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On Thursday, NSC Olimpiyskiy will host the first day of the duel to reach the quarterfinals of the Europa League between Dynamo and Villarreal.
The results of the draw in both Ukraine and Spain were fulfilled in roughly the same way: the “yellow submarine” with his Europa League record-holder-coach is the clear favorite of the showdown. On the eve of the match, the situation changed a bit. In our favour.
The fact is that Villarreal is currently experiencing a serious recession. Emery’s team has eight (!) Games without winning the Spanish Championship. The last time the Yellow-Blues won in La Liga was in early January. The team also took off from the Spanish Cup, losing to Levante. After 26 rounds, Villarreal is seventh in the Example with 37 points. Both the club’s management and the fans perceive this result with disappointment and indignation. Unai Emery was given the task at the beginning of the season: to enter the Champions League, and now the team is at risk of being left without any European Cup.
It is hardly possible to name one of the reasons for Villarreal’s losing streak. On the one hand, it should be noted that the club hospital is constantly with patients. It also happened that, due to injuries and injuries, Emery could not put five bases at a time for the games on the schedule. On the other hand, the current coach of the team is mercilessly criticized for the inability to play not only against high-level rivals, but also against “closed” teams that play strictly from defense. If in autumn the former Sevilla and PSG coach looked very organically at the Estadio de la Cerámica, now more and more followers of the “yellow submarine” want his “blood”. Rumor has it that if the team does not reach the quarterfinals, LE Emery and his headquarters will be shown the door.
The positions of his counterpart, Mircea Lucescu, are definitely more solid. Dynamo confidently lead in the Ukrainian league, four points ahead of second-place Shakhtar. The “white-blues” made their way to the semi-finals of the Ukrainian Cup. But the main feature, the main support for the solidity of the positions of the Romanian specialist in the Kiev club, is the team’s play. For the first time in the last two or three years, the team’s actions have systematic character, character and attitude. The team learned to endure, wait, watch over the mistakes of others. Dynamo Lucescu is no longer the old soft team that falls apart from the first touch. The current team definitely knows how to play.
However, despite the wonderful work of Lucescu and the learning capacity of his players, in terms of the sound of the “surnames”, and also in terms of skill, “Dynamo” is still inferior to its Spanish rival. If in the previous round of the playoffs we argued that Dynamo and Club Brugge are teams of the same level, which was shown by two games, then in this case the equal sign can hardly be put. Bacca, Moreno, Parejo, Alcacer, Albiol: there are no players of this level in the current Dynamo.
Therefore, the Dynamo will most likely play cautious, disciplined and expectant football against the Spanish guests, as playing the first number is more expensive for itself. The main thing is to resist the initial attack, minimize your mistakes and try to find other people’s mistakes. And they definitely will be: in the last eight games, Villarreal conceded 12 goals.
At the same time, the people of Kiev will definitely have to take into account the next match on the domestic calendar, against Zorya, which may be decisive in the context of the UPL gold fight. In this case, it is very interesting: will the Dynamo on Thursday save energy for Sunday’s game, or will it nevertheless prefer “both honey and condensed milk”?
So far, the rivals on the winding paths of the European Cup have crossed each other only once: in the already distant 2004/2005 season. Then, in the first round of the UEFA Cup playoffs, the Spaniards outscored the Ukrainians on aggregate: a goalless draw was recorded in Kiev, while the hosts were stronger at Villarreal – 2: 0. Both Matches for the Dynamo, from bell to bell, were played by Oleg Gusev, Mircea Lucescu’s current assistant.
Mircea LUCHESCU, Dynamo Head Coach:
– Popov is not ready to play yet. There is still nothing clear about Tsygankov. We will wait for news from the doctors. This is a very important player for our team. I would very much like Tsygankov to come back to the team and play against Villarreal. It is important that all the artists who go to base or replace, do what I ask of them and do their job well.
Unai EMERI, Villarreal coach:
– The Dynamo is a team similar to Salzburg, with which we played in the previous stage of the playoffs. With history, traditions, great coach and players. The opponent is tough, there will be a good battle to take off, a long journey to the Champions League team. These teams always appreciate the Europa League; Lucescu himself told me. We are excited and look forward to a great showdown.
The match will be held with spectators. But with a reservation that is currently relevant for obvious reasons: 30% of the stadium capacity tickets will be sold for the duel. The price of the passes is from 100 to 800 hryvnias.
Approximate compositions:
“Dynamo”: Buschan, Kendzera, Zabarny, Sirota, Mikolenko, Sidorchuk, Shaparenko, Buyalsky, De Pena, Rodrigesh, Besedin
Villarreal: Asenjo, Costa, Pedraza, Estupignan, Albiol, Torres, Trigueros, Parejo, Capu, Moreno, Alcacer.
March 11, Thursday
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