On Wednesday, August 17, Dynamo Kyiv lost to Lisbon Benfica in the first match of the Champions League qualifying playoff round (0:2). We offer a selection of interesting numbers and facts based on the results of the fight in Lodz.
⦁ Dynamo's winning streak in the Champions League, which lasted 3 games, ended 5-2.
⦁ Record among Ukrainian clubs, 405th Dynamo match in European competitions: +173=101-131, balls 590-470.
⦁ 25th European Cup match Dynamo vs Portuguese clubs: +7=6-12, goals 23-33, incl. 7th with Benfica: +1=1-5, balls 1-12.
⦁ The goalless European Cup series between Dynamo and Benfica has lasted 599 (!) minutes since November 27, 1991.
⦁ 60th home defeat of Ukrainian clubs in European competitions in the League/Champions Cup, incl. 37th Dynamo.
⦁ Viktor Tsygankov played for the 53rd time as the captain of Dynamo in all tournaments, incl. 8th time in European Cups, one point ahead of Oleg Gusev and entering the top ten guards-captains during the independence of Ukraine in international tournaments.
Guards-captains of Dynamo in European cups during the independence of Ukraine
Game Captain
Shovkovsky Alexander 61
Sidorchuk Sergey 39
Golovko Alexander 30
Luzhny Oleg 22
Belkevich Valentin 18
Kalitvintsev Yuri 17
Yarmolenko Andrey 14
Michalik Taras 12
Morozyuk Mykola 8
Tsygankov Viktor 8
⦁ 185th match for Dynamo was played by Tomasz Kedziera: 55th in European Cups, 116 in the Championships, 10 in the Cup and 4 in the Super Cup.
⦁ Alexander Karavaev played his 105th match for Dynamo: 26th in European Cups, 69th in the Championships, 7th in the Cup and 3rd in the Super Cup.
⦁ Vladimir Shepelev played the 45th match in European competitions for Dynamo, Georgiy Bushchan played the 30th, Denis Popov played the 15th.
Anniversary matches of Heorhiy Bushchan in European competitions
Match Date Tournament Stage Opponent Score (field)
1st 02.11.2017 LE GT Young Boys Switzerland 1:0 (a)
10th 09/15/2020 Champions League KR3 AZ Netherlands 2:0 (h)
20th 03/18/2021 EL 1/8 Villarreal Spain 0:2 (a)
30th 08/17/2022 Champions League Benfica Portugal 0:2 (h)
⦁ Oleksandr Sirota played his 40th match for Dynamo: 11th in European Cups, 24th in the Championships, 3rd in the Cup and 2nd in the Super Cup.
⦁ 18-year-old Anton Tsarenko made his debut in the main team of Dynamo, becoming the 289th player of the Kyiv club in European cups since 1965.
⦁ For the 23rd time, Dynamo lost in a European Cup match with a score of 0:2, incl. 9th time in my field.
⦁ Dynamo's 15th defeat in all competitions under Mircea Lucescu - in the 74th game.
⦁ For the second time referee Felix Zweier (Germany) played a European Cup game with Dynamo: a draw and a defeat.