Sport in the Czech Republic

PLZEN - Partizan Belgrade have been knocked out of the UEFA Europa League after losing 2-0 to Czech side Viktoria Plzen in the away leg of their Round of 32 tie on Thursday.

The first leg ended in a 1-1 draw.

Eight-time Euroleague champions Real Madrid and triple former winners Olympiakos Piraeus reached the premier club competition's final with contrasting wins on May 15. 

The national football team has been hit by an injury crisis ahead of the key Oct. 10 match against the Czech Republic in its 2016 European Championship qualifying campaign