BRATISLAVA. The Czech daily Sport was harsh in its assessment of the champion’s performance. “Prague fell in Italy, a crazy mistake by Staněk decided it. he sank the team.”
Football players from Prague Slavia lost 0-3 to Inter Milan in the second match of the Champions League main phase.
Goalkeeper Jindřich Staněk has long been a pillar for Prague Slavia, typically appearing calm and collected. But on Tuesday evening, he was uncharacteristically out of sorts.
in Milan, Slavia started timidly and nervously. Two weeks ago against Bodö/Glimt, they pushed for a win but ultimately settled for a 2-2 draw. In this Champions League match, though, a point felt a long way off.
“The unfortunate hero in the starring role? Jindřich Staněk. A huge, practically unprecedented mistake at the top European level started the home side’s downfall when he attempted a short pass in the 30th minute,” described Isport.cz.
I knocked us to my knees, he said
the Czech champion’s goalkeeper intended to play the ball constructively, but his kick was weak and awkward, passing directly to an opposing striker.
And the renowned Argentinian and world champion, Lautaro Martínez, likely scored the easiest goal of his career into an empty net. The last Champions League finalist opened the scoring and never relinquished control.
“It was a huge mistake, I knocked us to my knees. I am very sorry. There’s not much I can say about what happened today. I wanted to play it out. We wanted to play football,” he explained to Nova Sport.
Virosis had bothered the Czech champion before the match,and it wasn’t clear until the last minute whether goalkeeper Staněk would start.
Champions League and Slovaks
Atlético Madrid – Eintracht Frankfurt 5: 1 (3: 0)
Goals: 4. Raspadori, 33. Le Normand, 45+1. griezmann (penalty), 70. Simeone, 82nd Alvarez (penalty)
David Hancko sat on the substitute bench.
Inter Milan – Slávia Prague 3:0 (1:0)
Goals: 30. Martínez, 61. Džeko, 89. Arnautović