Slavia into Champions League for first time, Sparta crushed by Arsenal

The Czech football club Slavia Prague have made it into the Champions League for the first time. Slavia reached the lucrative and prestigious competition after beating Ajax over two games; following a 1:0 win in Amsterdam, the Czech side achieved a 3:1 aggregate score with a 2:1 victory in Prague on Wednesday night. Slavia's opponents in the group stage of the Champions League will be Arsenal, Steau Bucharest and the winners of a tie between Sevilla and AEK Athens.

Sparta Prague have not qualified for the competition, after losing 5:0 to Arsenal on aggregate. A former Sparta player, Tomas Rosicky, opened the scoring in Wednesday's second leg in London, which the home side won 3:0.

Author: Ian Willoughby