The first game of my long weekend in Prague began at Stadion Letná, currently known as the Generali Arena for sponsorship purposes. Sparta are the most successful Czech side, winning the Czech title on 36 occasions and reaching the semi-final of the European Cup in 1992.
Tonight they were in Europa Cup action, having dropped into the competion by losing on away goals to Malmo in the Champions League 3rd qualifying round. They were renewing their rivalry with Slovan Bratislava, as when the country was Czechoslovakia these were two of the biggest teams.
This seasons Europa League was the first time these two sides had met in over 20 years, since the break up of Czechoslovakia, and the first game in Bratislava (which Sparta won 3-0) was marred by crowd trouble (click here).
The game passed without incident as Sparta completed back to back wins over Slovan as they scored four without reply. David Lafata (29, 83) Ladislav Krejčí (32) and Costa Nhamoinesu (74) netted the goals.
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