The return match between Dynamo and Fenerbahce will be held on July 27 in Istanbul
Dynamo head coach Mircea Lucescu commented on the first match of the second qualifying round Champions League against Turkish Fenerbahce (0:0).
– Are you satisfied with the performance of your team?
– It was the first official match for us in the last eight months. It was not easy, because before we played only friendly matches. Also the problem was that we didn’t know our potential now. We did not dare to take risks in this situation. The match turned out to be equal with a normal result, because both teams could have scored. We were aware of the high level of Fenerbahce, who did a good job in the transfer market, getting good players. But we still had to play with them, despite this, as well as the difficult situation in Ukraine.
I think the score 0:0 is a positive result. We will go to the away match to win because they will have to take risks to score. Today they also did it, but we have the opportunity to achieve a good result.
It’s a pity that we got three yellow cards, I think the players didn’t deserve them in those situations, but it’s okay, I repeat, it was only our first match.
– Should we expect a strengthening of the squad before the second leg?
– Not. Who will come to play in Ukraine now? Nobody. We must use those who are. We saw our potential in this match and everything will be fine in the second leg.
– Fenerbahce coach Jorge Jesus started making substitutions already at half-time, why did you wait until the 77th minute?
“Because I didn’t want to take the risk.” I know well the abilities of my players and the team. The guys are well organized. Besides, Fenerbahce has 30 players and we only have 20 – that’s the problem.
– Why was there a delay in replacing Karavaev?
– There was an error, but it did not affect anything, because there were several minutes left before the end of the game. I wanted him to play defensively as he works very well with Tsygankov. But at the same time, Tsygankov and Buyalsky did not look very good physically.
– What do you think about the atmosphere in the stands during the match?
– It was good, but I expected that more people would come to our match, this is the match of the initial stage of the Champions League. Perhaps this is the most important match in qualifying. But, I repeat, the fans of Dynamo and Fenerbahce gathered in the stands provided a wonderful atmosphere.
The return match between Dinamo and Fenerbahce will be held on July 27 in Istanbul. The start is at 20:00.
The winner of the confrontation Dynamo – Fenerbahce will play with the Austrian Sturm in the third round of the Champions League qualification. The losing team will continue to play in the Europa League, where they will meet with the Czech Slovacko in the third qualifying round.
Source: Sportarena
