Kostyuk keeps same Dynamo Kyiv starting XI for return leg against Universitatea

Dynamo Kyiv and Universitatea Craiova meet again in Cluj-Napoca for the second leg of their Europa League first qualifying round tie, with everything still to play for after a 0-0 draw in the first match. Cristiano Bergodi made one change to his starting lineup compared to the first leg, bringing Pintu into the holding midfield role. Ihor Kostyuk, meanwhile, opted for continuity, naming an identical starting eleven to the one that began the first match a week ago. Universitatea: Mihail — Stanoev, Cristea, Codrea, Chipciu — Pintu, Dramme — Stefanescu, Bic, Mendi — Makalu. Substitutes: Lefter, Coșa, Chinteș, Trică, Nistor, Adams, Chukwu, Pulolo, Aliev, Tecăreș, Simon. Dynamo Kyiv: Neshcheret — Kenzera, Bilovar, Mykhavko, Dubinchak — Pikhalyonok, Brazhko, Shaparenko — Voloshyn, Ponomarenko, Redushko. Substitutes: Olkhovyi, Surkis, Vivcharenko, Yarmolenko, Korobov, Rubchynskyi, Shola, Lonveyk, Malysh, Buyalskyi, Guerrero, Tiare. Kickoff is scheduled for 20:30 local time (same as Kyiv time).