Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Dynamo Kyiv
Match Time & Date:
5 August 2025
19:00
Prediction: 3-1
Pafos
Motor Lublin Arena will host Tuesday’s Champions League qualifier between Dynamo Kyiv and Pafos, the two teams that meet for the first time in European competitions. The Ukrainians proved their worth in a double-header with Hamrun, with the team beating the Maltese outfit 6-0 on aggregate, but they do not want to stop now. With no fresh injury worries to report, boss Oleksandr Shovkovsky is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated Hamrun 3-0 in the return leg.
The Cypriotes, on the other hand, set up a meeting with Dynamo Kyiv by beating Maccabi Tel Aviv in a two-legged tie. Dynamo Kyiv, though, are a more experienced side than Pafos and we predict that Oleksandr Shovkovsky’s troops are going to emerge triumphant in the first leg. Pafos defender Joao Correia should be cautious in Tuesday’s clash as he is only one yellow card away from suspension.
Highlighted Team (Dynamo Kyiv):
The most successful football club in Ukraine, Dynamo Kyiv has not been relegated to a lower division since its inception in 1927. First founded as a part of the Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, Dynamo Kyiv became a member of the Ukrainian Premier League after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Over the course of its rich history, Dynamo Kyiv has won the total of 28 national titles, 13 of which came during the Soviet era. In addition, Dynamo Kyiv won 20 national cup competitions, while it also grabbed 3 major continental trophies, including two UEFA Cup Winners’ Cups. Oleh Blokhin remains to this date the most successful player of the Ukrainian giants with his 266 goals scored for the Kyiv club.
However, current Ukraine national team head coach Andriy Shevchenko is arguably the most recognisable player in Dynamo Kyiv history. Former Milan and Chelsea star scored the total of 124 goal during his two stints with the Ukrainian club.
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