"Polissya" and "LNZ" start their performances in the Conference League, "Dynamo" will continue its performances in the Europa League - announcement
Kyiv • UNN
The residents of Zhytomyr will face "Copenhagen", and the residents of Cherkasy will play against "Gent" in the second qualifying round of the Conference League.
On Thursday, July 23, Zhytomyr's "Polissia" and Cherkasy's "LNZ" begin their performances in European competitions. The Zhytomyr team will face "Copenhagen", and the Cherkasy team will play against "Gent" in the second qualifying round of the Conference League. Kyiv's "Dynamo" will meet "PAOK" in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, reports UNN.
"Dynamo" - "PAOK"
The first match of the second qualifying round of the Europa League between Kyiv's "Dynamo" and Greek "PAOK" will start at 20:00 at the "Motor Lublin Arena" stadium in Lublin, Poland.
The Kyivans advanced past Romanian "Universitatea" from Cluj in the first qualifying round, while "PAOK", thanks to the "bronze" of the Greek championship, advanced directly to the second qualifying round of the Europa League, so they have not yet played in European competitions this season.
As UNN reported, the "white-blues" recently signed the right-back of the Ukrainian national team and Lviv's "Karpaty" Oleksii Sych, and before that completed the transfer of French striker Pierre Mungenge.
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It is worth noting that the teams have met only twice - back in 1976 in the European Champions Cup (now called the Champions League). Then, in the 1/8 match, "Dynamo" won the overall tie with a score of 6-0 over two legs.
The match can be watched on the "2+2" TV channel, or on the media service "Kyivstar TV".
Bookmakers give almost equal chances for each team to win. For "Dynamo" the odds are 2.8, for "PAOK" to win - 2.4. For a draw - 3.33.
"Polissia" - "Copenhagen"
The "bronze" medalist of the UPL - Zhytomyr's "Polissia" also starts its European campaign today with a match in the second qualifying round of the Conference League against Danish "Copenhagen". The match, which will take place at the "Arena Košice" in Slovakia, will be shown by the media service MEGOGO.
This will be the third attempt for the Zhytomyr team to break into European competitions. The Wolves debuted in the Conference League in the 2024/2025 season, where in the second qualifying round of the Conference League they sensationally lost to Lublin's "Olimpia" - aggregate score 4-1.
In the 2025/2026 season, "Polissia" reached the play-off round of the Conference League, where they lost to Italian "Fiorentina" - 6-2 on aggregate over two legs.
During the summer off-season, "Polissia" strengthened with winger from Cape Verde Leandro Andrade, defensive midfielder Andrusv Araujo, defensive midfielder Aborga Vince, as well as free agent Georgiy Bushchan, and bought out the contract of Maksym Braharu from "Dynamo".
Meanwhile, the "wolves" were left by Luifer Hernandez, Serhii Korniichuk, Tomer Yosefi, Dimitar Traikov, Emil Mustafayev, Oleksii Hutsuliak, Bohdan Lednev, and Lucas Taylor.
In this match, bookmakers see the Danish team as the favorite, with odds of 1.8 for their victory. For "Polissia" to win, the odds are 4.2, and for a draw - 3.6.
"LNZ" - "Gent"
The "silver" medalist of the UPL also starts its European campaign today for the first time in history. The team from Cherkasy will host Belgian "Gent" at the "Orlen Arena" stadium in Plock, Poland, as part of the second qualifying round of the Conference League. The match is scheduled to start at 21:30.
The game can be viewed on the "Kyivstar TV" platform.
"Gent", like "LNZ", has not yet played in European competitions this season. In the 2025/26 season, "Gent" finished in sixth place in the Belgian championship, which allowed the team to earn a spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League.
"LNZ" significantly strengthened its squad during the summer off-season. In particular, forward Cody David, winger Tedi Tsara, as well as defenders Vitaliy Roman, Andriy Kitela, midfielders Talles and Dmytro Matkivskyi arrived.
In this match, bookmakers favor the Belgian team - odds 1.94. For "LNZ" to win, the odds are 4, and for a draw - 3.33.