Sparta Prague 0-1 Inter Milan: Lautaro Martinez scores in Champions League win

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Champions League highlights: Sparta Prague 0-1 Inter Milan

Charlotte Coates

BBC Sport journalist

Inter Milan need a point to secure a top-eight spot in the league phase of the Champions League after a hard-fought win away to Sparta Prague.

The top eight sides in the new format will qualify automatically for the last 16, while teams finishing ninth down to 24th have to play a two-legged play-off.

Captain Lautaro Martinez expertly gave Inter the lead in the 12th minute after he caught hold of Alessandro Bastoni's deep cross to the back post and his volley bounced in off the underside of the bar.

Right-back Denzel Dumfries thought he had doubled Inter's lead and wrapped up the points in Prague but his fine finish was ruled out for offside.

Inter, the 2023 runners-up, have conceded just one goal in their seven European games this season and restricted the home side to an xG of just 0.35.

Simone Inzaghi's fourth-placed side will host Monaco in the final league phase game knowing they can still secure second place in the table if Barcelona are beaten and Arsenal fail to win.

Sparta Prague's elimination from the Champions League is now official before they travel to Bayer Leverkusen for the final match.

Player of the match

L. Martínez

9.00

Sparta Prague
Inter Milan

30 J. Zelený

7.00

25 A. Sørensen

5.33

41 M. Vitík

5.00

32 M. Ryneš

5.00

20 Q. Laçi

5.00

6 K. Kairinen

5.00

18 L. Sadílek

5.00

28 T. Wiesner

5.00

14 V. Birmančević

5.00

7 V. Olatunji

5.00

22 L. Haraslín

4.00

29 E. Krasniqi

4.00

2 M. Suchomel

4.00

27 F. Panák

3.50

1 P. Vindahl

2.50

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Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Liverpool	7	7	0	0	15	2	13	21	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
2 Barcelona	7	6	0	1	26	11	15	18	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
3 Arsenal	7	5	1	1	14	2	12	16	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
4 Inter Milan	7	5	1	1	8	1	7	16	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
5 Atlético Madrid	7	5	0	2	16	11	5	15	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
6 AC Milan	7	5	0	2	13	9	4	15	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
7 Atalanta	7	4	2	1	18	4	14	14	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
8 Bayer Leverkusen	7	4	1	2	13	7	6	13	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
9 Aston Villa	7	4	1	2	9	4	5	13	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
10 Monaco	7	4	1	2	13	10	3	13	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
11 Feyenoord	7	4	1	2	17	15	2	13	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win
12 Lille	7	4	1	2	11	9	2	13	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss
13 Brest	7	4	1	2	10	8	2	13	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
14 Borussia Dortmund	7	4	0	3	19	11	8	12	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
15 Bayern Munich	7	4	0	3	17	11	6	12	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
16 Real Madrid	7	4	0	3	17	12	5	12	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
17 Juventus	7	3	3	1	9	5	4	12	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
18 Celtic	7	3	3	1	11	10	1	12	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
19 PSV	7	3	2	2	13	10	3	11	Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
20 Club Brugge	7	3	2	2	6	8	-2	11	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
21 Benfica	7	3	1	3	14	12	2	10	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
22 PSG	7	3	1	3	10	8	2	10	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
23 Sporting	7	3	1	3	12	11	1	10	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
24 Stuttgart	7	3	1	3	12	13	-1	10	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
25 Manchester City	7	2	2	3	15	13	2	8	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
26 Dinamo Zagreb	7	2	2	3	10	18	-8	8	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
27 Shakhtar Donetsk	7	2	1	4	7	13	-6	7	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
28 Bologna	7	1	2	4	3	8	-5	5	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
29 Sparta Prague	7	1	1	5	7	19	-12	4	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
30 RB Leipzig	7	1	0	6	8	14	-6	3	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
31 Girona	7	1	0	6	4	11	-7	3	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
32 Red Star Belgrade	7	1	0	6	12	22	-10	3	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
33 Sturm Graz	7	1	0	6	4	14	-10	3	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
34 Red Bull Salzburg	7	1	0	6	4	23	-19	3	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
35 Slovan Bratislava	7	0	0	7	6	24	-18	0	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
36 Young Boys	7	0	0	7	3	23	-20	0	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss

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Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Play-off

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home team, Sparta Prague

Manager: Lars Friis

Formation: 3 - 5 - 2

Number 1,
P. Vindahl
Number 25,
A. Sørensen
Number 27,
F. Panák , Captain
Number 41,
M. Vitík
Number 32,
M. Ryneš , substituted for J. Zelený at 70 minutes
Number 20,
Q. Laçi
Number 6,
K. Kairinen
Number 18,
L. Sadílek
Number 28,
T. Wiesner , substituted for M. Suchomel at 79 minutes
Number 14,
V. Birmančević , substituted for L. Haraslín at 74 minutes
Number 7,
V. Olatunji , Yellow Card at 52 minutes, substituted for E. Krasniqi at 79 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Sparta Prague

Number 13,
K. Daněk
Number 22,
L. Haraslín
Number 46,
J. Heerkens
Number 29,
E. Krasniqi , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 5
Number 54,
L. Penxa
Number 21,
J. Pešek
Number 5,
M. Ross
Number 38,
D. Rus
Number 2,
M. Suchomel
Number 44,
J. Surovčík
Number 30,
J. Zelený

away team, Inter Milan

Manager: Simone Inzaghi

Formation: 3 - 5 - 2

Number 1,
Y. Sommer
Number 95,
A. Bastoni
Number 6,
S. de Vrij
Number 28,
B. Pavard
Number 32,
F. Dimarco , substituted for Carlos Augusto at 71 minutes
Number 22,
H. Mkhitaryan
Number 21,
K. Asllani , Yellow Card at 67 minutes, substituted for P. Zieliński at 71 minutes
Number 23,
N. Barella , substituted for D. Frattesi at 63 minutes
Number 2,
D. Dumfries , Yellow Card at 6 minutes, substituted for M. Darmian at 64 minutes
Number 9,
M. Thuram
Number 10,
L. Martínez , Captain, substituted for M. Taremi at 82 minutes

away team, Inter Milan

Number 8,
M. Arnautović
Number 17,
T. Buchanan
Number 40,
A. Calligaris
Number 36,
M. Darmian
Number 16,
D. Frattesi
Number 13,
Josep Martínez
Number 56,
G. Re Cecconi
Number 99,
M. Taremi
Number 54,
M. Zanchetta
Number 7,
P. Zieliński
Number 30,
Carlos Augusto

Sparta Prague
Inter Milan

home team, Sparta Prague

Manager: Lars Friis

Formation: 3 - 5 - 2

Number 1,
P. Vindahl
Number 25,
A. Sørensen
Number 27,
F. Panák , Captain
Number 41,
M. Vitík
Number 32,
M. Ryneš , substituted for J. Zelený at 70 minutes
Number 20,
Q. Laçi
Number 6,
K. Kairinen
Number 18,
L. Sadílek
Number 28,
T. Wiesner , substituted for M. Suchomel at 79 minutes
Number 14,
V. Birmančević , substituted for L. Haraslín at 74 minutes
Number 7,
V. Olatunji , Yellow Card at 52 minutes, substituted for E. Krasniqi at 79 minutes

Substitutes

Number 13,
K. Daněk
Number 22,
L. Haraslín
Number 46,
J. Heerkens
Number 29,
E. Krasniqi , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 5
Number 54,
L. Penxa
Number 21,
J. Pešek
Number 5,
M. Ross
Number 38,
D. Rus
Number 2,
M. Suchomel
Number 44,
J. Surovčík
Number 30,
J. Zelený

Referee:: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández
Video Assistant Referee:: Juan Martínez Munuera
Assistant Referee 1:: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez
Assistant Referee 2:: Diego Sánchez Rojo
Fourth Official:: César Soto Grado
Assistant VAR Official:: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

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Sparta Prague and Internazionale have faced each other on four previous occasions in European competition, with the Italian side winning three of those (L1). This will be the first time they’ve faced each other in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League.
Internazionale are unbeaten to opponents from Czechia in the UEFA Champions League (W3 D1), with all four matches coming since the start of 2019-20. They’ve won each of the last three, scoring nine goals and only conceding once.
Sparta Prague have won one of their last 20 UEFA Champions League matches (D5 L14) and have lost their last four in a row. They’ve never previously lost five on the bounce.
Each of Internazionale’s last four UEFA Champions League games have ended 1-0 (W3 L1), losing 1-0 to Bayer Leverkusen last time out. The only two teams to have five consecutive 1-0 matches within the same season are Juventus in 2004-05 (W5) and Maccabi Haifa in 2009-10 (L5).
Sparta Prague have conceded 18 UEFA Champions League goals, their most in a season since 1999-00 (18 in 12 games). The only major European campaign in which they’ve conceded more goals was last season (22), with Sparta conceding the most goals of any side in the last two seasons in Europe (40).
Internazionale conceded their first goal in the UEFA Champions League this season last time out (0-1 v Bayer Leverkusen), ending a run of five straight clean sheets. They have been behind on the scoreboard for just 285 seconds overall in the competition this term, the fewest of any team.
Sparta Prague have spent 60% of their UEFA Champions League matches trailing this season, the third-most behind Slovan Bratislava (69%) and FC Salzburg (64%), while opponents Inter have trailed for a mere 0.8% of their games.
Sparta Prague have faced 44 more shots than they’ve had themselves when they’ve been losing in the UEFA Champions League this season (28 vs. 72), the worst differential of any side. It’s also the third-worst difference per 90 minutes, facing 11.6 shots more than they’ve had on average.
Victor Olatunji from Nigeria has been directly involved in three goals in his three starts in the UEFA Champions League this season (two goals, one assist – six overall appearances). The last non-Czech player to have a hand in more goals in a single campaign for Sparta was the Slovakian Ratislav Michalik in 2001-02 (5).
Internazionale midfielder Hakan Çalhanoglu could make his 50th appearance in the UEFA Champions League (currently on 49) in this game. In doing so, he would become just the fourth Turkish player to reach this milestone, after Ergün Penbe (52), Arif Erdem (50), and Bülent Korkmaz (50).

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Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Match ends, Sparta Prague 0, Inter Milan 1.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 6
Second Half ends, Sparta Prague 0, Inter Milan 1.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Offside, Inter Milan. Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
Bookingat 90 minutes plus 5
Ermal Krasniqi (Sparta Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Carlos Augusto (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Foul by Ermal Krasniqi (Sparta Prague).
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Ermal Krasniqi (Sparta Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Postat 89 minutes
Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 89 minutes
Foul by Filip Panák (Sparta Prague).
Postat 87 minutes
Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Postat 85 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Postat 84 minutes
Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
Postat 82 minutes
Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 82 minutes
Foul by Qazim Laçi (Sparta Prague).
Substitutionat 82 minutes
Substitution, Inter Milan. Mehdi Taremi replaces Lautaro Martínez.
Substitutionat 79 minutes
Substitution, Sparta Prague. Ermal Krasniqi replaces Victor Olatunji.
Substitutionat 79 minutes
Substitution, Sparta Prague. Martin Suchomel replaces Tomás Wiesner because of an injury.
Postat 78 minutes
Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Peter Vindahl.

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