Sparta Prague v Liverpool: How to watch, TV channel, head-to-head stats & team news

Liverpool's quest for European silverware resumes on Thursday evening as they travel to Sparta Prague for the first leg of their Europa League Round of 16 tie.

Jurgen Klopp's side are the 13/8 favourites to win the Europa League this season and they progressed from Group E as group winners.

Standing in their way of a place in the last eight are a Czech outfit who knocked out Galatasaray in the Round of 32, after progressing through their group at the expense of Real Betis.

How to watch Sparta Prague v Liverpool and TV channel

Sparta Prague v Liverpool will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

Sparta Prague v Liverpool kick-off time, date and venue

Sparta Prague v Liverpool will be played at the epet Arena in Prague and kick-off is at 17:45 GMT on Thursday 7th March 2024.

Sparta Prague v Liverpool stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Sparta Prague are 37-time winners of their domestic league and they have previously reached the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1991-92 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup back in 1972-73.

Liverpool have won this competition three times, back when it was called the UEFA Cup, with their last triumph coming in the 2000-01 season.

The two sides previously met in the knockout stages of the 2010-11 Europa League, with Liverpool prevailing 1-0 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague v Liverpool head-to-head record (H2H)

Liverpool wins	1
Draws	1
Sparta Prague wins	0

Sparta Prague v Liverpool team news

Sparta Prague team news

Right-back Andreas Vindheim remains a long-term absentee for Sparta Prague, while Filip Panak is a doubt after suffering an injury in the derby against Slavia Prague at the weekend.

Ladislav Krejci, Matej Rynes and Veljko Birmancevic missed the second-leg of the Last 32 clash with Galatasaray due to suspension, and all three are expected to feature on Thursday evening.

Liverpool team news

The likes of Darwin Nunez, Andrew Robertson and Dominik Szoboszlai could start after shaking off recent injuries to feature in the dramatic win over Nottingham Forest at the weekend.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Thiago, Alisson Becker and Ryan Gravenberch remain sidelined, with Mohamed Salah nearing a return to full fitness.