There is the final whistle! The Sparta players are jubilant, bouncing in a huddle on the Olimpico pitch!
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Sparta have possession and their fans are once again cheering every pass. Konate and Hoedt clash following a sprint down the right, and the Ivorian appears to kick out at the Lazio defender. The referee gives the free-kick but keeps his cards in his pocket.
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We are into the first of three additional minutes.
89'
The whistles are setting in from the home fans now. They have every right to be disappointed with how the game has gone tonight, with a European exit just moments away.
87'
Zahustel has been relentless tonight! He gets in behind the Lazio defence and, perhaps with the fatigue in his legs catching up on him, sends a tame shot intot he arms of Marchetti.
86'
Biglia goes directly for goal with a free-kick from 30 yards but it sails narrowly wide of the upright!
85'
Lazio are lacking motivation in the closing stages. They are allowing Sparta to hold possession when they get it, showing little desire to close the ball.
83'
K. Fatai enters the game and replaces L. Krejčí.
Krejci has been superb tonight, and he is pulled off early. Fatai comes on in his stead.
82'
This result will surely pile the pressure on Pioli. Lazio are eighth in Serie A and are in danger of missing out on European competition next season.
80'
Lazio are still trying to find the elusive goal, penning Sparta deep inside their own half. The Czech team seem content with that, though, and you cannot blame them - they've done well enough up to now!
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M. Frýdek gets yellow.
Konate gets away from Mauricio down the left and dribbles into the box. His attempt to feed a team-mate in the centre fails, with Hoedt clearing the threat. He seemed to fall victim to the amount of time he had to make a decision.
Frydek picks up a yellow card for his challenge on Matri.
77'
That's great from Matejovsky! The substitute keeps the ball alive with a brilliant touch on the edge of the box and then slips a pass into the run of Krejci. The forward cannot guide his shot past Hoedt, though.
76'
Sparta are not attacking with the same level of urgency, but that's unsurprising given their position in the game. However, Parolo clatters into Matejovsky and the visitors earn a free-kick inside the Lazio half.
74'
Wide from Candreva. He's been Lazio's most dangerous player tonight. He receives the ball in a central area and, as his first touch bobbles up, he looks to rifle an effort beyond Bicik. He uses the outside of his boot and the effort lacks the curl to bring it back on target.
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Biglia aims it towards the far post, but his floated delivery is claimed by Bicik, who comes from his line confidently.
72'
Lazio are awarded a free-kick in a dangerous area as Balde is hauled to ground by Marecek. It's too far out to shoot, so Biglia will look to clip it into the area.
70'
M. Matějovský enters the game and replaces L. Vácha.
S. Lulić gets yellow.
Marek Matejovsky comes on for Sparta, freshening up the midfield by taking the place of Vacha.
Matejovsky instantly makes an impact, catching Lulic in possession and looking to break away. The Bosnian pulls him back in a bid to stop it, and that earns him a booking.
68'
Mauricio comes on for Konko in Pioli's final change, and he sends a header wide from a corner in his first action.
67'
Maurício enters the game and replaces A. Konko.
It's another good move from Lazio, and it ends with Keita attempting to fire a cross in from the byline on the right-hand side of the box. It's blocked by Costa, with the Sparta defence continuing to stand firm!
65'
Felipe Anderson has been lively since coming on, but his final product is just lacking at the moment. Candreva feeds Matri in the box and the striker attempts to flick the ball in with his trailing leg. He can only direct it straight at Bicik, though, with the keeper making a routine save.
63'
Lulic feels he deserves a free-kick on the edge of the box, and he may have a point. Zahustel clearly stepped in his way to block him from entering the area, but the referee saw no problem with it. The Lazio faithful are not happy!
62'
Once again Keita skips beyond his marker and sends a pass towards the byline for Candreva. The winger drills a low ball into the middle but Costa cuts it out. A rare spark in Lazio's attack, there.
60'
Keita drives towards the box and unleashes a shot, but it's too close to Bicik and he makes a comfortable save. Sparta break at pace but Marchetti races off his line to stop the move in its tracks.
58'
A. Matri enters the game and replaces M. Klose.
T. Konaté enters the game and replaces L. Juliš.
Felipe Anderson enters the game and replaces S. Mauri.
Julis is brought off, with Konate taking his place to provide some fresh legs up top.
Klose's game is up, with Matri taking his place in attack.
Mauri pays the price for failing to take his chances, with Felipe Anderson on for the final 30 minutes.
56'
Keita dribbles towards the top of the box before rolling a pass to his left for the overlapping Lulic. His attempt to find a team-mate at the top of the box is intercepted, but he is soon back in possession again. A one-two with Klose gets him into a shooting position but Zahustel is there with a crucial block.
54'
Sparta are bidding to reach the quarter-finals of this competition for the first time since 1983-84, when it was under the guise of the UEFA Cup. Lazio need a goal soon if they are to have any chance of stopping that becoming a reality.
52'
WIDE! Candreva has a go from 30 yards but his effort is always sailing wide. However, Klose, lurking at the top of the box, flings a leg at the ball and steers it back towards the opposite corner. It's a clever attempt, but the ball goes outside the posts.
51'
ANOTHER GREAT SAVE FROM BICIK! Lulic sends a tempting cross in from the left, curling it in behind the defence. Mauri stretches to get a leg on it, steering the ball on target. However, the Sparta goalkeeper gets his body in the way and makes the stop!
50'
That's awful from Konko. The right-back creates room to get a cross in but he angles it straight over the top of the net for goal-kick. Pioli looks frustrated on the sideline.
49'
STAT: Sparta have never won on Italian soil in 11 previous attempts, losing eight times.
47'
Keita comes inside from the left and pulls the trigger from in excess of 25 yards. His connection with the ball is poor, kicking it straight into the ground and sending his shot bobbling wide.
46'
The second half has begun in Rome! Lazio need a huge second half, including four goals, to keep their Europa League campaign alive!
45'
There is the half-time whistle! Lazio are jeered off by their own fans.
44'
L. Juliš has scored a goal for Sparta Prague! Assist by M. Frýdek.
It was a great delivery from Frydek, snuck between Candreva's legs.
UNBELIEVABALE! THERE IS THE THIRD! Frydek digs out a cross from the left and Julis holds off Bisevac to steer a volley into the far corner! The 21-year-old is elated, as is his coach!
42'
Sparta have actually been playing with a back three tonight, which is why Lazio are finding it so difficult to break them down. Zahustel and Frydek have been motoring up and down in the wing-back positions, remaining deep when without the ball but looking to get forward at any point.
40'
Biglia fires a free-kick from a deep position on the right into the box, and Bisevac gets his head onto it. He can only help it into the hands of Bicik, who collects with minimal fuss.
38'
Candreva drills a cross towards the near post but Holek is there to put it behind. The corner is sent towards Klose, who goes down with an auidble shout. The referee isn't interested, though.
37'
Mauri dinks a clever pass to Klose just inside the box and the German cushions a header down for the run of Biglia. The Argentine is beaten to the ball by Bicik when he rushes off his line, and the chance vanishes.
36'
The longer Lazio go without scoring, the more frustrated the players, and the fans, will become. They could really use a goal before half-time, just to raise their spirits.
34'
DOCKAL! Sparta almost make it 3-0! Zahustel again shows his attacking prowess down the right, finding space before picking out his team-mate on the edge of the box. Dockal takes a touch before firing a shot on target that Marchetti gets two hands to and pushes away!
32'
GOOD SAVE! Candreva lets fly from 20 yards and the ball bounces just in front of Bicik. The keeper dives down to his right and does enough to parry the strike behind!
31'
Sparta are defending in numbers, making things difficult for Lazio. Furthermore, they are attacking with plenty of bodies and pressing the opposition high when the lose possession. It's been a great display so far!
29'
The visiting fans are cheering every pass! A lovely move down the right frees Marecek to get a cross into the box, but Krejci is watched closely and Bisevac puts it behind for a corner.
27'
Candreva supplies another great delivery from the right, teasing it down the gap between the goalkeeper and his defenders. However, the stretching Klose and Keita are unable to connect!
26'
THAT HAD TO BE A GOAL! Candreva does brilliantly to cut the ball back from the byline, but the move looks over when it runs behind Klose. It isn't, though, as Mauri arrives late and tries to side-foot a shot inside the bottom corner. Bicik gets down to it and parries the effort from a one-on-one situation behind!
25'
Keita passes inside for Lulic, and the Bosnian attempts to clip a cross-field pass to the byline for the run of Candreva. He doesn't get it right, and the ball goes behind got a goal-kick. Candreva applauds his team-mate's vision nevertheless.
23'
Sparta break down the right through Julis, but he has little support and has to go it alone. He bides his time before having a go, but the effort is blocked by Bisevac.
21'
Keita has looked bright when in possession tonight, he just hasn't seen enough of it. The 21-year-old drives towards the box, throwing a few stepovers to ward off defenders before offloading towards Mauri. His team-mate fails to control the ball, though, and Sparta remove the threat.
20'
Biglia goes down cheaply on the edge of the box, clearly diving under minimal contact. He turns and claims for a free-kick to the referee, but in reality he's lucky to avoid a yellow card.
19'
A good chance for Pioli's men, who keep the ball alive after Lulic sees a shot from 25 yards blocked. Parolo sticks a foot out to help a cross on, but there is no one attacking at the back post and it goes wide.
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Lazio are caught short at the back, with Krejci racing in behind the defence and latching onto a long pass down the left. He floats a cross into the middle but Frydek fouls Parolo while trying to win it.
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The hosts can take some heart from the fact that, before tonight, they had won all four of their past home matches in the Europa League, scoring three each time.
14'
Lazio have no option but to push forward and go for this now. They trail 3-1 on aggregate and will require three goals in order to avoid elimination. Klose does well to keep the ball alive at the byline but his cross hits the first defender and goes behind.
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L. Krejčí has scored a goal for Sparta Prague! Assist by L. Juliš.
Julis may have already proved worthy of his starting berth with an assist for Krejci's strike! Great pressing to create the opportunity from the 21-year-old.
INCREDIBLE!! IT'S 2-0 TO SPARTA! Lazio lose the ball inside their own half, with Julis chasing down an attempted clearance before collecting the ball and feeding Krejci in the box. He then passes a precise shot into the far corner, guiding it beyond the reach of Marchetti! Sensational!
10'
B. Dočkal has scored a goal for Sparta Prague! Assist by L. Krejčí.
GOOOOOOAAAALL!! SPARTA TAKE THE LEAD! Zahustel does well to get a cross in from the right which Bisevac is unable to deal with. Krejci darts in and tees the ball up for Dockal, who hammers a great strike into the back of the net from the edge of the box!
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Klose comes deep to collect the ball, before turning and spreading it out to Candreva on the right. His cross is deflected out for a corner, which Biglia aims towards Mauri. It comes back out to the Argentina international and he slices a poor volley wide of the near post.
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Keita shows good strength to hold off Holek near the centre-circle, spinning in behing and racing towards the opposition penalty area. The forward goes down under a challenge from Zahustel, but the referee deems it legal and allows play to continue.
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Marecek clips a delivery into the box from the right but Bisevac heads it away. It only goes as far as the Sparta midfielder, but once again his cross is not up to scratch and the Lazio defence cope with the threat comfortably.
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Pioli will be hugely pleased with the way his team have started the match. Lazio are putting Sparta under a lot of early pressure with and without the ball. The Czech side attempted a swift break down the left but Dockal's cross-field pass was too heavy and went out of play.
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We are under way!
Almost a great start for Lazio! Costa's attempted clearance is blocked by Candreva, and the winger instantly latches onto the ball and fires it at goal. Bicik stands tall at his near post to keep the shot out, and the ricochet hits the Italian and goes behind for a goal-kick.
Hello and welcome to this evening's live coverage of the Europa League last 16 second-leg meeting between Lazio and Sparta Prague at the Stadio Olimpico. The Italian side hold a slender advantage after Marco Parolo cancelled out Martin Frydek's opener with an away goal in a 1-1 draw in the Czech Republic last week. Of course, one strike for the visitors nullifies that, so the tie remains delicately poised.
Last Thursday's meeting at the Generali Arena was marred by Lazio fans directing racist abuse at left-back Costa Nhamoinesu, resulting in the match being temporarily paused. The club are now under investigation from UEFA and could face a potential stadium ban. A repeat performance from any section of the home faithful tonight could worsen the possible repercussions.
Lazio team news: After rotating his side for the 2-0 victory over Atalanta at the weekend, Stefano Pioli returns to a similar line-up from the first leg. Miroslav Klose is rewarded for his double on Sunday with a starting berth at the expense of Alessandro Matri, while Senad Lulic comes in for Stefan Radu - out with a thigh injury - at left-back and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is replaced by Stefano Mauri due to a calf problem.
Sparta team news: Zdenek Scasny makes just one change from the first leg, and it comes in attack. Lukas Julis found the net in a 2-0 triumph at Sigma Olomouc on Sunday, earning his coach's trust to lead the line in place of David Lafita tonight. Costa, the victim of racist abuse last week, starts at left-back.
Lazio have won their last four Europa League home matches, scoring three times in each outing. Sparta, however, have not lost on their travels during their European campaign, beating APOEL and Krasnodar in their last two matches away from home.
Kick-off is just a few moments away. Will Lazio book a spot into the quarter-finals or crash out like compatriots Juventus did in the Champions League last night? We are about to find out!
HALF-TIME - Lazio 0-3 Sparta Prague (1-4 agg): The Czech side have produced a sensational first half and are just 45 minutes away from a place in the quarter-finals. Dockal and Krejci scored within two minutes of one another to stun the hosts early on, before Julis added an excellent third on the stroke of the interval. Lazio require four goals if they are to advance, so be sure to stay tuned for what could be a blockbuster second half.
Thanks for joining us tonight, and enjoy the rest of the Europa League action still to come this evening!
FULL TIME - Lazio 0-3 Sparta Prague (1-4 agg): The Czech side book their place in the Europa League quarter-finals with a brilliant display at the Stadio Olimpico. Two early strikes from Dockal and Krejci eliminated the possibility of extra-time, before Julis volleyed home just before half-time. Lazio did not cause the visitors too many problems after the restart, their campaign coming to what will surely be considered a premature end.
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