The first match of the second qualifying round of the Champions League will take place on July 23
Midfielder Dynamo Alexander Pikhalenok shared his expectations from the confrontation with Partisan in the second qualifying round Champions League 2024/25.
“It will be a very difficult match – that’s one hundred percent. The Serbs always play power football. There will be a lot of fighting – in this component it is important not to lose and then everything will be fine.”
“You always have to be in the right mood, you have to give 100% in every match. If we talk about qualification, the hardest thing is to get past your first opponent.”
“I can’t say whether it will be an advantage for Partizan that they will play their first official match of the new season earlier. We need to go out and play from the first and last minute, give one hundred percent on the field.”
The first meeting between Dynamo and Partizan will take place in Lublin, Poland on Tuesday, July 23. It will start at 21:00 Kyiv time (20:00 local time).
Tickets for the match in Poland are already on sale. Prices vary from 8 to 70 euros depending on the price category. The main referee for the match will be German Christian Dingert.
The return match in Belgrade will take place in eight days – on Wednesday, July 31. The meeting will also begin at 21:00 Kyiv time. The match at the Partizan Arena will be held without spectators.
If Oleksandr Shovkovskiy’s team manages to get past the second round, then their potential opponents in the third will be Rangers, Slavia (Prague), Red Bull (Salzburg) and Lille. Also among the contenders for two tickets to the main draw of the main European Cup are Union Saint-Gilloise and Twente.
In case of a loss to Partizan, the capital club will end up in the third qualifying stage of the Europa League.
Source: Sportarena
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