Dynamo Kyiv v Skënderbeu background
Dynamo Kyiv are on a run of decent home form in Europe, though would do good not to blink Skënderbeu in their UEFA Europa League Group B opener.
Previous meetings
• The sides are assembly for a initial time in UEFA competition, and it is Dynamo’s initial UEFA confront with Albanian opposition.
• In their usually past assembly with Ukrainian opponents, Skënderbeu traded 1-0 home wins with Chornomorets Odesa in a 2013/14 UEFA Europa League play-offs before losing a tie on penalties in Tirana.
Form guide
• Dynamo are on a three-game winning strain during home in Europe: 6-0, 3-1, 3-1. That final outcome came opposite MarÃtimo in their UEFA Europa League play-off.
• Skenderbëu have mislaid usually once in 4 European divided matches this season, from initial subordinate turn to play-offs for this competition: W1 D2 L1. This method includes a 1-1 play-off pull during Dinamo Zagreb that set adult their divided goals win.
• Ukrainian joining runners-up in 2016/17, Dynamo reached a UEFA Europa League quarter-finals in 2010/11 and 2014/15, when they final competed in this organisation stage.
• Albanian Cup runners-up final term, Skënderbeu were a initial Albanian side to competition a vital UEFA organisation theatre when they featured in a 2015/16 UEFA Europa League.
Links and trivia
• The tour from Korce to Kyiv is around 1,300km.
• Skënderbeu’s Bakary Nimaga is portion a one-match cessation for this game.
• Skenderbëu’s Tefik Osmani (Metalurh Zaporizhya 2005–06) and Kristi Vangjeli (Chornomorets 2011–13) have both played joining football in Ukraine.
The coaches
• Hired as manager in Jul 2017, Aleksandr Khatskevich won 7 joining titles as a Dynamo actor from 1996–2004, and after worked with their girl and haven teams. The 38-times capped general coached Belarus from 2014–16.
• Appointed during a start of 2017, Ilir Daja led Skënderbeu to a losing coming in a Albanian Cup final though afterwards directed them into this organisation stage. A former midfielder with Tirana, he has guided Elbasan and Dinamo Tirana to domestic championships as a coach.