- Kaan Kairinen - 2'
- Victor Olatunji - 42'
- Qazim Laçi - 58'
Sparta Prague beat RB Salzburg on Champions League return
Sparta Prague made a strong return to the Champions League on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over RB Salzburg in their first game in Europe's top club competition in 19 years.
Sparta grabbed an early lead that set the tone of the league-phase opener at the epet Arena as home fans celebrated their team's first win in the tournament since 2003.
The hosts opened the scoring just two minutes in when Kaan Kairinen pounced on a loose ball after a great save by Salzburg's keeper Janis Blaswich to effortlessly slot home the rebound.
Victor Olantuji doubled the lead in the 42nd minute, firing in from a tight angle after a long ball from captain Filip Panak, before assisting Qazim Laçi to make it 3-0 with a coolly struck finish after a blunder by the Austrian side's defence in the 58th.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Rade Obrenovic
UEFA Champions League Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Liverpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 7 |
| AS Monaco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Brest | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Internazionale | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
| Real Madrid | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Benfica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Juventus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Lille | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Feyenoord Rotterdam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| Atalanta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Celtic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| Sparta Prague | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 4 |
| Bayern Munich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
| Girona | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| AC Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Club Brugge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| Atlético Madrid | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| Bologna | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| RB Leipzig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| SK Sturm Graz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
| RB Salzburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
| Young Boys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 0 |
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