Dynamo Kyiv, coached by Mircea Lucescu, lost 2-0 to Benfica Lisbon in the first leg of the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday.
Gilberto (9) and Gonzalo Ramos (37) scored for Benfica in the match in Lodz, Poland (the team from Ukraine was considered the host).
The return match will take place on Tuesday, August 23, at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon.
The winner will advance to the Champions League groups, and the loser will play in the Europa League groups.
Champions League, results recorded in the play-off round
Karabakh – Victoria Pilsen 0-0
Bodo/Glimt vs Dinamo Zagreb 1-0
Maccabi Haifa – Crvena Zvezda Belgrade 3-2
Copenhagen – Trabzonspor 2-1
Dynamo Kyiv – Benfica Lisbon 0-2
Glasgow Rangers v PSV Eindhoven 2-2.
Source: Hot News RO
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