson Fernandes
45 Mahdi Camara
19 Ludovic Ajorque Yellow Card
9 Kamory Doumbia
14 Mama Baldé

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