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![TheMatchdayMan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1256682215217520640.png) The Matchday Man [@TheMatchdayMan](/creator/twitter/TheMatchdayMan) on x 1837 followers
Created: 2025-07-24 18:04:47 UTC

A #UECL upset starts to brew in 🇰🇿

Aktobe 🇰🇿 dropped into the Conference League after being seen off by Legia Warsaw 🇵🇱 in the Europa League.
Their opponents down a level are Czech heavyweight Sparta Praha 🇨🇿, who were in the UCL League Phase last season and have started this far down in qualifying after a weak 24-25 domestic season.

The First Leg has been out in Aktobe, 🇰🇿’s fourth-largest city and situated in the west of the big landlocked country. 
The hosts have nailed the night, clinical when needed to get a lead inside XX minutes, then adding a second towards the end.

Sparta have work to do back at Stadion Letná now, at the very least getting one back through a 90th minute penalty. If they don’t turn things around, we’re going to see a familiar European name exit before we even reach August…

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XXX engagements

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