On Tuesday, July 23, FC Dynamo Kyiv will play the 2024/2025 Champions League 2nd qualifying round first let. The White-Blues will host the Serbian side FK Partizan at the Arena Lublin.
2023/2024 SEASON
- Dynamo finished second in the domestic league with two points behind the champions. The White-Blues won 22 games out of 30, played in a draw three times and lost five times (goal difference – 72:28).
As for the national cup, Dynamo tumbled out in the round of 16 as they lost against FC Obolon Kyiv (0:1).
In the Europa Conference League qualification Kyivans outplayed the Greek side Aris (0:1 away, 2:1 at home, won on penalties), but in the decisive round they lost against Besiktas (2:3 at home, 0:1 away).
- Partizan finished second in the Serbian league with 18 points behind Crvena Zvezda. Partizan won 24 games out of 37, drew 6 times and lost 7 times (goal difference – 80:48). The leading goalscorer of the team and the league was the Brazilian Saldanha with 17 goals.
In the Serbian cup Partizan reached the semifinal to lost against Crvena Zvezda – 0:2.
In the Europa Conference League qualification they outplayed Sabah, but lost against Nordsjaelland.
LINEUP CHANGES
Dynamo
In: Oleksandr Pikhalionok, Valentyn Rubchynskyi (both – Dnipro-1), Maksym Braharu (Chornomorets), Brayan Ceballos (Fortaleza, loan move), Aleksandre Peikrishvili (Dinamo Tbilisi), Justin Lonwijk (Fortuna Sittard, back from loan move), Mykola Mykhailenko (Oleksandria, back from loan move).
Out: Oleksandr Syrota (Maccabi Haifa).
Partizan
In: Nihad Mujakic (center back, Ankaragucu), Kervin Arriaga (center back, Minnesota United), Ibrahim Zubairu (left winger, Jedinstvo), Milan Lazarevic (right back, Vojvodina), Vukasin Durdevic (right back Vozdovac), Mario Jurcevic (left back, Apollon Limassol), Dorde Jovanovic (forward, Basel), Janko Jevremovic (right back, Kolubara, return from loan move).
Out: Samed Baždar (forward, Real Zaragoza), Denil Castillo (midfielder, Shakhtar, end of loan move), Danilo Pantic (attacking midfielder, Spartak Trnava), Igor Cvetojevic (center back, Vozdovac), Uros Knezevic (midfielder), Arandel Stojkovic (right back, Debrecen, loan move), Nikola Milic (center back, Napredak, loan move), Andrija Pavlovic (forward), Sinisa Sanicanin (center back), Nenad Adamovic (attacking midfielder), Nikola Lakcevic (right winger), Nikola Stankovic (midfielder).
2024 PRE-SEASON
While getting ready for the season Dynamo played five friendlies – against Paderborn 07 (0:0), Schalke 04 (2:2) Brondby (4:0), Mamelodi Sundowns (1:0) and Union berlin (2:3).
Partizan played four friendlies during the summer break. At first they lost against the Slovakian side NK bravo and then went to the terrorist country to participate in a tournament which they should be ashamed of at least.
In the first game of the Serbian league season Partizan bead Napredak away (1:0).
TECHNICAL DATA
FC Dynamo Kyiv – FK Partizan Belgrade
July 23, 21:00, Arena Lublin
OFFICIALS
Referee – Christian Dingert (GER)
Assistant referees – Christian Dietz (GER), Nikolai Kimmeyer (GER)
Fourth official – Florian Badstübner (GER)
UEFA referee observer – Georgios Bikas (GRE)
UEFA delegate – Aurel Mihail Ionescu (ROM)
FACE TO FACE
Dynamo and Partizan faced each other before and Kyivans won every game. In 1976/1977 Champions Cup round of 32 the White-Blues flattened Belgrade side at home (3:0) and beat them away (2:0). In the 2017/2018 Europa League group stage game Dynamo succeeded against Partizan away (3:2) and at home (4:1).
