Portuguese fans have no doubt that Benfica beat Dynamo and will be able to get into the group stage of the Champions League. They consider their club to be much stronger and believe that Benfica will beat Dynamo as confidently as it was in the matches with Midtjylland in the previous round. Everyone understands that the matches with the Ukrainian club may turn out to be not so spectacular due to Dynamo's defensive style of play, but they have no doubt that the coaching staff will find an opportunity to break the Kiev defense.
Photo: gettyimages.comJoaqium: Actually, last year we already played against Dynamo and took 4 points in matches with them without any problems. And all 6 could. And then Dynamo did not have such problems as now. It would be foolish to think that they have become stronger this year and will be able to seriously compete with us for reaching the group stage.
Rocha: I think we win 5:0 away and 6:0 at home. Seriously, it's very hard to play with Ukrainians. Precisely because they have a war in their country. They have nowhere to retreat.
Maldonado: Specially watched the matches of Dynamo with Sturm. What can be said about Ukrainians? They are not impressive. This is if compressed. If more deployed, Lucescu's tactics consist of a deaf defense and counterattacks. It worked last year in some matches, and it still works today. The Romanian coach did not come up with anything new.
Pinto: Even if Jorge Jesus, the old loser, managed to beat Lucescu last year, then Roger Schmidt should not have any problems with the Romanian coach and his Ukrainian team at all. I bet on Benfica's confident passage to the group stage of the Champions League.
Gois: You will forgive me for being frank, but if Benfica manages to lose to such a weak opponent, then everything will need to be radically changed in the club. Today, Benfica with such a squad should qualify for the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. This is the minimum task for Roger Schmidt.
Leo: I saw the matches between Dynamo and Fenerbahce because I wanted to look at the new team of Jorge Jesus, and I can say that the Turks should have won and moved on. I saw the matches between Dynamo and Sturm and I think that the Austrians were stronger, but they lacked luck. Therefore, I think that Benfica should go through Dynamo. The main thing is not to relax ahead of time.
Bexiqa: If someone hopes to see interesting football, I will say in advance that it will not happen. Dynamo with the whole team will stand on the defensive, hoping for 1-2 counterattacks. It will be interesting only if Benfica scores 2 goals. Only then will the Ukrainians begin to open up.
Dores: What an amazing story can happen to David Neres. He moved to Shakhtar in the winter and was supposed to play against Dynamo, but for 6 months he never entered the field. For now, he can play against the Kyiv club, but for Benfica. You can't escape fate.
reinde: I won't be surprised if Yaremchuk again scores the winning goal against Dynamo. As far as I remember, this is an important rival for him. Although in general it is important that we win, and who will kill - it no longer matters much. Even if it is Vlachimos.
Costeira: If we talk about the path of the representatives of the leagues in the Champions League qualification, then Dynamo is the weakest team. Rangers and PSV are much stronger, I'm glad we don't play with any of them. We simply do not have the right to miss such a chance to play in the Champions League group stage again.
Magnos: The game against Cassa Pia was disgraceful. A 1:0 victory is not the result we expected from the team. I hope that the players were just already thinking about the match against Dynamo. But if they play like this against the Ukrainians, they will definitely lose. I hope Roger Schmidt understands that you need to have a serious talk with the team.
Afonso: Last year we played Dynamo in the group stage and were stronger. Now none of us will be able to go further. I hope that the Ukrainians will continue their journey in another tournament. Still, they are not strong enough for the Champions League.
Miracle: It is by the matches against Dynamo that the coaching level of Roger Schmidt will be judged. He has no right to make a mistake. He should simply beat a weak opponent and take the Eagles to the group round. Otherwise, no one will understand why he was invited to the club.
Anagua: Roger Schmidt did a great job at PSV. I liked this team. But Benfica doesn't impress me yet. I understand that little time has passed, but I have some questions for the coach. For now, I'm ready to close my eyes at these minor shortcomings, but if we don't get past Dynamo, then Schmidt will hear everything that I think about him.
Edson: Surprisingly, without Neres, Benfica is already experiencing problems in attack. I hope that the Brazilian will play against Dynamo. When you play against such a rich defense as the Ukrainians, it is difficult to break it without technical players. Neres knows how to surprise defenders.
Navisse: I sympathize with the Ukrainians and support them in the war against the Russian Federation, but there is no place for unnecessary worries in football. We must forget about the conditions in which Dynamo is. You just need to take the field and win, to prove in practice that we are stronger and deserve to play in the Champions League.
carioca: The main thing is that the referees work normally and do not help the Ukrainians. Then Dynamo will have no chance of ultimate success. As far as I remember, referees gave red cards to Fenerbahce and Sturm players. We must not give grounds to referees to remove our players.
Ivo: The group stage of the Champions League is a huge motivation for every player. The Ukrainians will fight desperately, act as tough as possible. It is important for us to score a quick goal to make them nervous and go on the attack. Most likely, the Ukrainians will try to draw 0:0 in order to decide everything in the second leg.
Feliciano: Everything will depend only on Benfica. If we play strong, like against the Danes in the last round of Champions League qualifying, then we win without any problems. If we start playing as badly as in the match against Kassa Pia, then the Ukrainians will have a chance to play at least a draw.
Godinho: Someday Netflix will shoot a series about Dynamo. It's amazing how a club from Ukraine, where the war has been going on for half a year, managed to reach the last stage of the Champions League qualification. After all, Dynamo will play in the group stage anyway, even if it is the Europa League. Can you imagine what kind of holiday Dynamo fans will have if by some miracle they pass Benfica? I would call such a series "Dynamo": against all odds."
Anton PROKOPOV
