To get into the first basket, the Kyiv club needed the Scottish Rangers or the Croatian Dynamo Zagreb to break into the Champions League group, because in the event of a departure from the Champions League and, as a result, getting into the LE, they could push the White-Blues into second basket because they have a higher rating.

Everything happened for the Kyivans even better than expected, because both teams made it to the Champions League group. The Scots with a total score of 3:2 (2:2, 1:0) went through to the playoffs of the Dutch PSV, and the Croats coped with the Norwegian Bode-Glimt (0:1, 4:1).

Thus, the Ukrainian team was among the strongest during the Europa League draw.. As for the rivals with whom the people of Kiev will not play for sure, these are: Roma, Lazio (both Italy), Manchester United, Arsenal (both England), Braga (Portugal), Crvena.

Among the potential rivals of Dynamo may be the Dutch PSV, the French Rennes, Nantes and Monaco, the Spanish Real Sociedad and Real Betis, the German Union Berlin and Freiburg, the old familiar Austrian Sturm.

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Before that, on the way to the playoff round of the 2022/23 Champions League qualification, the Kievans defeated the Turkish Fenerbahce and the Austrian Sturm.

It should be noted that another Ukrainian club, Dnipro-1, can get into the group stage of the Europa League..

To do this, the Dnipro team needs to qualify for the playoffs of the LE Cypriot AEK. The first duel between these teams, which was formally home for Dnipro, ended with the victory of the Cypriots with a score of 2:1.

The return match between Dnipro-1 and AEK will begin on Thursday, August 25, at 19:00 Kyiv time. Video-online broadcast will be available on 2 + 2 TV channel, as well as on TSN Prosport;

The Europa League group stage draw will take place on 26 August. Start at 14:00 Kyiv time.