CRAIOVA, Romania (Dec. 11, 2025) (Interstat) — AC Sparta Praha earned a 2-1 comeback victory over FC Universitatea Craiova in UEFA Europa Conference League group stage play Thursday at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco.

Substitute Albion Rrahmani opened the scoring for the visiting Czech side in the 50th minute. Craiova’s Aimé Steven Nsimba Labe equalized in the 79th, but Sparta Praha substitute Matěj Ryneš netted the decisive goal just ten minutes later for the win.

The result defied pre-match projections, which heavily favored the Romanian club. The match featured seven combined yellow cards. Sparta Praha begins its European campaign 1-0-0, while Craiova starts 0-1-0.