On Tuesday, August 9, from 9:30 p.m. live at Pro Arena, the second leg of the third preliminary round of the Champions League between Sturm Graz and Dynamo Kyiv will take place.
Dynamo Kyiv, coached by Mircea Lucescu, secured a 1-0 win over Sturm Graz in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round in Lodz, Poland thanks to a goal scored by Oleksandr Karavaev in the 28th minute. .
By the way, 30-year-old Oleksandr Karavaev, a reserve player who scored two goals in the previous 102 matches of Dynamo Kyiv, also scored twice in the last two Champions League games, bringing two consecutive victories (2:1 in extra time against Fenerbahce in Istanbul and 1-0 with Sturm Graz in Łódź!
The win in the first leg marked the third positive result for Il Luce in as many games, having not played an official match before the previous round of the Champions League since December 2021!
“Dynamo” Kyiv did not start the domestic championship, which was supposed to resume in Ukraine on August 23, under special conditions and with a clearly established security protocol (games without spectators, and in case of alarm – interrupted).
Instead, Sturm Graz played three stages in which they won (2-1 at home against RB Salzburg) and drew two (1-1 each time, away at Wolfsberg and Reed).
The winner of the “double” between “Sturm” and “Dynamo” will play in the playoffs of the competition with “Benfica” Lisbon or “Midtjullan” (in the first home match, the Portuguese – 4:1), and the loser will get into the Direct group of the Conference League.
Superbet offers odds of 1.65 for a draw or a win for Dynamo Kyiv against Sturm Graz.
Source: Hot News RO
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