Sparta Prague-Inter: the day live

The day has come: Inter are back on the field in the Champions League 43 days after the match lost against Bayer Leverkusen. The Nerazzurri face Sparta Prague at the Stadion Letna: the match, valid for the 7th matchday of the League Phase, is scheduled for 9.00pm. Prague is also Inter’s last away match in this first phase of the new Champions League: the Nerazzurri will conclude their journey in the championship phase Wednesday 29 January at San Siro against Monaco (HERE THE TICKETS).

The seventh round opened on Tuesday with the first nine matches scheduled: the results confirmed Liverpool in first place with maximum points, while Barcelona qualified for the round of 16 with the comeback victory against Benfica.

Inter are currently in seventh place with 13 points, on par with Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Aston Villa, Brest, Monaco and Lille.

Atalanta-Sturm Graz 5-0 Monaco-Aston Villa 1-0 Atletico Madrid-Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Benfica-Barcelona 4-5 Bologna-Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Club Brugge-Juventus 0-0 Liverpool-Lille 2-1 Slovan Bratislava -Stuttgart 1-3 Red Star -PSV Eindhoven 2-3 Wednesday 22 January Leipzig-Sporting Lisbon, 6.45pm Shakhtar Donetsk-Brest, 6.45pm Arsenal-Dinamo Zagreb, 9.00pm Celtic-Young Boys, 9.00pm Feyenoord-Bayern Munich, 9.00pm Milan-Girona, 9.00pm 9.00pm PSG-Manchester City, 9.00pm Real Madrid-Salzburg, 9.00pm 9pm Sparta Prague-INTER, 9pm

1. Liverpool 21 p.ti° 2. Barcellona 18° 3. Atletico Madrid 15 4. Atalanta 14 5. Arsenal 13* 6. Bayer Leverkusen 13 7. INTER 13* 8. Aston Villa 13 9. Brest 13* 10. Monaco 13 11. Lille 13 12. Bayern Munich 12* 13. Borussia Dortmund 12 14. Juventus 12 15. Milan 12* 16. PSV Eindhoven 11 17. Club Brugge 11 18. Benfica 10 19. Sporting Lisbon 10* 20. Feyenoord 10* 21. Stuttgart 10 22. Real Madrid 9* 23. Celtic 9* 24. Manchester City 8* 25. Dinamo Zagreb 8* 26. PSG 7* 27. Bologna 5 28. Shakhtar Donetsk 4 * 29. Sparta Prague 4* 30. Girona 3* 31. Red Star 3 32. Sturm Graz 3 33. Salzburg 3* 34. Leipzig 0* 35. Slovan Bratislava 0 36. Young Boys 0* ° Qualified for the round of 16 * One game less

On the eve of the match, the Nerazzurri carried out their usual pre-match activities: Simone Inzaghi and Marcus Thuram presented the match in a press conference directly from Stadion Letna. The press activity closed a day that had opened in the morning with a training session at the BPER Training Center in Appiano Gentile.

Sparta Prague, led since the beginning of the season by Danish Lars Friis, currently occupies the 29th position in the Champions League standings with 4 points in six matches. The Czechs have won just one of their last 20 UEFA Champions League matches, losing their last four in a row. They have also conceded 18 goals in this season’s competition, their highest tally in a season since 1999/00. Friis’ team is in third place in the championship with 37 points thanks to 11 wins and 4 draws after 19 matches, with 35 goals scored and 22 conceded. The Czechs’ top scorer of the season is the Nigerian Victor Olatunji, author of 10 goals considering all competitions.

However, Sparta has not taken the field in an official match since December 15th (2-1 victory against Jablonec in the championship): the Czech top flight will only restart on February 2nd after the winter break. In 2025, Sparta played only two friendlies during the training camp which took place in Marbella, Spain: Friis’ team won 3-1 against the Swedish team Malmo and 3-0 against the Norwegian team Bodo/Glimt.

The Sparta Prague-Inter referee will be the Spaniard Alejandro Hernandez. Assistants will be José Naranjo and Diego Sanchez Rojothe fourth official will be Cesar Soto GradoVAR of the match Juan Martinez to MunueraVAR Assistant Valentin Gomez.

Sparta Prague-Inter will be disputed Wednesday 22 January at 9pm. It will be broadcast exclusively on Sky e NOW e in streaming su Sky Go e NOW TV.

On Inter TV, as always, pre-match updates and links, with the latest waiting for the match to kick off. Our pre Sparta Prague-Inter Livematch will be live from 7.30 pm and will also be visible on YouTube through the Club’s official channel until 8.15pm. At the end of the challenge there will be insights and interviews.