Well-known manager and expert Vyacheslav Zakhovailo shared his prediction for the return match of the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League between Austrian Sturm and Dynamo Kyiv, which will take place today in Graz. Recall that the first meeting of the opponents ended with the victory of the Ukrainian team with a score of 1:0.
“I read a lot of analysts of specialists on the first match. Some stated that Sturm was at the level of the first league. I am convinced that the Austrians have a strong team.
In the first match, both teams were afraid and did not want to open up. Football fragments wore a chaotic character. I believe that Sturm is capable of creating problems for Dynamo. So I treat the return meeting with caution.
I'm a little worried about the absence of Verbich, who moved to the Greek championship and Tsygankov was injured during the warm-up. All this affects the attacking potential of the team.
The question of who will advance to the next stage of the Champions League qualification is not even discussed. I expect a very tense fight for the opponents. Now I won’t be a big optimist, so I think that the match will end in a draw, and Dynamo will go on,” Zakhovailo said.