Liverpool FC are aiming to progress in the quarterfinals of the Europa League, by winning their second leg against Sparta Prague. During the first leg of their series, Liverpool were able to take a dominating lead, leaving Sparta with low chances. Liverpool won their first leg with a four-goal advantage, bringing them closer to the quarterfinals. Fortunately for Liverpool, along with their quarterfinal aims, is their good run across all contests. Meanwhile, for Sparta, they need to find ways in order to win this series, as they have a huge mountain to climb. Additionally, Sparta does not have a good momentum coming into this game, as they are winless in their campaign. The meeting between these two teams is on March 15, 2024, at 4:00 AM (GMT+8).
Liverpool FC
Liverpool secured an early lead in the first leg against Sparta Prague, thanks to heroic defending and their hosts’ profligacy. Conor Bradley helped Sparta Prague, but Darwin Nunez increased Liverpool’s advantage with a brilliant brace. Luis Diaz and Dominik Szoboszlai added some gloss to the scoreline in the second half. Klopp believes Liverpool should enjoy a stress-free journey into the last eight of Europe’s secondary tournament. With eight successive Europa League triumphs on home turf, Liverpool could become the second English side to win nine such games on the spin. However, Liverpool lost an eighth straight victory in all tournaments on Sunday. They are ceding control of the Premier League title race to Arsenal in an engrossing 1-1 draw with Manchester City.
Ibrahima Konate is expected to recover for the FA Cup match against Manchester United. Other players, including Ben Doak, Joel Matip, Stefan Bajcetic, Diogo Jota, Curtis Jones, Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Thiago Alcantara, are also in treatment. Mohamed Salah is expected to make a first XI since New Year’s Day.
Sparta Prague
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Sparta Prague has a poor record of 17 losses in their last 21 continental matches on rival territory. These defeats are from each of their last four knockout away games. The Maroons’ first-leg reverse was evident in their Czech Fortuna Liga match against Viktoria Plzen, where Brian Priske oversaw another four-goal defeat. The reigning champions are still on course for back-to-back Fortuna Liga triumphs, but their lead over Slavia Prague has been cut to just one point. If Sparta Prague can’t defy the odds at Anfield, they will bow out of the Europa League at the last-16 stage for the first time, with only one of their 11 trips to England ending in victory. The last triumph came in the 1983-84 UEFA Cup against Watford.
Sparta share defensive concerns in the first leg, with Asger Sorensen off and Andreas Vindheim out for the long term. Ladislav Krejci is fine, and Jan Kuchta and Veljko Birmancevic should return to the first XI, while Angelo Preciado returns to the right-hand side.
Prediction:
Liverpool FC (2.0)
Odds: -0.84
Liverpool FC to win on 6-1 aggregate
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