A well-known Ukrainian journalist and commentator, Roberto Morales, made a prediction for the first match of the Champions League qualification between "Dynamo" and "Benfica".
"This is the decisive match of the whole season. For Dynamo, probably even more. The football business in Portugal exists, but in Ukraine everything depends on the money you earn.
Benfica are clear favorites for the quality of their squad, their finances, their historical weight and the support they can get at home. However, "Dynamo" overcame two stages of qualification. Against Fenerbahce, the Ukrainians were not favorites either, so there are already achievements.
"Benfica" is just entering the season. Although "Midtjullan" outplayed as they wanted. Our Yaremchuk is not the main one now. This is an indicator of the level of competition. Roger Schmidt is a great guy who rebuilt the team. Verticality has become maximum.
"Dynamo" is extra-pragmatic. Lucescu's work is obvious. In such a situation, I bet on a total of less than 2.5 goals. I don't believe that "Benfica" will score in the first game, and "Dynamo" has few options at all.
I also expect Benfica to win this match based on the number of corners. It's almost guaranteed,” Morales said.