Ararat-Armenia vs Sparta Praha 1-4
Sparta Praha beat Ararat-Armenia 4-1 in the UEFA Europa League league stage at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium on 16 September 2026. Tomáš Guddal scored twice, in the 20th and 22nd minutes, before J. Mercado (53') and P. Vydra (71') added further goals for Sparta, with B. R. Wilson Valdez replying for the hosts in the 55th minute. Sparta had 67% possession, 23 shots to 13 and 13 corners to 2.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- 20'T. Guddal assist A. Karabec
- 22'T. Guddal
- 53'J. Mercado assist J. Alcocer
- B. R. Wilson Valdez assist Sandro Lima55'
- A. Serobyan · Yellow card57'
- Benny for Franca Carlos58'
- 61'H. Sochurek for P. Vydra
- 61'J. Brunes for M. Vojta
- 69'J. Mercado for M. Jurasek
- 69'A. Karabec for A. Irving
- 71'P. Vydra assist M. Jurasek
- H. Oliveira for J. A. Balanta72'
- A. Serobyan for Z. Shaghoyan72'
- 79'M. Rynes for J. Zeleny
- Z. Banjaqui for A. Ambartsumyan80'
- Sandro Lima for A. Eloyan80'
- E. Grigoryan · Yellow card88'
- K. Muradyan · Yellow card90+1'
Match stats
Line-ups
Ararat-Armenia starting XI
- 98Joao Bravim
- 3Junior Julio
- 43B. R. Wilson Valdez
- 47A. Malis
- 16E. Grigoryan
- 2H. Oliveira
- 19K. Muradyan
- 70Benny
- 77A. Serobyan
- 91Sandro Lima
- 11Z. Banjaqui
Ararat-Armenia bench · coach Tulipa
Sparta Praha starting XI
- 44J. Surovcik
- 2M. Suchomel
- 22L. Mbe Soh
- 6T. Guddal
- 11M. Rynes
- 10A. Karabec
- 28R. Macek
- 38H. Sochurek
- 17J. Mercado
- 14J. Brunes
- 7J. Alcocer
Sparta Praha bench · coach Brian Priske
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UEFA Europa League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 |  Real Sociedad | 3 | +5 | 4 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Sparta Praha | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| 17 |  Levski Sofia | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 |  Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 19 |  Sturm Graz | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 20 |  NEC Nijmegen | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 |  Red Bull Salzburg | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 22 |  Anderlecht | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| 23 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 |  AC Milan | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 25 |  Celta Vigo | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 26 |  OFI | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 27 |  Jagiellonia | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 28 |  Torreense | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 29 |  Celje | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 30 |  Hapoel Beer Sheva | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 31 |  Lillestrom | 3 | -7 | 1 |
| 32 |  Lech Poznan | 3 | -8 | 1 |
| 33 |  Plzen | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 34 |  Marseille | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 35 |  Celtic | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| 36 |  Ararat-Armenia | 3 | -9 | 0 |
Match info
CompetitionUEFA Europa League
RoundLeague phase, matchday 1
Kick-off
VenueVazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
RefereeMohammed Al-Hakim
