FC Copenhagen – Sparta Prague

Champions League Qualifying Round 3
Copenhagen, August 8, 20:00 CET

Everything that FC Copenhagen has shown so far, supports the fact that it's one of the most offensively potent teams participating in the Champions League Qualifying rounds this summer.
The Danish champions will want to confirm that reputation this Tuesday, in the match against the excellent Czech team Sparta Prague in the Qualifying Round 3 first leg. Behind the Danes is a victory with a total score of 8:3 against Icelandic Breidablik in the 2nd Round. The team also showed the breadth of quality options in the rotation - so in the 6:3 victory in Copenhagen, teenager Orri Oskarsson scored three goals. The superb impression was completed with a 4:0 win over Randers on Saturday, in a domestic championship in which FC Copenhagen has the maximum score after three rounds.
Sparta Prague certainly had much less chances to build a form in strong matches this summer. The Czech champion did not play in the opening two rounds of qualification. But in the domestic championship, Sparta also has the maximum score, and in the previous round on the weekend, a 5:2 victory was achieved over Pardubice.
Both teams insist on a proactive game with a lot of passing and there is a high probability that there will be no calculations in this match. In front of their fans, FC Copenhagen earned the confidence to storm into the game - and will try to score at least two goals in the first leg.
In the last three matches played by FC Copenhagen, as many as six goals were scored per match. This team scored as many as ten goals in the last two games at home. FC Copenhagen is on a five-match winning streak in all competitions.
On the other hand, Sparta Prague have lost four times and drawn twice in their last six Champions League away games. It is clear that the hosts now have a big advantage. It was also extremely important for their self-confidence that in the victory over Randers on Saturday, the opponent was prevented from scoring - which was not the case in FC Copenhagen's earlier games.
When it comes to key players, 18 year old Oskarsson is expected to be in FC Copenhagen's attack with Larsson and also the great talent Bardghji (17), in their 4-3-3 formation. Center-back from Georgia Davit Khocholava will not play for another two months due to injury recovery, while the good news is the recovery of Viktor Claesson.
Sparta Prague does not have any problem with injuries to important players. In the previous weekend's victory against Pardubice, some of the key first team players were replaced at halftime, so that all the freshmen welcome an extremely important match, according to many the most important for both clubs this summer. Jan Kuchta, the striker who scored 16 goals last season, will certainly lead the team and be the most dangerous option for the Czech champions on a difficult visit.
FC Copenhagen plays in such a system and with such a mentality, that they will not overburden themselves if they concede a goal on their own field. This is a team that is always looking for more goals and will try to demonstrate its attacking superiority before the 2nd leg.