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# Olympiakos beat Sparta Praha 1-0 in the Europa League

Olympiakos Piraeus beat Sparta Praha 1-0 in matchday three of the league phase of the Europa League, thanks to a goal from Armando González Alba in the 78th minute.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 22 October 2026، 23:52 Saudi time

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Olympiakos beat Sparta Praha 1-0 in the Europa League

[Olympiakos Piraeus](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/olympiakos-piraeus-307) secured a 1-0 win over visitors [Sparta Praha](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/sparta-praha-304), in the match played on Thursday 22 October 2026 as part of matchday three of the league phase in the Europa League, with kick-off at 22:00 Damascus time.

The only goal of the match came in the 78th minute through [Armando González Alba](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/armando-gonz%C3%A1lez-alba-10044), handing Olympiakos valuable points in front of their own fans.

[Lorenzo Pirola](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/lorenzo-pirola-10024) of Olympiakos Piraeus received the player of the match award with a rating of 7.92 after playing the full match.

In terms of statistics, Olympiakos dominated possession with 60 per cent compared to 40 per cent for Sparta Praha, while the Greek side had 23 attempts compared to 14 for their opponents, including 3 shots on target for Olympiakos against none for Sparta Praha. The expected goals rate stood at 2.26 for Olympiakos compared to 0.77 for Sparta Praha.

Olympiakos also won 14 corner kicks compared to just 2 for Sparta Praha, while Olympiakos committed 7 fouls compared to 13 fouls for Sparta Praha. Olympiakos received two yellow cards compared to 4 yellow cards for Sparta Praha, with no red cards for either side. The match was officiated by referee Espen Eskas.

With this win, Olympiakos Piraeus raised their tally to 6 points from two wins in two matches, placing them 12th in the standings with 3 goals scored and 1 conceded. In contrast, Sparta Praha remain on 4 points from a win and a draw in two matches, placing them 14th with 5 goals scored and 2 conceded.

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