Celtic FC vs AC Sparta Praha, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Celtic FC vs AC Sparta Praha — Europe at Celtic Park.
- Celtic FC 8 games · 11 pts (2025/26)
- AC Sparta Praha 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Mihai Artene
- Referee Istvan Kovacs
- Referee Vasile Marinescu
- Referee Marius Avram
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Nov AC Sparta Praha H 1–4 L 29 Oct Lille OSC A 2–2 D 25 Oct Aberdeen FC A 3–3 D 22 Oct AC Milan H 1–3 L 17 Oct Rangers FC H 0–2 L 04 Oct St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Nov Celtic FC A 4–1 W 29 Oct AC Milan A 0–3 L 22 Oct Lille OSC H 1–4 L 15 Aug Trabzonspor A 1–2 L 08 Aug Trabzonspor H 2–2 D 02 Aug FK Spartak Subotica H 2–1 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Celtic Park that hosts another battle between Celtic FC and AC Sparta Praha.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' David Pavelka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Scott Brown suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 26' Lukas Julis puts AC Sparta Praha on the lead.
- 31' Florin Nita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Borek Dockal made 264 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' What a strike from Lukas Julis! The score is 0-2.
- 50' It looks like no one’s ball. AC Sparta Praha is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 51' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Pavelka on 51.
- 52' AC Sparta Praha receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
- 57' It’s high time Neil Lennon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 59' Leigh Griffiths is replacing Mohamed Elyounoussi for the Celtic FC side.
- 60' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Scott Brown departs to be replaced by Hatem Abd Elhamed.
- 65' Goal! Leigh Griffiths scores his 25 goal in 406 matches.
- 70' AC Sparta Praha seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 71' The referee calls foul for Michal Sacek. He receives a Yellow card.
- 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Christie on 74.
- 74' AC Sparta Praha manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michal Travnik is hanging Adam Karabec on the field on 74 minute.
- 75' Celtic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
- 76' Lukas Julis makes a hat-trick on 76.
- 80' It is a substitution in AC Sparta Praha team. Matej Polidar is replaced by Ladislav Krejci on 80 minute.
- 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 88' Another substitution for AC Sparta Praha to replace David Moberg-Karlsson by Srdan Plavsic on 88 minute.
- 90' GOAL! Ladislav Krejci scores on 90.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ladislav Krejci.
- Another three points for AC Sparta Praha.
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Celtic FC
Starting XI- 27
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93
Diego Laxalt ↓ Jules Ntcham 80'
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- 8
- 6
- 42
- 29
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22
Odsonne Edouard ↓ Albian Ajeti 80'
- 17
- 30
Bench-
9
Leigh Griffiths ↑ 59'
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21
Jules Ntcham ↑ 80'
- 52
- 65
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10
Albian Ajeti ↑ 80'
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- 3
- 14
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44
Hatem Abd Elhamed ↑ 60'
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- 57
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Coach Neil LennonAC Sparta Praha
Starting XI-
33
David Hancko ↓ David Lischka 74'
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- 8
- 1
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16
Michal Sacek ↓ Borek Dockal 88'
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- 7
- 37
- 39
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24
Matej Polidar ↓ Ladislav Krejci 80'
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36
Adam Karabec ↓ Michal Travnik 74'
Bench- 3
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9
Ladislav Krejci ↑ 80'
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10
Borek Dockal ↑ 88'
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25
Michal Travnik ↑ 74'
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13
David Lischka ↑ 74'
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22
Srdan Plavsic ↑ 88'
- 52
- 40
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Coach Vaclav Kotal -
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