Liverpool journey to Czech Republic later this week for the primary leg of their spherical of 16 Europa League conflict towards Sparta Prague.
The Reds’ injury problems are beginning to ease, however they’re nonetheless going to be with out a number of first-team gamers.
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Jurgen Klopp has been compelled to depend on some inexperienced gamers in current occasions, however they’ve delivered massive outcomes.
However he’ll hope to have some extra senior squad members again for this match, which is certain to be performed in a white-hot ambiance.
Sparta are unbeaten in 16 house video games in all competitions, with their solely defeat of the marketing campaign coming in Champions League qualifying towards Copenhagen in August.
Sparta Prague vs Liverpool: Hosts assessed
Sparta had been shaped in 1893 and are probably the most profitable membership within the Czech Republic, successful the highest home league 37 occasions.
They’ve additionally loved some success in Europe, reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League in 1992.
The membership’s president, Daniel Kretinsky, is now a co-owner at West Ham.
They play on the epet ARENA, which holds just below 20,000 passionate followers, who’re referred to as the Letensti.
In current occasions, they’ve discovered themselves within the Europa League 9 occasions, since UEFA modified the title, and so they made the quarter-finals throughout the 2015/16 season.
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- Liverpool’s solely earlier European assembly with Sparta Prague got here within the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League final 32, with the Reds progressing 1-0 on mixture after Dirk Kuyt’s aim.
- Sparta Prague have solely received considered one of their final 16 conferences with English golf equipment in Europe (D4 L11), though that was their most up-to-date, beating Southampton 1-0 within the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Sparta Prague vs Liverpool: Staff information
Liverpool might have Mohamed Salah again in motion as he has travelled with the squad to Prague.
Salah was in first-team training on Wednesday forward of the sport as he continues to recuperate from muscle fatigue.
The Reds welcomed Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai again from damage for his or her 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest final day trip.
However Nunez could possibly be rested with a match against Manchester City on the horizon.
Joel Matip, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Diogo Jota, Curtis Jones, Stefan Bajcetic, Ryan Gravenberch, Thiago Alcantara, Ben Doak and Jayden Danns are all out.
In the meantime, the hosts are set to welcome three gamers again from bans.
Ladislav Krejci, Velijko Birmancevic and Matej Rynes are all set to be concerned.
Andreas Vindheim is out for the season and Filip Panak got here off on the weekend with a knock.
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- Sparta Prague have solely received the primary leg of considered one of their final 10 two-legged knockout ties in main UEFA competitions (D4 L5), a 1-0 victory over FK Krasnodar within the 2015-16 UEFA Europa League final 32.
- Liverpool are winless of their final 11 away video games within the knockout stage of the UEFA Europa League (D4 L7) since a 3-1 win at Unirea Urziceni within the 2009-10 final 32. Moreover, each of their defeats within the group stage of this season’s competitors got here away from house (v Toulouse and USG).
- Liverpool are averaging extra excessive turnovers per sport (11.7) than some other facet on this season’s UEFA Europa League, additionally averaging 6.8 opposition passes per defensive motion (PPDA), the fewest of any facet within the match this time period.
Sparta Prague vs Liverpool: Date and observe
This primary-leg Europa League spherical of 16 conflict will happen on Thursday, March 7.
Kick-off on the epet ARENA is about for five:45pm UK time.
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