On Thursday, March 7, at 19:45 at the “Letna” stadium, the match of the first match of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League “Sparta Prague” – “Liverpool” will take place live on Pro Arena.

“Sparta” Prague and “Liverpool” meet in one of the most spectacular “doubles” of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League, each of which is the leader of the domestic championship.

Sparta Prague opened the European season in the third preliminary round of the Champions League, losing to FC Copenhagen 0-0 (d) and 3-3, 2-4 on penalties (a), before overcoming Dynamo Zagreb in the play- office in the Europa League 1-3 (d) and 4-1 (a).

Sparta Prague finished 2nd in Group C of the Europa League in which they had the following results: 3-2 (a) and 3-1 (d) with Aris Limassol, 1-2 (d) and 1-0 (a) with Betis, 0-0 (a) and 1-2 (d) with Glasgow Rangers, and eliminated Galatasaray 2-3 (d) and 4-1 ( a).

In the first league (Czech Championship), the team, coached by Dane Brian Priske, is in 1st place after 23 stages, with 60 points, four more than arch-rivals Slavia Prague, with whom they drew at home in most of the last official match played in the championship, the score 0-0, just a few days after the elimination in the quarter-finals of the Czech Pogar (Czech Cup), away, the score 3-2.

The biggest result of Sparta Prague in the Europa League is reaching the quarter-finals in the seasons 1983-1984 (the competition was called the UEFA Cup) and 2015-2016, respectively.

Liverpool started the Europa League season directly in Group E, which they won with the following results: 3-1 (d) and 4-0 (a) with Linz, 2-0 (a) and 1-2 (d) with Union St. Gilloise, 5-1 (a) and 2-3 (d) with Toulouse.

Jurgen Klopp’s side are top of the Premier League after 27 games with 63 points, one more than Manchester City and two more than Arsenal, and they won their last official match in the championship on the field of Nottingham Forest with a score of 1-0.

Liverpool have won the Europa League three times, most recently in 2001 (the competition was called the UEFA Cup), after beating Alaves 5-4 after extra time in Dortmund in the final, before losing again in the final act of the competition. , in 2016 (1-3 with Sevilla in Basel).

The last time these two teams met was in the last 16 of the 2010-11 Europa League, when they drew 0-0 in the Czech Republic, while Liverpool beat Sparta Prague in the second leg in England. with a score of 1-0.

Superbet offers odds of 1.28 on the prediction X2: draw or victory of the guests in the match Sparta Prague – Liverpool.

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