On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, Sparta Prague defeated Austrian club RB Salzburg 3-0 in their UEFA Champions League match.
Playing in the UEFA Champions League main stage for the first time in 19 years, Sparta Prague easily defeated Salzburg 3-0
Sparta Prague destroys Salzburg 3-0
Finland’s Kaan Kairinen, recovered a loose ball to give Sparta their fastest start, scoring after just 108 seconds of play.
With a precise and low shot from a close range in the 42nd minute, Nigerian striker Victor Olatunji doubled the score.
Albanian midfielder Qazim Laçi added a third goal in the 58th minute to seal the victory.
Pep Lijnders, the coach of Salzburg who left with his longtime employer after serving as Jurgen Klopp’s assistant at Liverpool, had a poor start to the Champions League competition.
Victor Olatunji the hero for Sparta Prague
Nigerian forward Victor Olatunji rose to the top of the trends on social media as he scored and contributed an assist in the game.
The 25-year-old is the first player from Nigeria to score in this season’s Champions League.
In the sixty-fourth minute, Olatunji was substituted for Albion Rharamani.
The next Champions League matchup pits Olatunji’s Sparta Prague against Stuttgart in a fortnight.
