Today, July 9, Kyiv's "Dynamo" will play the first match of the 1st qualifying round of the Europa League against Romania's "Universitatea" Cluj, reports UNN.
Details
The match of the 1st qualifying round of the Europa League against Romania's "Universitatea" Cluj will take place at the "Arena Lublin." The start of the meeting is at 20:00 Kyiv time (19:00 local time).
"Dynamo" earned a spot in the Europa League qualification thanks to their victory in the Ukrainian Cup against "Chernihiv."
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Meanwhile, "Universitatea" advanced to the Europa League qualification thanks to second place in the Romanian championship.
During the summer off-season, changes occurred in the "Dynamo" squad. In particular, goalkeepers Valentyn Morhun and Denys Ihnatenko, defender Oleksandr Karavaev, midfielders Maksym Braharu and Oleksandr Yatsyk left the team.
At the same time, goalkeeper Illia Olkhovyi, forward Pierre Mungenge, and defender Tomasz Kędziora joined the team. A number of players got their chance after loans: Oleksii Husiev, Navin Malysh, Vladyslav Herich, Justin Lonwijk, Valentyn Rubchynskyi, Roman Salenko, and Ángel Torres.
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On Wednesday, the Kyiv team determined the squad for the match against the Romanian team.
List A:
- goalkeepers: Ruslan Neshcheret (No. 35), Illia Olkhovyi (No. 43);
- defenders: Kostiantyn Vivcharenko (No. 2), Oleksandr Tymchyk (No. 18), Oleksii Husiev (No. 20), Kristian Bilovar (No. 40), Vladyslav Dubinchak (No. 44), Aliu Tiare (No. 66), Tomasz Kędziora (No. 94);
- midfielders: Volodymyr Brazhko (No. 6), Oleksandr Pikhalyonok (No. 8), Nazar Voloshyn (No. 9), Mykola Shaparenko (No. 10), Valentyn Rubchynskyi (No. 15), Shola Ogundana (No. 16), Mykola Mykhailenko (No. 91), Roman Salenko (No. 17), Justin Lonwijk (No. 21), Vladyslav Kabaev (No. 22), Navin Malysh (No. 23), Vitalii Buialskyi (No. 29), Andrii Yarmolenko (No. 7);
- forwards: Eduardo Guerrero (No. 39), Pierre Mungenge (No. 99).
List B:
- goalkeeper: Viacheslav Surkis (No. 71);
- defenders: Denys Dykyi (No. 90), Maksym Korobov (No. 13), Taras Mykhavko (No. 32), Vladyslav Zakharchenko (No. 34);
- midfielders: Pavlo Liusin (No. 14), Kyrylo Osypenko (No. 19), Bohdan Redushko (No. 70);
- forwards: Vladyslav Herich (No. 87), Matvii Ponomarenko (No. 11).
However, before the match, the head coach of the Kyiv team, Ihor Kostiuk, reported personnel losses.
Unfortunately, we lost several players during the training camp. Osypenko and Zakharchenko had surgeries, Popov is also out of the game. Lonwijk has micro-injuries. Kabaev and Tymchyk are recovering from injuries. They will not be able to help us tomorrow. Despite such losses, the team continues its preparation. I think you will see everything on the field tomorrow
Where to watch and who is the favorite
The match will be shown by the TV channel "2+2" and the video service "Kyivstar TV."
Bookmakers see "Dynamo" as the winner in this match, with odds of 1.4 for their victory. For "Universitatea" victory - 6.33. For a draw, they give - 4.33.