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Liverpool's record in Fairs/UEFA Cup/Europa League: Pld 114 Won 63 Drawn 28 Lost 23
In knockout European football Liverpool have, 9 times prior to this tie, returned home with a 0-0 draw from the first leg. Only once have they failed to progress. Brondby won 1-0 at Anfield in the UEFA Cup in 1995-96.
On each of last 3 occasions the Reds have won 1-0 - against Barcelona (2001), Chelsea (2005) and Standard Liege (2008).
Kenny Dalglish is the 9th Liverpool manager to take charge of the club in Europe.
Kenny has won 3 and drawn 4 of his 13 European games in charge of Blackburn, Newcastle and Liverpool.
The Reds have only met Czech opposition once in Europe. They beat Slovan Liberec 4-2 on aggregate in 2001-01. Emile Heskey scored the only goal of the home leg and he was on target again along with Nick Barmby and Michael Owen in a 3-2 victory. That season Liverpool went on to beat Alaves in the Final.
Liverpool were one of 4 teams to concede just 3 goals in the group. Only Bayer Leverkusen (2) conceded fewer.
The Reds have won all of their last 6 knockout games at Anfield in Europe.
They have won 8 and drawn 1 of the last 9 home games in Europe - conceding just 4 goals.
Liverpool have lost just 1 of the last 18 home games in this competition - beaten 2-0 by Celtic in March 2003.
Liverpool have kept 7 clean sheets in their 11 Europa League games this season.
They have won just 1 of the last 6 European games and have drawn the last 3.
David Ngog has scored 8 goals in 21 European games for the Reds. Robbie Fowler reached double figures in quickest time (16 games) followed by Roger Hunt (18) and Jimmy Case and Ian Rush (20).
Jamie Carragher played his 200th Cup game for the Reds in the first leg. It was his 136th appearance in Europe. He also played 34 games in the F.A. Cup, 28 games in the League Cup and featured twice in the World Club Championship.
Pepe Reina's clean sheet last Thursday was his 33rd in 73 European appearances for the club. He is now just 6 behind record holder Ray Clemence.
Steven Gerrard has played only 107 minutes of European football this season - scoring 4 goals in that time.
His next European goal will give him a total of 39. He will move above Ruud van Nistelrooy (38) into outright second place on the list of those who have scored most European goals for one English club. Thierry Henry scored 42 for Arsenal from 1999-2007.
He is one of 31 players to have appeared in Europe for the Reds during this campaign.
Liverpool are one of 10 previous winners of this competition in its previous guises still involved. The others are Ajax, Anderlecht, Bayer Leverkusen, CSKA Moscow, Napoli, Porto, PSV Eindhoven, Sevilla and Zenit St Petersburg.
The Reds are unbeaten in the last 7 games in all competitions and have conceded just 1 goal in the last 6.
They have been issued with 10 yellow cards in Europe this season - to 10 different players.
Sparta's European Record (overall): Pld 219 Won 88 Drawn 48 Lost 83
Sparta's record in Fairs/UEFA Cup/Europa League: Pld 55 Won 22 Drawn 16 Lost 17
Sparta are Czech Rupublic's most successful club with more than 30 League titles.
Last season was the most recent (and 11h) since the independent Czech league began in 1993-94.
It was their first title in 3 seasons and they became the first team to complete a season undefeated, ending with a run of 16 wins and 14 draws.
They have also won the domestic Cup on 12 occasions.
Their best ever European season was in 1991-92 when they reached the final group stage in the days when only the group winner reached the Final - they finished second to Barcelona.
In 1993 they were beaten semi-finalists in the Cup Winners' Cup - losing 2-0 to AC Milan on aggregate.
Prior to this season they last reached the knockout stages in Europe in 2003-04 when they made the last 16 of the Champions League only to lose to AC Milan.
In the group stages, they finished second to CSKA Moscow who won all 6 games. Sparta amassed 9 points, with 2 wins, 3 draws and a defeat.
They conceded 12 goals in their group - the most of all teams that came through the first phase.
Sparta have won 3 and lost 2 of the 6 away games they have played in Europe this season.
Sparta are unbeaten in their last 10 games in league and cup, winning 6 and drawing 4.
Last Thursday was only the second time in the last 13 games they have failed to score.
Excluding a penalty shoot-out, Sparta this season have lost just 1 of the last 11 games away from home.
On English soil in Europe, Sparta have won just one of their 8 visits. That came in a 3-2 victory at Watford in 1983-84 in the UEFA Cup. Of the other 7 games, they have lost 6 including a 3-0 defeat at Arsenal on their last trip in a 2007-08 Champions League Qualifier.
Patrik Berger finished his playing career with Sparta. He joined them in 2008 but injury cut short his stay having played just 31 times.
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