UEFA CUP 2008/09
FIRST ROUND DRAW
Banik Ostrava vs. Spartak Moskva (Russia)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) vs. Sparta Praha
Slavia Praha vs. Vaslui (Romania)
• Games to be played on or around September 18th and October 2nd
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Source: CT Teletext

UEFA CUP 2008/09
SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND, SECOND LEG
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 2008
MSK Zilina (Slovakia) 2, Slovan Liberec 1
Half Time: 0-0
Goals: 81st Belak, 87th Jez — 90th(+1) Nezmar
Sent Off: 62nd Rilke (Zilina)
• Zilina win 4-2 on aggregate
Slovan Liberec go out of the UEFA Cup after losing again to Zilina last night.
Uefa.com Coverage
Liberec Team: Hauzr — Radzinevicius, Kostal, Polak, [...]

GAMBRINUS LIGA 2008/09
FIFTH ROUND
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 2008
Viktoria Plzen vs. Teplice (5pm)
Sam’s Prediction: Draw
Tescoma Zlin vs. Dynamo Ceske Budejovice (5pm)
Sam’s Prediction: Draw
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 2008
Pribram vs. Liberec (5pm)
Sam’s Prediction: Liberec Win
Bohemians Praha (Strizkov) vs. Brno (5pm)
Sam’s Prediction: Brno Win
Baumit Jablonec vs. Kladno (5pm)
Sam’s Prediction: Jablonec Win
Mlada Boleslav vs. Sigma Olomouc (5pm)
Sam’s Prediction: Boleslav Win
Sparta Praha vs. [...]

Czech national team coach Petr Rada yesterday named his squad for September 10th’s World Cup qualifier away to Northern Ireland:
GOALKEEPERS
Petr Cech (Chelsea, England; 63 caps/0 goals)
Daniel Zitka (Anderlecht, Belgium; 1 cap/0 goals)
Jaroslav Drobny (Hertha Berlin, Germany; 0 caps/0 goals)
DEFENDERS
Zdenek Grygera (Juventus, Italy; 57 caps/2 goals)
Marek Jankulovski (AC Milan, Italy; 68 caps/11 goals)
Michal Kadlec (Bayer Leverkusen, [...]

MICHAL KADLEC JOINS LEVERKUSEN
Sparta Praha defender Michal Kadlec has joined Bayer Leverkusen on a one-year loan deal with option to buy.
Leverkusen are thought to have paid Sparta 20 million crowns for the 23-year-old Czech international, with another 80 million to come if the move becomes permanent.
SLAVIA’S NECID TO JOIN CSKA MOSKVA
Slavia Praha striker Tomas Necid [...]

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2008/09
THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND, SECOND LEG
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2008
Slavia Praha 0, Fiorentina (Italy) 0
Attendance: 14,943
• Fiorentina win 2-0 on aggregate
Slavia join Sparta in the UEFA Cup after failing to overturn Fiorentina’s two-goal first-leg advantage last night.
After the game, Slavia coach Karel Jarolim admitted that the Czech champions had been beaten by a better [...]

The Gambrinus Liga team of the round, as chosen by 11 Czech media outlets:
GOALKEEPER
Michal Spit (Jablonec), 5 nominations
DEFENDERS
Ales Neuwirth (Ostrava), 8 nominations
Tomas Repka (Sparta Praha), 4 nominations
Michal Kadlec (Sparta Praha), 11 nominations
MIDFIELDERS
Rudolf Otepka (Ostrava), 10 nominations
Jan Rajnoch (Mlada Boleslav), 5 nominations
Tijani Belaid (Slavia Praha), 11 nominations
Ludovic Sylvestre (Mlada Boleslav), 5 nominations
FORWARDS
Goce Toleski (Slavia Praha), 8 [...]

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2008/09
THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND, SECOND LEG
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2008
Slavia Praha vs. Fiorentina (Italy) (8:45pm)
Venue: Stadion Eden, Prague 10-Vrsovice
First Leg: 0-2
Czech TV Coverage: None Currently Scheduled
Slavia Praha take on Fiorentina tonight requiring a major upset to earn themselves a place in the Champions League’s group phase.
Slavia coach Karel Jarolim is looking for a dramatic [...]

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2008/09
THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND, SECOND LEG
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 2008
Panathinaikos (Greece) 1, Sparta Praha 0
Half Time: 0-0
Goal: 90th Souza
Attendance: 62,000
• Panathinaikos win 3-1 on aggregate
Sparta Praha must settle for the UEFA Cup again this season after losing to Panathinaikos in Athens last night.
According to Sparta coach Vitezslav Lavicka, his team missed three clear chances [...]

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2008/09
THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND, SECOND LEG
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 2008
Panathinaikos (Greece) vs. Sparta Praha (8:45pm Czech Time)
Venue: OACA Spyro Louis (Olympic Stadium), Athens, Greece
First Leg: 2-1
Czech TV Coverage: None Currently Scheduled
Needing to score at least two goals, Sparta take on Panathinaikos tonight, chasing a place in the Champions League’s group phase.
The Gambrinus Liga leaders [...]