Two more minutes left. The Sparta fans have been chanting and going for it the whole game, half naked at times!

Lukas Klimek with a chance coming from the right face off circle but Schlegel burries the puck.

This must be disappointing for the Lions who surely expected more out of this rematch.

Roman Wick returns to the ice.

With less than 8 minutes to go it's almost safe to say that Sparta will advance to the round of the best 16 teams.

The Lions replace goalie Urban Leimbacher. Niklas Schlegel will replace him for the final 10 minutes.

Again it's Fabrice Herzog who gets the puck on a break away but can't capitalise in the end.

Sparta now with a solid defense, they don't necessarily need to attack but can wait for turn over chances.

Herzog with multiple chances in front of Pöpperle but again the goalie wins the duel.

3 chances on the powerplay but still no goal for the home team.

And Sparta is back at full strength. That's 6 minor penalties against Prague and the Lions haven't capitalised on a single chance.

Less than 2 minutes to go. This has just become a very hard task for the home team.

Matthews with a nice solo. He creates a chance in a backwards motion but Pöpperle is ready to block the shot.

Sparta is back with 5 field players as we approach the next power break.

Fabrice Herzog with a great chance but he misses the goal.

Jaroslav Hlinka's high sticking is called off and we have a power break.

Künzle returns to the ice.

Sparta with a first chance just 19 seconds into the powerplay but Leimbacher blocks it with his glove.

The Lions are trying to take control of the game once more but Pöpperle has no trouble to keep his goal clean.

Matthias Seger finally gets a shot on Pöpperle from the left face-off corner but no problem for the Czech goalie.

There's less than 2 minutes left in the first period and the Lions now are under pressure to score their first goal of the game.

Great save by Leimbacher who had to stretch his left leg far out to get that puck.

And the Czechs are back at full strength again.

Sparta now are better organised and give the Lions little space to pass the puck in the offensive zone.

Sparta lead 4:2 on aggregate, this means the Lions have to win with at least 2 goals to force an overtime.

For a second, Jonas Siegenthaler forgot Netik and he scores the first goal of the game.

The Lions are able to play the puck but can't create shots. This chance has passed.

Sparta getting into the game slowly, young Martin Reway had a first chance but goalie Leimbacher had no trouble blocking the shot.

Sparta is unable to set up the powerplay formation and the Lions return to full strength.

And it's as expected, the home team is coming out burning. The Lions have had a good chunk of the starting minutes while Prague struggle to get out of their zone.

Matthews with a first chance but the shot is deflected of Pöpperle's pads.

Here we go, the home team gets the first puck possession of the game.

The home team are wearing their red sweaters tonight as both teams line up at the blue line.

Sparta Prague in white enter the ice!

We're just 3 minutes away from puck drop.

Sparta on the other hand arrived in Zurich taking along a loss against HC Kometa this past weekend. We'll see if this will have a mental influence on either team.

Many eyes will once again focus on Auston Matthews of the ZSC Lions who once again scored in a 3:1 win over EV Zug on Saturday.

Sparta Prague won the first leg 3:2 but can't rely on this one goal lead. The Lions will try and come out strong, get into the game fast.

Good evening everyone, were just about 25 minutes away from the puck drop. The home team has dressed 3 complete lines while Sparta has taken along 4 complete lines.

Starting lineups:

ZSC Lions Zurich: Leimbacher (Schlegel) – Geering, Bergeron – Foucault, Schäppi, Wick – Blindenbacher (A), Siegenthaler – Keller, Matthews, Herzog – Seger (C), Soervik – Suter, Trachsler, Küenzle – Ph. Baltisberger – Nilsson (CTS), Cunti, Neuenschwander, Bärtschi

Sparta Prague: Tomas Pöpperle (Lukas) – Barinka (A), Cajkovsky – Pech, Kustat, Sabolic – Polasek, Piskacek – Hlinka (C), Klimek, Forman – Eminger, Mikus – Buchtele, Netik (A), Pribyl – Hrbas, Glenn – Cingel, Reway (CTS), Kudrna

Referees: Haupt (GER), Massy – Wüst, Progin (All SUI).

After all the hype of Matthews playing in his first CHL game, ZSC left Prague with a one-goal deficit to turn round on home ice. In the first game in this year’s CHL to be played in the Hallenstadion, Marc Crawford says his team are prepared. “We will be ready,” said the ZSC Head Coach. “We need to play a strong physical game especially when we don't have the puck. Our players understand the situation and our competitiveness will need to be at a very high level.”

For Sparta they may have a lead to defend, but one goal in hockey is never a safety net. “We expect them to start hard on us. It’s true we have a one goal advantage, but we can’t rely on that. We have to play well in defence,” said Miroslav Forman. “We struggled with that lately, so it will be important for us. I believe we will score some goals.”

Welcome. Game starts at 19:45.