Today, July 16, Kyiv's "Dynamo" will play the return match of the 1st qualifying round of the Europa League against Romanian "Universitatea" Cluj. The first match between the teams ended in a goalless draw, reports UNN.
Details
The return match of the first qualifying round of the Europa League between "Dynamo" and "Universitatea" will take place at "Cluj Arena" in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca. The game will start at 20:30 Kyiv time. The first match ended in a goalless draw.
For the "white-blues," the first match against "Universitatea," which took place a week ago, was their first official match of the new season. The Kyivans began preparations exactly a month ago in Kyiv, after which they went to Austria for several weeks, where during the training camp they played five friendly matches (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss).
Since the new Ukrainian championship will start for the "white-blues" only on August 2, the wards of Ihor Kostyuk played a friendly match against Polish "Radomiak."
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Meanwhile, "Universitatea" managed to play an official match between the two meetings with "Dynamo." The wards of the Italian specialist faced their fellow club from Craiova in the Romanian Super Cup match – regular time ended in a draw (1:1), and in the penalty shootout, the opponent again proved more skillful.
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Where to watch and who is the favorite
As in the first match, bookmakers see "Dynamo" as the favorite for this match, with odds for their victory at 1.6.
Bookmakers give odds of 5.15 for a "Universitatea" victory.
The match will be broadcast live on the "2+2" TV channel. The game can also be viewed on the Kyivstar TV online television platform.
The winner of this pair in the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League will compete against Greek "PAOK," while the loser in the 2nd qualifying round of the Conference League will face Norwegian "Brann."