Sparta Praha host Lillestrom in matchday two of the Europa League

Sparta Praha will host Lillestrom on 15 October 2026 at 19:45 Damascus time, in matchday two of the league phase of the 2026/27 Europa League, with the match broadcast on beIN Sports.

In the overall standings, Sparta Praha sit third with 3 points from one match, which they won, scoring 4 goals and conceding 1, while Lillestrom are 24th with no points after losing their first match, in which they scored 1 goal and conceded 2.

In their last five matches, Sparta Praha beat Ararat Armenia 4-1 away from home, and beat Lyon 2-1 at home before losing to the same opponent 0-3 away, in addition to two consecutive defeats to AZ Alkmaar by scores of 0-4 and 1-2.

As for Lillestrom, their recent results have been mixed, having lost to Torino 1-2 at home, beaten Egnatia 2-1, and drawn 0-0 with them in an earlier match, while their other two matches on the list go back to two old encounters against Antwerp, which they lost 0-2 and 1-3.

A number of players will be absent from Sparta Praha's squad until the match on 15 October 2026, namely M. Andersen, A. Kubo, Adam Karabec, A. Pleskot, Matej Rynes, and A. Ochrana due to injury, in addition to the absence of Gjosimar Angelo Alcocer Macuak and Loic Junior Mbe Soh for other reasons.

Meanwhile, Lillestrom will be without two players due to injury, Espen Bjornsen Garnas and Kamal Abdulhakim Jabara, until the date of the match on 15 October 2026.