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Lyon vs Sparta: match report

Lyon hosted Sparta Prague at Groupama Stadium on Tuesday 11 August 2026, in the UCL Qualifying (round 3). Szymon Marciniak is the referee.

Result and scorers

Lyon 3-0 Sparta. Goals: Ernest Nuamah 20' for Lyon; Ainsley Maitland-Niles 66' for Lyon; Tyler Morton 72' for Lyon. Attendance: 51,494.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 20' Goal: Ernest Nuamah (Lyon) 1-0
  • 34' Red card: Adam Sevinsky (Sparta)
  • 54' Yellow card: Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon)
  • 66' Goal: Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon) 2-0
  • 72' Goal: Tyler Morton (Lyon) 3-0
  • 89' Yellow card: Matej Rynes (Sparta)
Match stats (contains the result)
55.4%Possession44.6%
19Shots6
11Shots on target1
7Corners1
20Fouls14
2Offsides1
1Saves8
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards1

Line-ups

Lyon 4-2-1-3

Coach: Paulo Fonseca

  1. 1 Dominik Greif GK
  2. 98 Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF
  3. 21 Ruben Kluivert DEF
  4. 19 Moussa Niakhaté DEF
  5. 16 Abner DEF
  6. 23 Tyler Morton MID
  7. 6 Tanner Tessmann MID
  8. 8 Corentin Tolisso MID
  9. 7 Ernest Nuamah MID
  10. 17 Loïs Openda FWD
  11. 11 Malick Fofana FWD

Bench

  • 22 Clinton Mata DEF
  • 26 Kail Boudache MID
  • 76 Mohamed Ouédraogo MID
  • 24 Julien Duranville FWD
  • 99 Noah Nartey MID
  • 25 Justin Bengui João GK
  • 40 Rémy Descamps GK
  • 85 Noham Kamara DEF
  • 37 Steeve Kango DEF
  • 39 Mathys de Carvalho MID
  • 45 Rémi Himbert FWD

Sparta 4-3-3

Coach: Brian Priske

  1. 44 Jakub Surovcík GK
  2. 2 Martin Suchomel MID
  3. 19 Adam Sevínsky DEF
  4. 25 Asger Sørensen DEF
  5. 11 Matej Rynes MID
  6. 18 Andy Irving MID
  7. 28 Roman Macek MID
  8. 10 Adam Karabec FWD
  9. 17 John Mercado FWD
  10. 14 Jonatan Braut Brunes FWD
  11. 7 Josimar Alcócer FWD

Bench

  • 30 Jaroslav Zeleny DEF
  • 5 Santiago Eneme MID
  • 27 Ebrima Singhateh FWD
  • 15 Viktor Vitályos DEF
  • 38 Hugo Sochurek MID
  • 47 Krisztián Hegyi GK
  • 54 Lukás Franc GK
  • 3 Pavel Kaderábek DEF
  • 24 Dominik Holly FWD
  • 36 Garang Kuol FWD
  • 21 Joao Grimaldo FWD
  • 29 Matyás Vojta FWD
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 4 August 2026: Sparta Prague 2-1 Lyon
  • Thursday 4 November 2021: Lyon 3-0 Sparta Prague
  • Thursday 21 October 2021: Sparta Prague 3-4 Lyon
  • Thursday 22 November 2012: Sparta Prague 1-1 Lyon
  • Thursday 20 September 2012: Lyon 2-1 Sparta Prague