Today Dynamo Kyiv will play the second leg of the play-off round of the Champions League against Lisbon Benfica. In the first game, Mircea Lucescu's wards lost 0:2. What can be expected from Kyiv in the second match was told by Oleg Salenko, the former striker of the White-Blues.
Oleg Salenko"Dynamo lost the first match in the middle of the field," says Salenko. — There are no questions about the physical condition of the football players, because at the end of the match the team added, but it was already too late.
In the episode with the second goal, Viktor Tsygankov made a gross mistake. I do not understand how such a player could make such a mistake. This can happen at the level of the championship of Ukraine, but certainly not in the Champions League...
— Did "Benfica" show their best in the first meeting?
- Hard to tell. It so happened that in the first half they managed to score two goals, and after the break the Portuguese were more active on the scoreboard. They were quite satisfied with the result.
— What if "Dynamo" had not missed the match in the debut?
— It can be said that the game was closed by the second missed ball. It was noticeable that the "Dynamo people" somehow disappeared. In a match with such an opponent, it is difficult to play two goals.
— What should Kyivans do in Lisbon?
— To unfold, to fly forward. Mircea Lucescu needs to field a more attacking lineup, as "Dynamo" has nothing to lose.
— What is the percentage of probability that the "white and blue" will still go to the group stage of the Champions League?
— I think that "Dynamo" has no more than 20% of overall success in the confrontation with "Benfica".
— Given personnel and other problems of our giants, maybe this season it would be better for Kyiv to play in the Europa League group?
— Anything can happen, because then at the time of the draw "Dynamo" will be in the first basket. You will be able to score much more rating points in your quartet than in the Champions League.
Therefore, it will be very difficult for "Shakhtar" with its current composition, not to offend the boys, in the Champions League.
— Your prediction for the match between "Benfica" and "Dynamo"?
— It is difficult to guess the score in such a situation. As a "Dynamo" fan, I will bet on the victory of the "white and blue" with a score of 3:0 (smiles). But as a professional, I think the match will end in a 1:1 draw.
Yaroslav Pyatnytskyi
