On August 23, the people of Kiev will play the return match with Benfica
Ex-defender of Kyiv Dynamo and the national team of Ukraine Vladislav Vashchuk in an exclusive interview SportArena spoke about the first match of the Champions League qualification Dynamo against Benfica (0:2), and also assessed the chances of Kiev to reach the group stage of the most prestigious European Cup.
“Are there any chances for Dynamo to pass Benfica? In fact, it all depends on the guys, as in previous games. Thanks to the guys, we managed to pull out the matches. Let’s see if they have enough strength, capabilities and everything else. The Dynamo players have a desire, but not always the opportunity. It doesn’t always work, let’s just say.
“Therefore, Dynamo has very small chances, but there are always chances. Dynamo, unfortunately, does not play attacking football, which we would always like to see with the prospect of winning in the European Cup subgroup and everywhere.
“What can I say about Tsygankov, who could score twice? And what do I think about his mistake, which led to the conceded goal? In reality, all responsibility falls on Victor. It’s just that there aren’t many people in Dynamo who can score. In fact, it is necessary to criticize the entire team, not just Tsygankov. What, he didn’t want to score? He didn’t succeed. Well, one did not succeed, his game did not go well. So other people have to score. It’s a team game.”
“Each player who takes part in the match must use all his abilities. Valery Vasilyevich Lobanovsky always said that three or more players should be leaders on the football field. Then there will be a positive result.
Dynamo, consisting of 26 players, has already arrived in Portugal for the second leg of the playoffs of the Champions League qualification. Kyivans include midfielders Denis Garmash and Serhiy Sidorchuk, who missed the first game with the Eagles due to disqualification.
The second leg of the team will be held on August 23 in Lisbon. The game starts at 22:00. The main arbiter of the meeting between Benfica and Dynamo will be 40-year-old Frenchman Clement Turpin. In the first match, Mircea Lucescu’s men lost to Benfica with a score of 0:2.
Source: Sportarena
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