PRAGUE, Czech Republic. July 27 (PS) — Erich Brabec scored the only goal late on as the Czech champions eked out a first-leg advantage against their Polish counterparts.

Sparta win at home with a lone goal. Final score: AC Sparta Prague 1-0 KKS Lech Poznan.

Brabec struck with 12 minutes to play as Jozef Chovanec's side got the better of the Polish outfit, who reached this stage courtesy of a dramatic 9-8 victory on penalties over FC Inter Baku.

That resolve in overcoming the Azerbaijani side was again in evidence in the Czech capital in a tight contest in which both sides pushed for a goal in the early stages.

The home side, though, finally found a way through with 14 minutes remaining when Libor Sionko crossed for Brabec to knock the ball in.

_____________

AC Sparta Prague - KKS Lech Poznań 1:0
Goal: Erich Brabec 76'

Yellow Carded: Wilfried, Kucka - Drygas, Wojtkowiak, Peszko

Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy). Spectators: 14.500

Sparta: Jaromír Blažek - Jiří Kladrubský, Erich Brabec, 2. Tomáš Řepka, Manuel Pamić - Libor Sionko, Niklas Hoheneder, Juraj Kucka, Marek Matějovský (90. Lukáš Hejda), Václav Kadlec (73. Jiří Jeslínek) - Bony Wilfried (87. Lukáš Třešňák)

Lech: Krzysztof Kotorowski - Grzegorz Wojtkowiak, Bartosz Bosacki, Manuel Arboleda, Seweryn Gancarczyk - Sławomir Peszko, Dimitrije Injac, Kamil Drygas, Semir Štilić (87. Jakub Wilk), Sergey Krivets (Tomasz Mikołajczak) - Artur Wichniarek (78. Joël Tshibamba).

©UEFA.com 1998-2010. All rights reserved.