The Ghanaian forward's brief cameo marked his competitive comeback after a 13-month knee injury, though Lyon's early lead evaporated in a painful second-half collapse in Prague. Sparta Prague erased an early deficit with two second-half goals, turning what looked like a comfortable Lyon progression into a qualifying-round crisis. The match also carried a quieter storyline: Ernest Nuamah, the 22-year-old Ghanaian forward, stepped onto the pitch as a late substitute for his first competitive minutes in over a year. He didn’t find the scoresheet, but the fact that he was out there at all after a severe knee injury was its own kind of result. Lyon entered the Champions League qualifying rounds against a backdrop of domestic struggles, and the loss in Prague only compounds the pressure on the club.