On 14 March, one of the matches of the Europa League in football took place. Liverpool (England) and Sparta (Prague) met.
Europa League
Liverpool (England) - Sparta (Prague) - 6:1 (4:1)
Goals: Nunez Darwin (7), B. Clarke (8), Mohamed Salah (10), Gakpo (14), Soboslai (48), Gakpo (55) - Veljko Birmančević (42)
Warnings: J. Quansah (65)
Liverpool produced an impressive performance at Anfield as they defeated Sparta Prague 6-1 in a UEFA Europa League match. The first half ended 4-1 and Liverpool continued to dominate the second half and secured the win. Liverpool started scoring already in the 7th minute when D. Nunez hit the opponents' goal. B. Clarke and M. Salah increased the advantage by scoring goals in the 8th and 10th minutes respectively. K. Gakpo continued Liverpool's scoring extravaganza with a goal in the 14th minute. Before the break Sparta Prague managed to get back on track: V. Birmančević scored on 42 minutes. At half-time Liverpool made three substitutions, bringing on H. Gomez, V. Endošević and V. Endošević. Gomez, V. Endo and H. Elliott. Sparta Prague also made a substitution: M. Raines came on instead of F. Panak.
In the second half Liverpool did not slow down: D. Soboszlaj scored in the 48th minute and K. Gakpo added another goal in the 55th minute. In the 58th minute, Sparta Prague made two more substitutions, bringing on J. Kuhta and K. Laci. Kuhta and K. Laci. In the 65th minute, Liverpool players J. Kuansa and J. Laci received yellow cards. Kuansa and J. Klopp. In the 66th minute both teams made substitutions: Liverpool replaced V. van Dijk with J. Kuansa and Sparta with J. Klopp. Quans, and Sparta Prague replaced V. Birmančević with I. Tuča. In the 74th minute Liverpool sealed the victory with the last substitution, replacing M. Musialovski with B. Clarke. Clarke. Sparta Prague also made a substitution: M. Solbakken replaced P. Vydra. Overall, Liverpool won a confident 6-1 victory over Sparta Praha at Anfield. This victory allowed Liverpool to secure a firm place in the UEFA Europa League and will give them confidence in their abilities.
| Liverpool | Sparta | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kicks to the goal | 2 |
| 20 | Blows | 9 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 17 | Penalty kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Penalty kicks | 7 |
| 7 | Offences | 4 |
| 8 | Corners | 2 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 78% | Ball possession | 22% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Keeper saves | 5 |
| 904 | Total assists | 244 |
| 835 | Accurate assists | 172 |
| 92% | Accuracy of passes | 70% |