Dnipro Dnipro 1 head coach Oleksandr Kucher told how he studies his team's opponent in the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League - Greek Panathinaikos.
"Of course, we follow the game of the Greeks. They have played a lot of matches. On Friday, Panathinaikos drew for the first time, and before that they only won. We will continue to follow our future opponent.
Panathinaikos has a lot of people in the squad, there is always rotation. By the way, among the players of the Greek club there are some familiar guys - former Kyiv Dynamo player Verbich and ex-German Bernard. In addition to them, the Athens team has a lot of skilful and experienced players. I repeat: we are studying them, watching games. So far we are content with the broadcasts. This is already enough to form certain impressions.
Weaknesses and strengths of the opponent? I won't say, because I think that the Greek club's staff also study the press, they read everything about us and watch our team. Let my data about "Panathinaikos" stay with me", - said Kucher.
Recall, the first match between Dnipro-1 and Panathinaikos will be held on 25 July in Slovakia's Kosice, and the return meeting of the rivals will be held on 1 August in Athens.