Welcome. Game starts at 19:45.

The team from the Swiss capital hosts its Czech counterpart on a very good run of form so far this season. One place off the top of the NLA, having won 13 of their last 15 domestic contests. Coach Kari Jalonen coached Lev Prague in the KHL so will know a thing or two about some of the Sparta players his side comes up against.

Bern have let to lose this season in the CHL, but due to the availability of their home arena, they will open the Quarter-Final at home as the lone CHL game on Wednesday, 7 December, despite being the higher seed.

"They're a good team and very strong on a European level," Bern captain Martin Pluss said of Sparta. "We're on a good road this season, doing okay in the league and playing well as a team together. Now we want to be a top European team as well."

"He's going know everything about our team," pointed out Sparta forward Petr Vrana, who played for Jalonen with Lev Prague in the KHL. “That was his big thing – he always went through the whole team, prepared us every game for everything the opponents were going to do, so I'm sure they'll be 100 percent ready for us."

Sparta are unbeaten on the road this season in the CHL, something Vrana thinks could be down to good concentration. "Maybe we focus more, maybe we start better because we expect the other guys are gonna come out strong ... I don't know exactly, but it's worked out well for us so far, so hopefully it continues," he added.

Starting lineups:

SC Bern: Genoni (Aebi) – Blum, Untersander, Gerber, Noreau, Krueger, Jobin, Kamerzin, Andersson – Moser, Arcobello, Rufenacht – Scherwey Pluss, Hischier – Bodenmann, Ebbett, Lasch – Muller, Reichert, Berger

Sparta Prague: Popperle (Novotny) – Mikus, Piskacek, Svrcek, Kalina, Nedomlel, Gernat, Barinka, Eminger – Klimek, Vrana, Hlinka – Uher, Cingel, Kudrna – Kumstat, Pech, Forman – Cernoch, Ihnacak, M. Prochazka

Referees: Kaukokari, Boman (both FIN) – Kaderli, Obwegeser (both SUI).

Lukas Klimek finds Vrana between the circles but his shot is caught and held by Genoni.

Eric Blum shoots from the blueline but Popperle makes an easy save this time.

Nedomlel dumps the puck into the offensive zone but nobody in a blue jersey is there to pick it up.

Good forechechking by the home side, but none of the Bern players were then able to get a shot away.

The play is blown dead again, this time because the home net was moved from its position.

A nice shot by Kumstat but Leonardo Genoni makes the stop again.

Krueger is back on the ice, Sparta wasn't able to capitalise on its first man-advantage.

Jiri Cernoch is denied by Genoni and a power break will follow.

Bern isn't able to capitalize on a big mistake by one of the Spartans, Popperle doesn't have to make a stop this time.

Jiri Kalous's side throws the puck to safety halfway through the one-man-disadvantage.

Blum's bullet of a shot from the blue line is blocked.

Bodenmann's attempt ends up in the netting, Bern's power play is slowly but surely approaching its end.

Piskacek jumps back into action and the Spartans dump the puck to the offensive zone.

Andrew Ebbett cuts in on Popperle from the right circle but his shot is caught and held by the Czech goalkeeper.

There is some pushing and shoving in the slot between Prochazka and Noreau but the Finnish referees are able to cut it.

Popperle makes an easy save, there will be a face-off to his left-hand side.

Justin Krueger rips one from the blue line but this attempt didn't challenge Tomas Popperle, either.

A nice opportunity for Ramon Untersander after a turnover by Klimek but the defender is caught offside.

Sparta's captain Hlinka tries his luck from the left circle but his attempt is steered aside by Genoni.

Chances on both ends on the ice, but the game is still goalless.

A nice pass for one of the Spartans but Genoni poked the puck away with his stick.

Ebbett's shot from the blue line flies well wide of Popperle's net, but the Swiss team is still in the offensive zone.

The guests finally throw the puck to safety and both teams are switching their lines.

Shortly after that, Popperle holds on for a draw and another power break will follow.

The guests aren't able to find their groove on this power play and Genoni is yet to make a save.

Shortly after Nico Hischier's comeback, Cingel tried to redirect a shot from the blue line but Genoni made no mistake.

The game is opening up midway through regulation and we see more and more scoring chances.

Martin Pluss loses control of the puck in a nice scoring position and the guests then fire the puck to the neutral zone.

Genoni made an easy save and Ramon Untersander then set up the counter-attack.

Piskacek tries his luck from the blue line but Leonardo Genoni makes yet another save.

Slowly but surely, Sparta is taking over. Forman ripped one from between the circles but Genoni stood tall again.

There is barely no stoppage time and both teams are playing a quick transition game, the fans have to like what they see.

Arcobello's attempt from between the circles is blocked, Popperle doesn't have to make a save this time.

Berger's long pass from his own zone doesn't find anyone in a red jersey.

Sparta's power play is over, both teams are now at full strength.

SC Bern is playing much more aggressively on the offence early in the third period but Popperle had yet to make only a couple of easy saves.

David Jobin couldn't keep the puck in the offensive zone and the home team was called for an offside.

Not much is happening on the ice as of now, Tomas Popperle now held on for a draw after Moser's dump-in from the neutral zone.

The play is blown dead yet again and a power break will follow this time.

Jobin wins another face-off in the offensive zone, Sparta Prague just can't find a groove in the last few minutes.

Thomas Rufenacht loses the puck after a battle in the corner and the guests are setting up a rather rare counter-attack.

Lukas Pech shoots from the right circle but his wrister sails well wide.

Kamerzin and Forman get involved into some pushing and shoving after a not-so-good shot by the former.

The guests win the puck in a battle in the left corner and Kumstat is setting up a quick counter.

The puck is constantly moving from one end of the ice to the other, but no chances were to be seen recently.

Neither of the teams want to make a mistake which would deteriorate their chances in the second game on Czech ice.

We hear the whistle after a pretty long section of play and there will be another power break.

Sparta locked their opponent in front of Genoni but he didn't have to make a save except for when Pech tested him from the right circle.

Lukas Cingel cuts in on Genoni from the right side but his shot is steered away.

There is not much action to write about late in the third period, everything is still open in this quarter-final matchup.

Bodenmann's shot is blocked and Jiri Kalous's side is setting up another counter-attack.

Ebbett tries his luck from the left circle but Piskacek returns with him and blocks the puck all the way up into the netting.

One last chance of bern but Rufenacht's shot from a tough angle sails well wide.