As previously reported, Dynamo Kyiv, having beaten Austrian Sturm last Tuesday (2:1) in the second leg of the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League, on the sum of two meetings (1:0, 2:1) reached the play- off round of tournament qualification.
Photo - GettyThe rival of the "white-blues" at this stage of the Champions League will be the Lisbon "Benfica", which in the 3rd qualification easily coped with the Danish "Midtjylland" (4:1, 3:1). The dates of both matches between the Ukrainian and Portuguese clubs have already been approved.
The first match between Dynamo and Benfica will take place next Wednesday, August 17 (beginning at 21:00 Kyiv time). This meeting will be nominally home for the people of Kiev, but due to the war it will take place in Polish Lodz.
The opponents will play the second leg on August 23 in Lisbon (beginning at 22:00 Kyiv time).
Recall that the strongest Dynamo-Benfica after the two-legged confrontation will receive a ticket to the Champions League group stage, and the loser will continue to fight in the group stage. League of Europe.
