Galatasaray vs Sparta Prague

UEFA Europa League - Knockout Round Play-offs 15 Feb 2024, 17:45
Galatasaray
Galatasaray
3–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sparta Prague
Sparta Prague
🏟 RAMS Park (İstanbul) 👤 Alejandro Hernández

Match report

Galatasaray edged past Sparta Prague 3-2 in the UEFA Europa League - Knockout Round Play-offs on 15 February 2024. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Galatasaray had 15 shots to Sparta Prague's 11.

V. Nelsson was sent off in the 62th minute, one of 2 red cards in the game.

The match was played at RAMS Park (İstanbul), with Alejandro Hernández in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 15 - 11 On target 5 - 6 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 6 - 14 Red cards 2 Yellow cards 7
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Player of the match
Dries Mertens
Galatasaray · 1 goal
8 Mauro Icardi 1 goal, 2 assists
8 Ángelo Preciado 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Kaan Kairinen captained the side
7 Kerem Demirbay 1 goal
First half vs second half
Galatasaray stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–6 11–5
Shots On Goal 2–3 3–3
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 2–2 3–2
Attacks 50–39 42–39
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
92 Attacks 78
42 Dangerous Attacks 44
5 On Target 6
10 Off Target 5
15 Shots Total 11
5 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 1
7 Shots Inside Box 8
8 Shots Outside Box 3
6 Fouls 14
5 Corners 4
5 Offsides 3
55% Ball Possession 45%
2 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 1
4 Saves 2
439 Passes Total 370
349 Passes Accurate 275
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Galatasaray · 4-2-3-1
1 F. Muslera
23 K. Ayhan 25 V. Nelsson 6 D. Sánchez 18 B. Kutlu
8 K. Demirbay 34 L. Torreira
53 B. Yilmaz 10 D. Mertens 7 K. Aktürkoglu
9 M. Icardi
Sparta Prague · 3-4-3
1 P. Jensen
41 M. Vitík 25 A. Sørensen 37 L. Krejcí
2 Á. Preciado 6 K. Kairinen 20 Q. Laci 32 M. Rynes
10 A. Karabec 9 J. Kuchta 14 V. Birmancevic
Galatasaray
Coach
O. Buruk
Substitutes
  • 42 Abdülkerim Bardakci
  • 14 Wilfried Zaha
  • 20 Tetê
  • 91 Tanguy Ndombélé
  • 95 Carlos Vinícius
  • 19 Günay Güvenç
  • 72 Ali Turap Bülbül
  • 58 Ali Yesilyurt
  • 83 Efe Akman
  • 27 Sérgio Oliveira
  • 81 Hamza Akman
  • 56 Baran Demiroglu
Sparta Prague
Coach
B. Priske
Substitutes
  • 22 Lukás Haraslín
  • 28 Tomás Wiesner
  • 4 Markus Solbakken
  • 18 Lukás Sadílek
  • 7 Victor Olatunji
  • 24 Vojtech Vorel
  • 27 Filip Panák
  • 49 Adam Sevinsky
  • 26 Patrik Vydra
  • 21 Jakub Pesek
  • 19 Jan Mejdr
  • 11 Indrit Tuci
Substitutions
  • 55' ↑ A. Bardakcı ↓ K. Ayhan Galatasaray
  • 65' ↑ L. Haraslín ↓ A. Karabec Sparta Prague
  • 74' ↑ M. Solbakken ↓ Q. Laçi Sparta Prague
  • 74' ↑ T. Wiesner ↓ Á. Preciado Sparta Prague
  • 83' ↑ W. Zaha ↓ K. Demirbay Galatasaray
  • 84' ↑ Tetê ↓ K. Aktürkoğlu Galatasaray
  • 84' ↑ L. Sadílek ↓ V. Birmančević Sparta Prague
  • 84' ↑ V. Olatunji ↓ J. Kuchta Sparta Prague
  • 90+1' ↑ Carlos Vinícius ↓ D. Mertens Galatasaray
  • 90' ↑ T. Ndombélé ↓ L. Torreira Galatasaray
Cards
  • 62' V. Nelsson Galatasaray
  • 80' M. Rynes Sparta Prague
  • 41' Q. Laci Sparta Prague
  • 47' B. A. Yilmaz Galatasaray
  • 49' M. Rynes Sparta Prague
  • 79' V. Birmancevic Sparta Prague
  • 80' M. Rynes Sparta Prague
  • 82' K. Akturkoglu Galatasaray
  • 82' L. Krejci Sparta Prague
Head-to-head
Galatasaray 1 0 draws 1 Sparta Prague
2024-02-22 Sparta Prague vs Galatasaray 4 - 1
2024-02-15 Galatasaray vs Sparta Prague 3 - 2
Recent form
Galatasaray D D D D W
Sparta Prague W D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Galatasaray vs Sparta Prague?
Galatasaray won 3-2 against Sparta Prague on 15 February 2024.
Who won Galatasaray vs Sparta Prague?
Galatasaray won the match 3-2.
Where was Galatasaray vs Sparta Prague played?
The match was played at RAMS Park (İstanbul).
Who had more possession in Galatasaray vs Sparta Prague?
Galatasaray had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.