Sparta Prague vs. Atletico Madrid | Champions League | League Stage | Pre Match
Sparta Prague vs. Atletico Madrid
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
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This will be the first ever meeting between Sparta Prague and Atlético Madrid, with the side from Czechia last facing a Spanish side in the UEFA Champions League in March 2002 – a 0-3 defeat to Real Madrid.
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Sparta Prague have lost all four of their previous matches against Spanish sides in the UEFA Champions League (two games versus both Barcelona and Real Madrid), conceding 13 goals and only scoring three times themselves.
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Atlético Madrid have only played two away games against sides from Czechia in Europe. The most recent one was in December 2012 against Viktoria Plzen, in a 0-1 defeat in the UEFA Europa League. The other was a 4-2 win over FC Zlín in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in July 2004 – a game in which Diego Simeone started for Atlético.
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Sparta Prague’s one win in the UEFA Champions League this season came on MD1, at home to RB Salzburg. They led for 98% of that match after opening the scoring in the 2nd minute, yet they’ve not been ahead at any point in the competition since then (D1 L2).
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Atlético Madrid won 2-1 away to Paris SG in their previous UEFA Champions League outing, despite only having 29% possession in the match. This was their lowest possession average on record (since 2003-04) for a league/group phase victory in the competition, and their lowest overall since beating Liverpool in a round of 16 tie in February 2020 (27%).
