Europa League: Oscar shines for Chelsea in 1-0 victory against Sparta Prague
Last Updated: February 15, 2013 6:31am
Oscar came off the bench to net an 82nd-minute winner as Chelsea snatched a tepid 1-0 win at Sparta Prague in their Europa League last-32 first leg.
The Brazilian scored 45 seconds after coming on to the field, playing a neat one-two with Eden Hazard before calmly slotting beyond goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik.
Chelsea started promisingly at the Generali Arena, with Frank Lampard's early shot held at the second attempt by Sparta goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik.
Hazard twice tried to engineer an opening for Fernando Torres, but on each occasion the World Cup winner did not contest good crosses into the six-yard box.
Sparta debutant David Lafata was causing Chelsea problems but the visitors continued to create chances at the other end, Torres heading over a Juan Mata free-kick from Juan Mata in the second half and Lampard heading straight at Vaclik.
Torres' evening was summed up when he shot right-footed from 20 yards, the ball slicing high and going out for a throw-in.
Mata made way after 82 minutes for Oscar, who made an immediate impact, receiving a return pass from Hazard before clinically finishing into the bottom corner.
The result, following last Saturday's 4-1 Premier League defeat of Wigan, saw Chelsea claim back-to-back wins for the first time since December and keep a clean sheet for a second time in eight games.
| Sparta Prague | Team Statistics | Chelsea |
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Shots on Target | 7 |
| 6 | Shots off Target | 6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 3 | Corners | 3 |
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 84.2 | Passing Success | 82.5 |
| 13 | Tackles | 24 |
| 61.5 | Tackles Success | 79.2 |
| 47.9 | Possession | 52.1 |
| 46.2 | Territorial Advantage | 53.8 |
| 482 | Total Passes | 526 |
| 21 | Total Crosses | 13 |
| 149 | Lost Balls | 151 |
| 67 | Recoveries | 61 |
| 52.5 | 1st Half Poss. | 47.5 |
| 43.2 | 2nd Half Poss. | 56.8 |
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Europa League Group A
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | BSC Young Boys Bern | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Udinese | 6 | 4 |
Europa League Group B
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Viktoria Plzen | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Academica | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel-Aviv | 6 | 4 |
Europa League Group C
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fenerbahce | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Marseille | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | AEL | 6 | 4 |
Europa League Group D
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bordeaux | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Maritimo | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 6 | 4 |
Europa League Group E
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Steaua Bucuresti | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | FC Copenhagen | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Molde | 6 | 6 |
Europa League Group F
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dnipro | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | Napoli | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | AIK | 6 | 4 |
Europa League Group G
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genk | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Basel | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Videoton FC Fehervar | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Sporting Lisbon | 6 | 5 |
Europa League Group H
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubin Kazan | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Inter Milan | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Partizan Belgrade | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | FC Neftchi | 6 | 3 |
Europa League Group I
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Athletic Bilbao | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Hapoel Kiryat Shmona | 6 | 2 |
Europa League Group J
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Maribor | 6 | 4 |
Europa League Group K
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metalist Kharkiv | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Rapid Vienna | 6 | 3 |
Europa League Group L
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Levante | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Helsingborgs IF | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 6 | 4 |
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