Even though he has to prepare for the great battle of England with Man City this weekend, coach Jurgen Klopp still uses Liverpool’s best squad for the away trip to the Czech Republic. 

Mohamed Salah is ready to return, but the Egyptian striker is only registered as a reserve, alongside Virgil van Dijk, Dominik Szoboszlai and young stars who have shined recently such as Conor Bradley or Bobby Clark.

MacAllister soon opened the scoring for Liverpool from the 11m mark

Sparta Prague still seems quite competitive when playing at home like from the beginning of the Europa League campaign. However, Liverpool seemed to crush their opponents with their prestige and fearsome way of attacking. 

The ball rolled for only a few dozen seconds, Sparta Prague’s defense almost gave Darwin Nunez a chance to score an own goal.

Sparta Prague counterattacked wildly, but Liverpool still stood firm

However, in the 5th minute, midfielder Luka Haraslin was forced to commit a foul in the penalty area to stop MacAllister and the home team was immediately awarded a penalty. It was the Argentine midfielder who kicked the free kick accurately and opened the scoring for Liverpool.

Darwin Nunez continuously celebrates super goals

Conceding an early goal, Sparta Prague organized a very sharp counterattack and within just a few minutes, Haraslin, Krejci and Birmancevic took turns besieging and bombarding Liverpool’s goal. It’s just a shame that in all of these situations, goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher was the winner with the support of his white-and-blue defenders.

Attacking a lot without scoring, Sparta Prague had to concede the goals and they were all masterpieces from Darwin Nunez. The Uruguayan striker “opened fire” in minutes 23 and 45+3, putting Liverpool ahead 3-0 in the first half.

Conor Bradley scored an own goal

Young star Conor Bradley was put on the field at the beginning of the second half, but after only 30 seconds on the field, he accidentally scored an own goal after a counterattack by Sparta Prague. 

The home team missed the opportunity to further close the gap with Haraslin’s unbelievable finish facing Kelleher.

Dominik Szoboszlai sealed a 5-1 victory for Liverpool

Liverpool restored the 3-goal gap in the 53rd minute after Luis Diaz’s shot and after Mohamed Salah was denied a goal, in injury time of the second half, Szoboszlai contributed with the goal that sealed a 5-1 victory for Liverpool. . 

The advantage is too great for “The Kop” before returning to their home field at Anfield to play the second leg and the ticket to continue on to the quarterfinals seems to have been given to the English team.