"Defeat by Besik may not have such drastic consequences as possible relegation by Aris" - journalist

Well-known journalist Serhiy Tyshchenko commented on Dynamo Kyiv's entry into the decisive qualifying round of the Conference League.

"After yesterday's match in Bucharest, I have some mixed feelings. On the one hand, I'm happy that we won a difficult match, when we were behind in the score, extra time, penalties. It was a kind of strong-willed victory based on character. At one time, we were on the verge of defeating Drogheda, and then we took out Spartak, played in the CL group, and reached the semi-finals of the Europa League.

On the other hand, yesterday's torment could have ended yesterday if not for luck and Zhora Bushchan. The fifth-ranked Greek team had enough chances to knock Dynamo out of the LC. Playing with a man advantage, Kyiv did not create anything in the last 15 minutes and were close to an own goal. Dynamo has huge problems with the organisation of the game, which Lucescu cannot fix. The return of Yarmolenko is not enough to pass even teams like Aris with ease. The degradation of almost all former leaders, led by Shaparenko, and frightened defenders. The picture is not very pretty. I wanted to think so much that Mircea would stay in Bucharest...

A theoretical defeat by Besik may not have such drastic consequences as a possible relegation by Aris. The Turkish giant's status and squad are higher. Rather, the question should be phrased as follows: a crushing relegation from Besiktas could have consequences for the change of coach at Dynamo," Serhiy wrote on Facebook.