In the fact that the Dynamo did not go to the Champions League, there is nothing surprising. Ajax was far from sinless, but much stronger than Kiev in the first match, and in the second his advantage was even more noticeable. The miracle did not happen, and to the great dismay of footballers, fans and journalists, Dynamo did not make it to the group stage of the Champions League.

Surprisingly, after this arguments sprang up in the spirit of "not so it is needed, this Champions League, it is better now to play in the League of Europe". And it is very difficult to agree with colleagues. Even six defeats Dynamo in the Champions League would have been better than a hypothetical exit in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League.

Football is a business. And so that the club could develop, he could invite high-quality players with high salaries, maintain their infrastructure in good condition and. , he needs money, does not he?.

Last season, Dynamo won the group in the European League and reached the 1/8 finals, having received 6 million euros for it. If the people of Kiev came to the Champions League, they would be guaranteed to receive 30.75 million euros or even 31.85 on the condition of the departure of Benfica. And this is not taking into account the prize for draws and wins.

Fivefold difference in finances is still an insufficient argument? Well, let's look at the arguments of those who believe that Dynamo should not have played in the Champions League.

Dynamo is not yet ripe for the Champions League; Alexander Khatskevich is not experienced at the international level.

And can you talk about the experience after the matches with Ajax? The one in which Onan (22 years old) is shining, De Ligt (19), van de Beek (21), de Jong (21). The average age of yesterday's Ajax base is 24.7 years, Dynamo's 24.4. Indicators are almost identical. Or did Eric ten haag for two years in Utrecht and six months in Ajax have more experience than Alexander Khatskevich?.

Dynamo will be able to compete in the European League with qualified rivals, and young players from Kiev will gain experience.

Wait, but after all Dynamo has already gained experience last season in games with Partizan, Skenderbeu, Young Boys, AEK and Lazio ... Ajax in the European League did not play, but why now experience is not enough for us, not him? Would not it be more useful for our football players to try to gain this experience in matches with conditional Real Madrid, Liverpool and Inter, rather than with rivals who would basically fight for getting into the Europa League in the Ukrainian championship?.

Maximum Dynamo in the Champions League - the third place in the group.

Dynamo really does not look like a team that could leave the group in the Champions League. However, a good lot or crisis of one of the rivals could significantly increase these chances. In addition, the people of Kiev are quite capable of fighting for the third place in the group - and this is in the end the same playoffs of the Europa League, only with significantly larger money, as we already figured out above.

But the Dynamo will not be dishonored in the Champions League.

The concept of "shame" is different for everyone, and it is unlikely that those players signed by the Dynamo would refuse to move to Kiev because of a conditional defeat of 0: 3 from Real. If someone is so important about the previous performances of the club, then they could see last year's suffering with AEK in the Europa League - is this better than the conditional rout from Real Madrid? But what exactly is important to players is the opportunity to earn good money and play against good teams. Income and rivals in the Champions League and the European League, we have already compared.

Dynamo will be able to score points for Ukraine in the UEFA coefficient table.

And why do we need these glasses? We are the eighth, but when the fifth team of the last championship of Ukraine drops out the team, which now ranks fifth in the championship of Sweden (22nd in the UEFA rating), our club, alas, is by no means a favorite.

The current situation entitles the third team to immediately get into the group stage of the Europa League - but tell yourself, what do you expect from Vorskla's performances this season? Theoretically, two of our clubs can play in the Champions League - but when was the last time? No matter how painful this is, our championship is now too weak, and the loss of positions in this table will not change the actual situation.

It's a great pity that Dynamo failed to reach the Champions League - Ajax was simply better. And please, do not feel sorry for yourself and seek excuses - this is not the way to go there at all.