Serhiy Nagornyak: "I consider Dynamo the unequivocal favorite of my group in the Europa League"

Well-known Ukrainian coach Serhiy Nagornyak commented on the results of the Europa League group stage draw held yesterday, according to the results of which Dynamo Kyiv ended up in Group B — with French Rennes, Turkish Fenerbahce and Cypriot AEK.

“Dynamo has a normal group. Yes, we will have to face Fenerbahce again and this duel will be even more difficult than in the Champions League, because the Turks will want to take revenge by all means. They started their championship well, earning seven points in three fights.

As for AEK, here Dynamo will have the opportunity to avenge Dnipro-1, which lost to the Cypriots in the playoff round. The Dnipro offender showed his best side in terms of discipline and realization of scoring chances.

Well, Rennes is the fourth team in France. Every year they sell football players to big clubs, recruit young people with high quality, but they have a decent result. Over the past three seasons, Rennes has not dropped below sixth place, and this indicates stability.

However, I still consider Dynamo the clear favorite of my group. The people of Kiev, led by Mircea Lucescu, know how to play in big matches. The White-Blues have already played six official matches, next weekend the team will start in the Premier League, so Dynamo must come fully armed by the start of the group stage," Nagornyak said.