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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadio San Siro - Milan Thursday 8 December 2016 21.05CET (21.05 local time) FC Internazionale Milano Group K - Matchday 6 AC Sparta Praha Previous meetings 2 Match background 5 Team facts 6 Squad list 8 Fixtures and results 11 Match-by-match lineups 14 Match officials 16 Legend 17 1 FC Internazionale Milano - AC Sparta Praha Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Siro, Milan Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers AC Sparta Praha - FC V. Kadlec 7, 25, Holek 29/09/2016 GS 3-1 Prague Internazionale Milano 76; Palacio 71 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Internazionale Milano 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 AC Sparta Praha 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 FC Internazionale Milano - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Internazionale Milano - FK 0-0 17/12/1986 R3 Milan Dukla Praha agg: 1-0 FK Dukla Praha - FC 26/11/1986 R3 0-1 Prague Altobelli 17 Internazionale Milano AC Sparta Praha - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-3 Dočkal 10, Krejčí 12, 17/03/2016 R16 SS Lazio - AC Sparta Praha Rome agg: 1-4 Juliš 44 10/03/2016 R16 AC Sparta Praha - SS Lazio 1-1 Prague Frýdek 13; Parolo 38 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 27/11/2014 GS AC Sparta Praha - SSC Napoli 0-0 Prague Higuaín 23 (P), 18/09/2014 GS SSC Napoli - AC Sparta Praha 3-1 Naples Mertens 51, 81; Hušbauer 14 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Rigoni 23, Pinilla 60 US Città di Palermo - AC Sparta 02/12/2010 GS 2-2 Palermo (P); Kladrubský 51 Praha (P), Kucka 62 Bony 17, Kladrubský AC Sparta Praha - US Città di 68, V. Kadlec 75; 16/09/2010 GS 3-2 Prague Palermo Maccarone 38, Hernández 83 2 FC Internazionale Milano - AC Sparta Praha Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Siro, Milan UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers F. Inzaghi 45+2, 4-1 10/03/2004 R16 AC Milan - AC Sparta Praha Milan Shevchenko 66, 79, agg: 4-1 Gattuso 85; Jun 59 24/02/2004 R16 AC Sparta Praha - AC Milan 0-0 Prague 09/12/2003 GS1 AC Sparta Praha - SS Lazio 1-0 Prague Kincl 90+3 S. Inzaghi 46, 61 (P); 01/10/2003 GS1 SS Lazio - AC Sparta Praha 2-2 Rome Sionko 27, Poborský 35 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 07/11/2000 GS1 AC Sparta Praha - SS Lazio 0-1 Prague Ravanelli 42 S. Inzaghi 35, 70, 20/09/2000 GS1 SS Lazio - AC Sparta Praha 3-0 Rome Simeone 58 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Chiesa 22, 90; 27/11/1997 GS Parma FC - AC Sparta Praha 2-2 Parma Novotný 87, Obajdin 89 17/09/1997 GS AC Sparta Praha - Parma FC 0-0 Prague UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers AC Sparta Praha - ACF 1-1 Lokvenc 41; Robbiati 31/10/1996 R2 Prague Fiorentina agg: 2-3 63 ACF Fiorentina - AC Sparta Batistuta 6, Schwarz 17/10/1996 R2 2-1 Florence Praha 57; Siegl 81 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 07/12/1995 R3 AC Sparta Praha - AC Milan Prague agg: 0-2 23/11/1995 R3 AC Milan - AC Sparta Praha 2-0 Milan Weah 33, 76 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-0 17/03/1993 QF Parma FC - AC Sparta Praha Parma Melli 11, Asprilla 33 agg: 2-0 03/03/1993 QF AC Sparta Praha - Parma FC 0-0 Prague European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 20/03/1985 QF AC Sparta Praha - Juventus Prague Berger 77 (P) agg: 1-3 Tardelli 35, Rossi 64, 06/03/1985 QF Juventus - AC Sparta Praha 3-0 Turin Briaschi 81 3 FC Internazionale Milano - AC Sparta Praha Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Siro, Milan UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-1 25/04/1973 SF AC Sparta Praha - AC Milan Prague Chiarugi 74 agg: 0-2 11/04/1973 SF AC Milan - AC Sparta Praha 1-0 Milan Chiarugi 68 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA FC Internazionale Milano 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 3 AC Sparta Praha 13 4 7 2 12 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 25 5 10 10 22 33 4 FC Internazionale Milano - AC Sparta Praha Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Siro, Milan Match background Sparta Praha have clinched first place in Group K and are looking to round off the section with a second win against eliminated Internazionale Milano. • Having won four of their five fixtures, Sparta have topped the group; Internazionale have three points and cannot overhaul Southampton and Hapoel Beer-Sheva for second place. Previous meetings • Sparta won 3-1 against ten-man Inter on matchday two in what was the sides' first European encounter. • Inter's sole previous experience of Czech opposition came the best part of 30 years ago, Alessandro Altobelli scoring the only goal in the Prague first leg as they overcame Dukla Praha 1-0 on aggregate in a 1986/87 UEFA Cup third-round tie. • Sparta's 25 previous tussles with Italian teams have ended W5 D10 L10 (W1 D3 L8 in Italy). That lone victory in Italy came in last season's round of 16, when they followed up a 1-1 home draw against Lazio with a 3-0 success in Rome. Form guide • Inter's 1-0 win against Southampton on matchday three is the only victory in their last seven UEFA games; they have lost the other six matches. • Sparta are on a four-game winning streak in Group K, and have not conceded in their last three UEFA fixtures. • UEFA Cup winners in 1991, 1994 and 1998, Inter successfully negotiated their first two UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns, but will miss the cut this time. • Sparta have now got to the knockout phase in four of their eight UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns, including four of their last five. Links and trivia • The journey from Prague to Milan is around 650km. • Sparta's Ondřzej Mazuch and Inter's Stevan Jovetić were team-mates at Fiorentina from 2008–09. • Inter have played more UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League matches than any other club – 180 – and also boast the most wins (88) and draws (43) in the competitions. The coaches • Stefano Pioli was appointed by Inter on 8 November following the dismissal of Frank de Boer. A centre-back, he helped Fiorentina reach the 1989/90 UEFA Cup final as a player and steered Parma through the 2006/07 UEFA Cup group stage as a coach, as well as taking Lazio all the way to last season's round of 16. • Zdeněk Ščasný stepped aside as Sparta coach in the wake of a 2-0 home reverse to Slavia in the 25 September Prague derby. His former assistants David Holoubek, Stanislav Hejkal and Zdeněk Svoboda continue in temporary command. Chapecoense commemoration Teams taking part in all of the matchday six UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League fixtures will observe a minute's silence to pay respect to the victims of last week's air disaster involving the Chapecoense team and accompanying delegation. The Brazilian club lost most of their players and coaching staff in the accident, which occurred in Colombia, where Chapecoense were due to play the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final against Atlético Nacional. "European football is united in expressing its deepest sympathy to Chapecoense, the Brazilian Football Confederation [CBF], CONMEBOL and the families of all the victims," said UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin. "This tragedy has shaken the world of football, and we would like to send our support to all of those affected by it." 5 FC Internazionale Milano - AC Sparta Praha Thursday 8 December 2016 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Stadio San Siro, Milan Team facts FC Internazionale Milano Formed: 1908 Nicknames: Nerazzurri (Black and Blues), La Beneamata (The Beloved) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Champion Clubs' Cup (3): 1964, 1965, (1967), (1972), 2010 • UEFA Cup (3): 1991, 1994, (1997), 1998 • European/South American Cup (2): 1964, 1965 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 18 (2010) Italian Cup: 7 (2011) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2014/15: round of 16 2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition 2012/13: round of 16 2011/12: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2010/11: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 2009/10: UEFA Champions League winners 2008/09: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2007/08: UEFA Champions League round of 16 2006/07: UEFA Champions League round of 16 Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 6-0 twice, most recently v Stjarnan 28/08/14, UEFA Europa League play-off second leg • Biggest away win 1-5: Valencia v Inter 20/10/04, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest home defeat 1-5: Inter v Arsenal 25/11/03, UEFA Champions League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Real Madrid v Inter 16/04/86, UEFA Cup semi-final second leg UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League Biggest home win 6-0: Inter v Stjarnan (see above) Biggest away win 0-3 twice, most recently v Stjarnan 20/08/14, UEFA Europa League play-off first leg Heaviest home defeat 1-3: Inter v Bayern München 07/12/88, third round second leg 0-2 three times, most recently v Hapoel Beer-Sheva 15/09/16, group stage Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Real Madrid v Inter (see above) AC Sparta Praha Formed: 1893 Nickname: Železná Sparta (Iron Sparta) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)