Lautaro Martinez scored a goal of the highest quality against hosts Sparta Prague to become Inter Milan’s joint highest scorer in the Champions League and take his side to the brink of a round of 16 place with their 1-0 victory on Wednesday.

Watch highlights as an early Lautaro Martinez goal leads Inter Milan to a narrow victory over Sparta Prague, now only needing a point to seal their place in the Champions League knockout phase.

Lautaro Martínez has got Inter off the mark early on in their Champions League encounter with Sparta Praha, and in doing so he has cemented his place as one of the all-time greats of this historic club.

Lautaro's 12th minute flying volley was enough to secure the win away at Sparta Praha, on matchday seven of the League Phase of the Champions League. Here are a host of statistics from the Inter win:

Inter were not quite at their best in the final third on Wednesday, but they did enough to get the three points on the board

Lautaro Martinez scores to equal Inters Champions League record, becoming joint-highest scorer with 14 goals as Inter edges closer to knockout stage.

Lautaro Martinez scored a superb first-half volley as Inter Milan claimed a 1-0 Champions League victory over hosts Sparta Prague on Wednesday to stay on course for an automatic place in the round of 16.

Lautaro Martinez is now Inter’s all-time joint-top goalscorer in the Champions League following his winner in the 1-0 victory over Sparta Prague in Czechia on Wednesday night. The Sparta winner was Lautaro’s 14th Champions League goal for the Nerazzurri, a tally only matched by the Brazilian Adriano.

The Argentine got yet another big European goal for the Nerazzurri against Sparta Prague. He scored the winner in a 1-0 victory over Sparta Prague. That goal was a memorable one, as Martinez volleyed into the top corner at an improbable angle. And the current Inter captain drew level with a club legend.

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