Football Previews
Sparta Prague meet CSKA Moscow at the Generali Arena this Wednesday afternoon in the second leg of their third round qualifier in the UEFA Champions League.
The first leg finished 2:2 at the Arena Khimki. CSKA took an early lead in the 14th minute thanks to Alan Dzagoev – Sparta fired back instantly in the 15th minute with a goal from Mario Holek. CSKA took the lead again in the 53rd minute thanks to a goal from Zoran Tosic however Sparta Prague struck back just 4 minutes later through Ladislav Krejci.
Bookmakers made CSKA strong odds-on favourites to win the first leg however after a resilient performance by Sparta Prague, bookmakers cannot separate the two sides.
Both teams are currently priced at 13/8 to come out on top in this tie while the draw is 23/10.
Ultimately this game is a toss-up. On one hand CSKA are a better side overall – they have much more experience in the UEFA Champions League than Sparta Prague and could show their overall quality in a difficult stadium.
Sparta showed great determination in the first leg and with two away goals and home advantage, they could be a difficult side to defeat.
This game gets underway at 17:45 and you can view the game live in-play with ‘s match simulator.
Others fixtures taking place this week in the Champions League:
Wednesday 5th August 2015
15:00
FC Astana v HJK Helsinki
(agg 0-0)
17:30
FK Qarabag v Celtic
(agg 0-1)
17:45
Sparta Prague v CSKA
(agg 2-2)
18:30
BATE Bor v Videoton
(agg 1-1)
19:15
FC Basel v Lech Poznan
(agg 3-1)
19:30
Club Brugge v Panathinaikos
(agg 1-2)
19:30
Malmö FF v FC Red Bull Salzburg
(agg 0-2)
19:30
Partizan Belgrade v Steaua Bucharest
(agg 1-1)
19:45
Shakt Donsk v Fenerbahçe
(agg 0-0)
19:45
Skenderbeu Korce v Milsami Orhei
(agg 2-0)
19:45
Viktoria Plzen v Maccabi Tel Aviv
(agg 2-1)
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