Dynamo - AZ Alkmaar: will Kyivans reach the playoffs of the Champions League qualification?

Dynamo - AZ Alkmaar: will Kyivans reach the playoffs of the Champions League qualification?

In the 2010/2011 season Dynamo and AZ met in the Europa League. Then the match in Kyiv ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of hosts. On the road the Ukrainians were stronger again - 1:2.

8 out of 10 last Dynamo matches in European competition ended with a conceded goal. At the same time, AZ footballers hit the rivals' goal in 9 fights out of the extreme 13 in European competitions.

7 out of 10 last matches of Dynamo ended with victories at home (in all tournaments).

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Dynamo Kyiv

Dynamo Kyiv has been unable to make it to the group round of the Champions League for several years. In order not to play in the Europa League again this year and finally to be in the Champions League, the club's management decided to invite Mircea Luchechska to the coaching bridge, who had previously worked for a long time in the camp of Dynamo's principal rival, Shakhtar Donetsk. Under the leadership of the Romanian, the “white-blues” have already taken the Ukrainian Super Cup, beating just Shakhtar. In 2 rounds of the UPL the team earned 4 points (win and draw) and is now in 4-th position in the standings.

Last season, the Kyivans started their way in European competition in the Champions League, but ended up in the Europa League, where they failed to leave the group, finishing in 3-rd place.

In the last 7 matches, within the Champions League, Dynamo have only 1 victory with 3 draws and 3 defeats. At home, in the Champions League, things are going better: 3 wins and 2 draws.

About frames. The Ukrainian club is approaching the upcoming match with serious personnel losses. The following players will definitely not appear on the field: Besedin, Shepelev, Popov, Burda and Tymchik.

AZ Alkmaar

AZ practically imposed the fight for the championship on Ajax last season, but in the end, the Dutch championship was ended ahead of schedule due to the coronavirus. As a result, the “farmers” remained in the 2-nd position and will now play in the Champions League starting from the 3-rd qualifying round.

Remarkably, AZ will play in the Champions League only for the 2-nd time in its history. The last time this happened was in 2009. Then the team did not manage to go beyond the group stage.

Last season Arne Slot's wards played in the Europa League. Starting from the qualifying round. As a result, they reached the group stage, overcame it and made their way to the 1/16 finals, where they lost to LASK.

Unlike Dynamo, AZ has not yet started in the championship of its country. This could be bad for the Dutch. Quite possibly, they will have problems with playing conditions.

About frames. Jeremy Helmer and Pantelis Hatzidiakos are in the infirmary.

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