Turkish journalists praise Mircea Lucescu, who created a lot of problems for Beşiktaş and almost drew with the Istanbul club. Despite the fact that after the draw in Turkey, everyone was sure that Beşiktaş was the clear favourite, Dynamo unpleasantly surprised everyone, making the fans and the team nervous. Local media reported that the 3-2 victory did not bring the desired joy to anyone. Rather, it made everyone nervous and live in fear of the return leg against Dynamo.
"Focus on Lucescu after Beşiktaş's victory," a journalist for the Milliyet website praises the Romanian coach who managed to create problems for the Istanbul club and almost beat Şenol Günes in a coaching confrontation.
"These matches are very worrying... For some reason, Dynamo Kyiv and Lucescu are always considered outsiders in matches against Besiktas whenever their paths cross. But if you ask about the game... We ended the game with a happy and cheerful scoreline, despite the tasteless and bitter performance of Beşiktaş. This match left an ominous impression, there is always the possibility of a collapse in Istanbul and a playoff exit. After scoring goals through luck, effort and hard work, Beşiktaş conceded two goals in reply and got into trouble, but managed to overcome them all.
Beşiktaş's European matches have been pleasing in recent years. The goal scored by Zaynutdinov, the youngest player on the team, is a source of happiness. But if you analyse the game, the match against Lucescu and Dynamo Kyiv is disappointing. Will Beşiktaş and Şenol Güneş win? No one knows, there is no such certainty. The players and coaches are not jumping in the air, showing childlike joy after the final whistle. Because they emerged victorious from a very difficult and serious match. As for the opponents, they are looking forward to the next game with comfort, as they can rest after playing a tense but honourable match.
We have to take on a very difficult and dangerous opponent. Sorry, friendly coach Lucescu, this time we don't want to show you hospitality. We wish Beşiktaş to win the second leg more confidently, but deep down, everyone knows that Lucescu can make us nervous."
"Beşiktaş won, but left a mixed impression" - the journalist of the Aksam website did not praise the Turkish club after the 3-2 victory over Dynamo, as Beşiktaş's performance was not good enough, and the victory does not seem to be a natural outcome of the match.
"It was a battle between two experienced coaches who will forever remain in the history of Beşiktaş. Lucescu now works for Dynamo, but he is remembered and respected in Turkey. The Romanian specialist knows how to build strong teams. He proved this in the first match against Besiktas, making Şenol Güneş nervous.
"Dynamo played well and scored two goals against Besiktas. The Ukrainians had chances to score more and even snatch the victory. Fortunately, they did not take their chances, and the Turkish club scored the winning goal in stoppage time. The 3-2 scoreline may not fully reflect what happened on the pitch, but it gives Beşiktaş an important advantage going into the return leg. "Dynamo will not be playing in the league this weekend, which will help them to conserve their energy. "It will be enough for Beşiktaş to draw to advance to the next round. But when you are facing a coach of Lucescu's calibre, it is very dangerous to try to keep the advantage."
"Eagles win 3-2, but make everyone nervous" - Fotomac journalist writes that the match was tense, with Dynamo equalising twice and even coming close to scoring a third goal.
"Beşiktaş played Dynamo away and won 3-2. This sounds good enough, but only if you don't pay attention to how this difficult victory was achieved. The Ukrainian club played well and made the Turkish fans nervous. It was as if Mircea Lucescu knew in advance how Beşiktaş would play, knew all the weaknesses of the Istanbul club. The Romanian coach proved that it was not for nothing that he was feared in Turkey. Lucescu and his team do not have the same financial and personnel potential as Beşiktaş, but his coaching talent helped to compensate for this. Every time it seemed that the Turkish club had seized the initiative, the Ukrainians woke up and created moment after moment. The winning goal in stoppage time came as a bit of a relief, as now Beşiktaş will have an advantage going into the return leg. But it's also important to note that there is an uneasy tension in the air. No one can be sure that Beşiktaş will make it through to the group stage with 100% certainty. We can only hope that Shenol Güneş knows how to beat the experienced Lucescu and will be able to neutralise Dynamo's attacking potential in Istanbul."
Anton Prokopov