PRAGUE. Olympique Lyonnais had a close win over Sparta Praha. Olympique Lyonnais took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
Olympique Lyonnais remained in 10 people after M. Gusto received a double yellow card in the 74′. Anyway, Olympique Lyonnais still succeeded in win this match playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Generali Arena stadium in Prague on Thursday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Matej Jug with the help of Matej Žunič and Robert Vukan. The 4th official was David Smajc. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 11 Total 16
- 5 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 11
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 94 Attack 122
- 46 Dangerous attack 25
- 104 Ball safe 103
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 8
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Olympique Lyonnais had a strong ball possession 57% while Sparta Praha was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sparta Praha was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Olympique Lyonnais succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Sparta Praha shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Olympique Lyonnais shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Sparta Praha received 2 yellow cards (L. Haraslin and D. Pavelka). On the other side, Olympique Lyonnais received 7 yellow cards (L. Paqueta, L. Dubois, K. Ekambi, J. Boateng, M. Gusto, Henrique and T. Mendes).
Also, Olympique Lyonnais didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after M. Gusto (Olympique Lyonnais) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (74′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After playing this match, Sparta Praha stays with 4 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Olympique Lyonnais has 9 points (1st).
Next matches
In the next match in the Europa League, Sparta Praha will host Brøndby on the 9th of December with a 0-0 head to head.
Olympique Lyonnais will host Rangers on the 9th of December with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Sparta Praha – Formation
Sparta Praha
84'
80'
4', 19'
Sparta Praha started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Pavel Vrba decided to play with the following team: Florin Niță , Tomáš Wiesner , Filip Panák , Ondřej Čelůstka , Dávid Hancko , Jakub Pešek , Michal Sáček , David Pavelka , Lukáš Haraslín , Adam Hložek and Martin Minchev .
The home team had on the bench: Milan Heča, Ladislav Krejčí , Adam Karabec , Martin Vitík, Dominik Holec, Matej Pulkrab, David Moberg Karlsson, Bořek Dočkal , Matěj Polidar , Václav Drchal, Lukáš Štetina and Andreas Vindheim.
Substitutions
Sparta Praha made 4 changes: M. Minchev for B. Dockal (63′), M. Sacek for L. I. Krejci (73′), D. Pavelka for A. Karabec (84′) and J. Pesek for M. Polidar (84′).
Best player: Lukáš Haraslín
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Praha was Lukáš Haraslín.
His rating is with 2 goals, 23 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Olympique Lyonnais – Formation
Olympique Lyonnais
74'
Olympique Lyonnais started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Peter Bosz played with: Anthony Lopes , Malo Gusto , Jérôme Boateng , Jason Denayer , Henrique , Thiago Mendes , Bruno Guimarães , Xherdan Shaqiri , Houssem Aouar , Karl Toko Ekambi and Tino Kadewere .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Sinaly Diomande , Castello Lukeba, Maxence Caqueret, Léo Dubois , Lucas Paquetá , Damien Da Silva, Kayne Bonnevie, Emerson Palmieri , Habib Keita, Julian Pollersbeck and Rayan Cherki.
Substitutions
Olympique Lyonnais made 5 changes: Henrique for Emerson (46′), T. Kadewere for L. Paqueta (46′), J. Boateng for S. Diomande (69′), X. Shaqiri for L. Dubois (75′) and H. Aouar for M. Caqueret (90′).
Best player: Bruno Guimarães
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Olympique Lyonnais was Bruno Guimarães even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 77 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Europa League.
- West Ham United – Genk – 3-0
- Lokomotiv Moskva – Galatasaray – 0-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Olympiakos Piraeus – 3-1
- Napoli – Legia Warszawa – 3-0
- Sturm Graz – Real Sociedad – 0-1
- PSV – Monaco – 1-2
- Rangers – Brøndby – 2-0
- Sparta Praha – Olympique Lyonnais – 3-4
- Rapid Vienna – Dinamo Zagreb – 2-1
- Real Betis – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-1
- Lazio – Olympique Marseille – 0-0
- Midtjylland – Crvena Zvezda – 1-1
- Ludogorets – Sporting Braga – 0-1
- Fenerbahçe – Antwerp – 2-2
