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Football.ua presents the announcement of the 1/16 final of the Europa League between Dynamo and Club Brugge.
February 18, 2021, 08:00
Mircea Lucescu’s sentinels in the first match of the 1/16 final of the Europa League against Bruges will face their rival in Kiev at the NSC Olimpiyskiy.
Dynamo Kiev – Bruges
Thursday, February 18 5:00 p.m. NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kiev. Matthias Gestranius (Finland) – main referee of the meeting. Broadcast on the Football 1 television channel.
Club Brugge in the Champions League group stage came close to finishing second and further qualifying in the Champions League, but a draw in the last match prevented the Belgian team from doing so. In their group, Bruges faced Zenith without any special difficulty. On the road, Philippe Clement’s team beat the St. Petersburg club with a score of 2: 1, and at home they won a landslide 3: 0 victory.
At the time of the draw, Belgian Bruges appeared to be quite a tough opponent for the Dynamo, although not desperate. But during the winter break, a lot has changed. During the transfer window, there have been many changes in the Brujas first team. Five new players were signed and six were sold. Most importantly, the leaders of the Belgian team left the team: Crepin Diatta moved to Monaco for 18 million euros, and the scandalous Dennis Bonaventure was loaned to Cologne. To this we add the injury to the main right back of Clinton Mata and covid Stefano Densvil and Matej Mitrovic.
Hans Vanaken is also injured; forward Charles de Ketelare will also not participate in the next match due to suspected coronavirus disease. Keep in mind that Wanaken is the defining person for the entire team. His absence, perhaps, will be the most tangible for Bruges. Let’s not forget that head coach Philippe Clement and his assistants did not arrive in Kiev for the same reason of the coronavirus. The team will be led by Club Brugge U23 Head Coach Rick De Mil. Oh yes, how can we forget about Eduard Sobol’s disqualification.
Don’t you think that in the previous paragraph there was enough reason to believe that the Dynamo’s chances of winning the next game have increased significantly since the draw?
The Dynamo team stayed into winter break and is approaching the fight with no tangible problems. A kind of acquisitions can be considered the return after the disqualification of Artyom Besedin and the return of Sidkley from the lease. In the first match of the Premier League, the Dynamo proved to be an efficient team, which despite the difficulties and far from the most comfortable weather conditions, is capable of achieving victory. Another factor that should play a plus for Dynamo is the weather. After all, the capital’s team is no stranger to playing in such weather conditions, but in interviews with the Belgians, only concerns about too low air temperatures can be heard.
Without a doubt, Dynamo is obliged and will try to win in the first game, but the truth is that Lucescu’s team will not go on the attack with all their might, exposing their own rear. Whites and light blue will try to achieve a comfortable victory without much risk, so the minimal victory of the Kiev fans in this match seems quite probable.
Witches Coach OR-23 Rick De Mil: “Of course, we analyzed and saw the Dynamo game. A lot of attention was paid to the theory, so I think our players are well prepared for the game with the Dynamo. Today and tomorrow we will do more training, but everyone who came to Kiev is ready to go into the field. “…
Dynamo head coach Mircea Lucescu: “There are two teams that are in the first places in their championships and there are no such pairs in the Europa League. Therefore, it seems to me that this is the most even fight.”
Personal meeting statistics
Total games: 2 (1 draw, 1 Club Brugge win), goal difference 3: 4
In the Dynamo field: 1 game (1 draw), goal difference 3: 3
Most productive match: 3: 3 (2019)
2: 1 prognosisSergei Gorbachenko, Football.ua
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