Mircea Lucescu's team was defeated by Benfica in the first match of the Champions League playoff round with a score of 0:2.
Vitaly Mikolenko (right). Photo: fcdynamo.comThis is only the fifth case in history when Dynamo lost with such a score in the first match at the European Cup playoff stages. Three times this happened in a home match and once in an away match.
In none of these confrontations, Dynamo managed to win back and go further. We hope that this statistic will finally break.
Recall that the match in Łódź was formally home for the Kyiv team, the second leg will be held in Lisbon. Interestingly, the score 0:2 has already been recorded in Dynamo's formally home match, which was not held in Kyiv and not even in Ukraine. In February 2014, in the framework of the Europa League, the people of Kiev hosted the Spanish "Valencia" in Cyprus. Then, after 0:2 in Nicosia, a goalless draw was recorded at Mestalla.
Dynamo after 0:2 in the first matches of the European Cup playoffs
Champions League 1996/97. Qualifying Round
08/07/1996. Rapid (Austria) — Dynamo — 2:0
08/21/1996. Dynamo - Rapid (Austria) - 2:4 (goals for Kiev - Kalitvintsev, Maksimov)
Champions League 2011/12. 3rd qualifying round
07/26/2011. Dynamo - Rubin (Russia) - 0:2
08/03/2011. Rubin (Russia) — Dynamo — 2:1 (Gusev)
Europa League 2013/14. 1/16 finals
20.02.2014. Dynamo - Valencia (Spain) - 0:2
02/27/2014. Valencia (Spain) - Dynamo - 0:0
Europa League 2020/21. 1/8 finals
03/11/2021. Dynamo - Villarreal (Spain) - 0:2
03/18/2021. Villarreal (Spain) — Dynamo — 2:0
Dynamo have never managed to bounce back in European competitions even after losing the first game with a different score, but with a difference of two goals. Three times the people of Kiev lost in the first match with a score of 1:3 and once with a score of 2:4. Interestingly, after 1:3 in the first match, the return game invariably ended with a score of 0:0. This is the most popular result for Dynamo in the second game after losing by two goals in the first.
Dynamo after 1:3 in the first matches of the European Cup playoffs
UEFA Cup 2002/03. 1/16 finals
11/28/2002. Besiktas (Turkey) - Dynamo - 3:1 (Diogo Rincon)
12/12/2002. Dynamo - Besiktas (Turkey) - 0:0
Champions League 2015/16. 1/8 finals
02/24/2016. Dynamo - Manchester City (England) - 1:3 (Buyalsky)
03/15/2016. Manchester City (England) - Dynamo - 0:0
Champions League 2018/19. Playoff round
08/22/2018. Ajax (Netherlands) — Dynamo — 3:1 (Kendzera)
08/28/2018. Dynamo - Ajax (Netherlands) - 0:0
Dynamo after 2:4 in the first matches of the European Cup playoffs
UEFA Cup 1992/93. 1/16 finals
10/21/1992. Anderlecht (Belgium) — Dynamo — 4:2 (Shkapenko, Leonenko)
11/04/1992. Dynamo - Anderlecht (Belgium) - 0:3
