Sparta Prague have secured their 37th Czech league title after a 0:0 draw away to Slovácko on Tuesday night. The result gave them an unassailable advantage in the title race, with one round of games remaining in the Czech league’s “superstructure”.
Skipper Ladislav Krejčí, who is 24, was one of the drivers of the Sparta’s first title since 2014, scoring 13 goals. He spoke to the media after Tuesday’s match, saying “I’m happy I could be the captain of a team that managed to achieve this. Title number 37 was a wonderful motivation for all of us and I took it even more to heart as captain. I never took my eyes off the prize.”
The club had entered the mid-season winter break third in the table, but managed to secure the title with a string of good results late on. Midfielder Lukáš Sadílek said Sparta had overcome hurdles on their way to the title.
Sparta’s Danish coach Brian Priske – who took over last year – told the media that he had come to a new country, a new league and a new club that had been suffering for a long time.
The title win secures Sparta a place in the Champions League qualifiers for next season. After celebrating their title win at Slovácko’s small ground in Uherské Hradiště the Sparta squad boarded a bus for Prague, where many more fans were partying at their own stadium at Letná.